Richard Nixon and the Princess of the Crows in Lightspeed
Another short one this time! There are so many things which I’m not allowed to talk about happening. Hopefully at some point I will be able to.
Richard Nixon and the Princess of the Crows in Lightspeed
My story Richard Nixon and the Princess of the Crows is free to read in Lightspeed. It’s about disgraced former president Richard Nixon in the last few hours before a comet strikes the Earth and destroys humanity.
This is an unusual story in that it is the transcription of one of my dreams. Many of my story ideas come from dreams, but usually they require some modification or restructuring. This story comes almost directly from a dream—I was arguing with a friend of mine, a folklore and history research from the future, about whether or not Richard Nixon was a real historical figure or an allegorical cultural trickster figure. They advanced the argument that it was impossible for Richard Nixon to have actually existed, and cited this story as proof. I woke up and wrote it down and it’s basically unchanged from then.
I am very happy with the mix of traditional folk-tale, alternate history, and science fiction. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I do!
Until next time—
—Lee