Super Great Challenge Stories

A heart-felt look at enduring and new relationships in a near-future science fiction story by the author of the Moreau Society series.For "Pops" - as the unlicensed neighborhood kids call him - immortality isn't the point. He wants to live for Mary's sake. To help her, care for her, and give her every chance at life. Is it enough?Ryan M. Williams' Memory of a Scent is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.

What if your moment never comes? This fantastic tale by the author of the Dead Things series looks at what happens when you least expect it.Life rarely, in Nora's experience, ends up as expected. An accidental fossil discovery might rewrite the text books on dinosaurs. Like the fossils that showed feather imprints for avian and non-avian dinosaurs. Suddenly the narrative shifts from BDR (Big Dumb Reptiles) to agile, fast, cunning, warm-blooded animals.The chance to rewrite history isn't why she sets out on a hike off-trail, despite the intriguing pic from her students. She is seeking her own answers to life.Ryan M. Williams' A Scattering of Rainbows is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.

Kenneth Peterson learns immortality comes at a price in this near future story by the author of the Moreau Society series*.*No longer Kenneth Peterson, now he is KI-P3 "Kip," a crystallized brain wrapped in an A.I. core net-a mentic who works security for Interplanetary Portal Enterprises. They promise immortality and deliver indentured servitude.IPE's headquarters occupies the 'New West Coast'-not the one destroyed by Cascadia's quakes and eruptions-the one built in Israel over the ruins of what was called Gaza. Kip remembers the past.A past potentially resurrected when he is alerted to a security problem.Ryan M. Williams' Someplace Else is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.

Some discoveries you hope to never make, in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series.It's hard to spot interstellar objects (ISOs) passing through the solar system. They come from any direction, at terrifying speeds, and most go unseen. Until the Vera Rubin Observatory's sky survey began cataloging the sky and discovered dozens-rapidly changing our understanding of how frequently ISOs pass through the solar system.Space is vast. Bigger than people imagine. The chance of an ISO impacting Earth is maybe once in 65 million years…Ryan M. Williams' Forty-Two is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.

Could you survive in an extreme environment with nearly nothing? That question is explored in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series.Growing up, Petra struggled to survive on a unsympathetic world. No mother. No secure shelter. Lack of food. She learned to survive on her wits. The agency represented unimagined opportunities and a way out.Petra knew that the agency's survival challenge could make or break her future career chances. Survive one week under extreme conditions. Find water, food, and shelter in a place that appears to lack any of those necessities-with the most minimal of tools.A challenge unlike any she had ever encountered in her life.Ryan M. Williams' Surface Conditions, is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.

First jobs are sometimes a rude awakening, as in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series.Taking a job in the droid pit hadn't been Erik's first pick. Or his tenth. He wanted to get a berth on a starship. Without experience and education he couldn't afford-what chance did he have?It left learning a trade. In theory, at least. Organizing and cleaning discarded droid and ship parts in an actual junkyard didn't offer much hope of getting off planet. With bleak prospects, what other choice did he have?Ryan M. Williams' Droid Pit, is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting. Writer and artist, Ryan M. Williams, author of more than twenty novels, writes across a range of genres including fantasy, science fiction, romance, paranormal, and mystery. He holds a master degree from Seton Hill University in writing popular fiction. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from Pocket Books, WMG Publishing, and in On Spec Magazine.

Creating content uncovers secrets long buried in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series.Lacey Moore created *Moore Mowing-*a successful landscaping business with an engaging online presence. She volunteers to clean up overgrown yards for free to help people out-and it creates great content for her hungry social media algorithms.This particular job presents unique challenges. Secrets long buried threaten to come to the surface. She made a promise, but she never expected what she finds at the Fell House.Ryan M. Williams' Fell House, is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting. Writer and artist, Ryan M. Williams, author of more than twenty novels, writes across a range of genres including fantasy, science fiction, romance, paranormal, and mystery. He holds a master degree from Seton Hill University in writing popular fiction. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from Pocket Books, WMG Publishing, and in On Spec Magazine.

The ghosts of Wolcroft House want to help in this story by the author of the Dead Things series.Since his death, Anthony "Ant" Baker haunted Wolcroft House, watching the family and guest through the years. Accidentally possessing a bat, turns everything upside down. Even more so when the current inhabitants, Wolcroft sisters Emma and Gillian, learn he exists.As a possessed bat he can communicate with the living (with the help of technology.) Now Ant discovers new demands from the living and the dead within Wolcroft House.Ryan M. Williams' The Oven Incident, is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting. Writer and artist, Ryan M. Williams, author of more than twenty novels, writes across a range of genres including fantasy, science fiction, romance, paranormal, and mystery. He holds a master degree from Seton Hill University in writing popular fiction. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from Pocket Books, WMG Publishing, and in On Spec Magazine.

A last chance turns into a surprise in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series.A break-up shattered Katy's life, leading to the loss of her home and her job. Alone with her dog Edgar, she fought to regain her footing and find her place in the world.An unexpected inheritance offers a way out for Katy-if she can handle the conditions that come with it.Ryan M. Williams' Inheritance, is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting. Writer and artist, Ryan M. Williams, author of more than twenty novels, writes across a range of genres including fantasy, science fiction, romance, paranormal, and mystery. He holds a master degree from Seton Hill University in writing popular fiction. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from Pocket Books, WMG Publishing, and in On Spec Magazine.

Parasocial relationships turn paranormal in this story by the author of the Dead Things series.Like and subscribe. Leave a heart. A comment. Content creator Brie knows exactly how much work it takes to make it online. The audience sees the final product. They don't see negotiating with brands and companies. Reviewing brand deal contracts with her attorney. The meetings with the accountant. It's a lot more work than people think.And then there are the followers who take things too far. Like the guy hanging around outside her building. Might be nothing. Probably.Ryan M. Williams' Behind a Deadbolt, is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting. Writer and artist, Ryan M. Williams, author of more than twenty novels, writes across a range of genres including fantasy, science fiction, romance, paranormal, and mystery. He holds a master degree from Seton Hill University in writing popular fiction. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from Pocket Books, WMG Publishing, and in On Spec Magazine.

An unexplored planet hides new dangers in this story by the author of the Moreau Society series.Planetary surveys carry an inherent risk of life, limb, and profits. Rocky knew that well from experience. Which told him that this particular planet sat right at the edge of profitability, if not danger. Orbiting a red dwarf star, it sits at the margins-on one side possible colonization and a lucrative planetary license. On the other, a designation of 'research interest only' and a planetary license that might not pay even the fuel cost.On top of that, he has the minder assigned by Planetary Surveys-a bot named Popcorn. Too cheerful and too willing to doom Rocky's future in the pursuit of an objective and complete evaluation.Ryan M. Williams' Scarlet, is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting. Writer and artist, Ryan M. Williams, author of more than twenty novels, writes across a range of genres including fantasy, science fiction, romance, paranormal, and mystery. He holds a master degree from Seton Hill University in writing popular fiction. His short fiction has appeared in anthologies from Pocket Books, WMG Publishing, and in On Spec Magazine.

Captaining a starship means walking the fine edge in this exciting story by the author of the Moreau Society series. As far spaceports go, this out-of-the-way port on Linnea still offers every amenity possible to passengers, starship crews, and merchants. Vanticans set great stock in running an efficient and thoughtful port where miscreants receive swift justice. Walk the concourse, enjoy the offerings of hundreds of worlds, and meet species from across the Rim-and beyond. That's the pitch, anyway, fools all for believing it. For Mads Bookery, captain of the Foxylia, he can't get off Linnea fast enough. Ryan M. Williams' Fall Away is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.

In this near-future science fiction story by the author of the Moreau Society series, an entertaining answer to the question, "how far would you go to win love?" Everyday life for Autistic people continues to present challenges in the future. Yet new opportunities and support give hope to Rupert. Aided by CL-NK, "Clank," he seeks employment and the life he wants. His search takes an unexpected turn and leads him to new heights he hadn't dreamt of achieving. Ryan M. Williams' Rupert & Clank is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.

Kenneth Peterson learns immortality comes at a price in this near future story by the author of the Moreau Society series. No longer Kenneth Peterson, now he is KI-P3 "Kip," a crystallized brain wrapped in an A.I. core net-a mentic who works security for Interplanetary Portal Enterprises. They promise immortality and deliver indentured servitude. IPE's headquarters occupies the 'New West Coast'-not the one destroyed by Cascadia's quakes and eruptions-the one built in Israel over the ruins of what was called Gaza. Kip remembers the past. A past potentially resurrected when he is alerted to a security problem. Ryan M. Williams' Someplace Else is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.

Hauntings aren't always what you expect in this chilling tale by the author of the Dead Things series. Nick paints gothic and spooky cover art, drawing on fears and secrets that haunt him every day. His girlfriend, Kyla, runs a successful YouTube channel investigating paranormal incidents and reporting on her discoveries. Nick knows that sometimes...things get out of hand. Ryan M. Williams' The Persistent Dark is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.

What if your moment never comes? This fantastic tale by the author of the Dead Things series looks at what happens when you least expect it. Life rarely, in Nora's experience, ends up as expected. An accidental fossil discovery might rewrite the text books on dinosaurs. Like the fossils that showed feather imprints for avian and non-avian dinosaurs. Suddenly the narrative shifts from BDR (Big Dumb Reptiles) to agile, fast, cunning, warm-blooded animals. The chance to rewrite history isn't why she sets out on a hike off-trail, despite the intriguing pic from her students. She is seeking her own answers to life. Ryan M. Williams' A Scattering of Rainbows is part of the Super Great Challenge (SGC), one story written each week for a year from this imaginative author. Each story an unique experience that can be read in a single entertaining sitting.