Hopes and Disasters

By Dominic Sventor

HOPES AND DISASTERS offers readers a variety of perspectives that focus on achieving a hopeful and brighter future in a world of traumatizing events.

“A Change in the Air” introduces an insecure but caregiving high schooler, Dillan, as he seeks to join the police force and overcome his fear of endangering events. After his family discovers and provides shelter for an injured animal outside their home, he then wakes up in his bedroom to a startling noise. Concerned about his family’s safety, and the opportunity of becoming brave, he investigates the sound, where he makes an unexpecting encounter. Every second from this moment forward pits him against situations that not only threaten his life but his family’s as well.

“Breakthrough” explores a post-apocalyptic and dystopian world of future Manhattan; an inconsiderate soldier seeks to annihilate hordes of violent creatures as a mandatory mission by an authorative government. As one mission rolls out, he discovers that one of the primary targets is an innocent and desperate young woman; discomforted by the situation, the soldier is left with an emotional decision that could cost his life.

“Liftoff” follows a hopeless and emotional father, who has trouble reconnecting with his young son. When the child locks himself away upon his father refusing to finish a heartful message to his deceased mother, the father will have a painful decision to make; will he overcome his negative emotions from the loss of his wife to save the bond with his son, or will he succumb to the burden of holding onto the upsetting past?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dominic Sventor
• Release date: Feb 29, 2020
• ISBN: 9780463864784

Dominic Sventor

Dominic Sventor is a creative writer for prose, film, games, comics, and television. He writes for horror, thriller, and drama--including interactive fiction. He is earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Full Sail University.

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Hopes and Disasters

Dominic Sventor

Published by Dominic Sventor at Smashwords

Copyright by Dominic Sventor, 2020

First Smashwords Edition

ISBN: 9780463864784

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Info

Table of Contents

A Change in the Air

Breakthrough

Liftoff

About the Author

A Change in the Air

Dillan scratches graphite to paper as his eyes scan through the black and white blocks of text and images of crime across the computer screen. The high school library brightens as multiple rays of light shine through the transparent windows. Through the silence in the air, Irene shuts off her animal sticker-decorated laptop. Alex animates the library window with two action figures of police officers, which he tosses up and down in the air and clashes them together like tiny blue kites. Beyond the window resides a large group of skyscrapers that reflect a slice of light within the blanket of clouds.

Sounds of a keyboard clack throughout the walls of the library. As Dillan goes through article after article on the internet, he discovers heading titles, such as, BREAKING NEWS: Father Kills Entire Family and "Hostage Situation