Skip Lockwood
Bio
Skip Lockwood is a writer of short fiction, in-between raising children and working as a nonprofit consultant. He lives among the lakes and cows of Central New York and is a philosophical adherent of both Stoicism and Jimmy Buffett.
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From Endings to Beginnings
Martin massages his forehead while slowly working his way down the figures in the spreadsheet. The numbers are large and speak of many complex problems with his project. While his team is making considerable progress, they are still well behind their goals, and Martin sees no immediate way to make his operation more efficient or effective. Being behind doesn't bother Martin. Early in his engineering career, he learned how easy it is to go from on-time and under-budget to over-runs and years behind schedule. What is daunting is the last analysis by the statisticians. If their numbers are correct, it might possibly take the better part of a century to bring the situation under complete control. Faced with the projection of his team completing their work in 64.5 years, Martin's head throbs.
By Skip Lockwood5 years ago in Fiction
The Susurrus
I don't know how much longer I will be able to type. I've locked myself in my room. It's getting dark, my pad battery is low, and I can hear people outside hurrying around in preparation for nightfall. It's been two years since the event, and if I don't write some of this down, I won't remember how things were and how civilization got where it is now.
By Skip Lockwood5 years ago in Fiction
