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Complete, First published Feb 01, 2022
Mature
❖ ''ZF 16 Ariomma to unknown vessel. Please identify yourself. Over.'' ❖

Farah and Kazem are twins working aboard the Ariomma, a trading airship that sails the edges of a flat world. Out here is a frontier far from civilization: a place known as the Tideless, where water lifts from the surface of the sea, and great creatures rise with it. Only some of them are known. 

This is not a sailing path known for its safety, but the crew of the Ariomma have rarely feared their work. That is, until they find the carcass of another ship hanging in the Tideless, decimated by an unknown enemy. Soon, their flight to safety becomes a fight for their lives, as the monster turns its attention on the Ariomma... and them.  

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Written for #NONC2022, a community-run novella festival operating in parallel with 's 2022 Open Novella Contest. Complete.

Marked mature for violence and other dark themes. 

Comments and critiques are both welcome and appreciated. I write characters from many different backgrounds, with many different experiences. If you share those traits and find that I have misrepresented anything, please let me know! I am feedback-friendly and here to learn  :)
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