A Tale of Melody and Malady by Jude Trail “The Persistent Phantom of Frequencies Past” “In chambers of silence the ghost notes remain, a ceaseless orchestra that none may hear save I; the conductor of phantoms, the maestro of pain.” — From “The Invisible Symphony” by Edwin Haredale The morning light, …
Author: Jude Trail
Welcome to Fiction Weekly
Welcome to Fiction Weekly New here? I’m Jude Trail. I publish original fiction that finds the extraordinary hiding in ordinary moments. Whether it’s a soldier on patrol, a galactic fisherman in space, or the quiet revelations that happen over coffee, these stories are about the moments that matter. Essential Fiction Weekly Stories 🎯 “The …
The Last Decade
The Last Decade By Jude Trail Elwood Gunter had been preparing for greatness for twenty-three years, four months, and sixteen days. Not that he was counting, mind you, but a man tends to remember when he starts paying twenty-one dollars and ninety-nine cents a month for something that nobody reads. …
The Great Killer
The Great Conversation Killer by Jude Trail Sure, I was there the night conversation died. Witnessed the whole execution myself, front row seat to a murder that nobody even knew was happening. It was at Martha Pendleton’s dinner party—one of those affairs where people dress up like they’re somebody important and spend two hours …
The Daily Arsenal by Jude Trail
The Daily Arsenal: Skills That Transform Lives What if I told you that the difference between thriving and surviving comes down to your daily practices? Not magic formulas or secret shortcuts, but skills you can learn and hone over time? The Mirror Doesn’t Lie: Mastering Self-Awareness The uncomfortable truth: most of us are strangers to …
Zorick: Chapter Two
Chapter 2 of the Zorick Series Following the events of Europa: Almost Blue Zorick, the Galactic Fisherman: prt 2 by Jude Trail Petrova and Beta-3 The silence after emerging from the icy depths was almost deafening. Zorick, still buzzing from the adrenaline rush of the past few hours, leaned back in his worn leather …
Zorick, the Galactic Fisherman
Zorick, the Galactic Fisherman by Jude Trail Europa: Almost Blue Zorick zipped his suit shut, the familiar hiss of pressure sealing a comforting melody. His cherry-apple red StarCraft Yacht designed for mechanized galactic fishing, glistened against the swirling blues and greens of Europa’s twilight geysers. “The Crimson Caster” was spelled in an ancient, glitter-infused …
Life Lessons
Things We Must Learn and Practice Everyday Self-awareness is the secret artform of understanding yourself. Understanding yourself is not easy. Learning your strengths and weaknesses. Finding out what your values and beliefs while making informed decisions on the spot on the way through the maze of personal development. Emotional intelligence is really …
Choices and Consequences
Choices and Consequences: we’ve made a few, so we’ve faced a few. You get to make the decision, but you won’t get to choose the consequence. You will personally choose the reason for the suffering, but not who suffers or how much. Bad choices will lead to you watching people you love suffering. Whether it’s …
“Wasted Time Travel” by Lola Ellen LaForge
Wasted Time Travel by Lola Ellen Laforge Every day was like the day before. Get up, wash, eat, read, go outside to exercise. Wait to die. What were the things he had most wanted? How many years had passed since he’d planned to go anywhere or dreamt of anything beyond the sequence of events that brought him here? Could he …