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"The Cold"
by Claudine Marcin
No diagnosis is final … when you have enough money.
A short story about the possible future of modern medicine and the dangers of going too far.
# Dystopian
# Futuristic
# Sci-Fi
# Suspense
Available in EPUB and MOBI formats. Read on your Kindle, phone, tablet, computer and more
William R. Hollandsworth III is rich and powerful; both admired as well as feared. He’s also dying. But he’s thought his way out of bigger problems than this. Will he find a way to cheat death, or has he finally met his match? This short story by Maryland-based author Claudine Marcin captures the essence of the early '90s and provides a glimpse at a possible terrifying future.