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    Sonnet of the New Dawn
    Sonnet of the New Dawn
    Sonnet of the New Dawn
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    Sonnet of the New Dawn

    By Wayne Meyers

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    Jim Cork is an unhappy man living in a future where all hope and inspiration have been replaced with security and routine. The scanners watch your every move and detect the slightest aberration from past behavior that might indicate you're thinking of doing something...bad. When a stranger slips an odd key into Jim's pocket on a crowded subway, Jim must decide whether to continue living in a soulless world or risk his life to find something worth living for.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWayne Meyers
    Release dateJan 14, 2019
    ISBN9780463744253
    Sonnet of the New Dawn
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    Wayne Meyers

    Wayne discovered his love for writing at ten years old when he wrote a story about the flowers from his bed sheets coming to life. With a voracious appetite for science-fiction and fantasy, it was only natural he turned his pen toward these genres, creating bold new worlds filled with exciting, interesting characters doing incredible things. In addition to reading and writing science fiction and fantasy, Wayne enjoys spending time with his family, walking, helping aspiring authors, and volunteering in his community. His latest favorite show is “Lost in Space”, and if you play one of the Marvel Universe movies there’s a good chance he’ll stop what he’s doing to watch. A Brooklyn native, Wayne currently lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania with his family and cats, realizing his dreams one story at a time. He’d love to hear from you at WayneMeyers.com, where you can find his social media links and sign up for his mailing list. His next story is just around the corner!

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      Sonnet of the New Dawn - Wayne Meyers

      Sonnet of the New Dawn

      Wayne Meyers

      Copyright © 2017 Wayne Meyers

      https://WayneMeyers.com

      author@WayneMeyers.com

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the author except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      Story first appeared in the anthology OPUS 22

      published by Melius Scripto Press

      This edition cover design by Y. Nikolova: Twitter:@AmmoniaCovers

      This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

      Part One

      I have a secret.

      Jim Cork paid no attention to the faceless sound, just one grunt among many on the crowded train. He made sure to maintain a placid face. The scanners were watching. He was Safe.

      His hand tightened on the steel pole as the train car swayed back and forth. It was stifling, with one hot, sweaty body pressed tight against the other. The heat scorched to the bone, plastering clothes to skin, and dulling all sound but the wheezing of the

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