OFF//WORLD
It's Easy to Save the Universe
When You're in a Pocket Dimension!
by Tinda Lee Zaszcek
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Did you think women cannot be heroes?
I sailed the east wind for two thousand miles
—alone
in a ship of dreams between the sky and sea.
Qiu Jin, c. 1900
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Character designs by Ashley Gregorio © 2023
Additional artwork by Amy James © 2024
This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to actual people, events, or parallel worlds is entirely coincidental.
The following story is presented in rough draft form. It will change and grow as the draft nears completion.
© 2024. All rights reserved.
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"Fine." With a sigh, the stranger hefted the massive machine gun. Her broad biceps flexed beneath the thin fabric of her shirt like waves on a stormy sea. "Get going," she yelled. "I'll hold them off."
"But why?" [redacted] lurched to her feet, gathering the [spoilers] as quickly as she could.
"I already told you..." The woman tossed a merciless glare over her shoulder. Wind caught her raven hair as the blast doors began to open. "Nobody gets to kill you but me."