title: Divine Wreckage
author: Reynald Arthur Perry
description: Reynald Arthur Perry is a native of southern New Jersey, born in Vineland, and currently resides in Millville. He is twice over a graduate of Rutgers University, with a BA in English and History from Rutgers College in New Brunswick, 1993 and an MA in English from Rutgers Graduate School in Camden, 2008. Since 2002, he has taught English at Vineland High School, from which he graduated in 1988 and has taught for Fairleigh-Dickinson's Community College Partnership Program at Cumberland and Gloucester County Colleges.
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  Four Shorts
  
  
  In Need of Assistance
  
  
  Saving the Unicorn
  
  
  Faerie Blues
  
  
  Trophy Hunting
  
  
  
  
  
  By Chris Andrews
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  In need of assistance
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  he seedship Antario burst out of hyperspace into the Rathor System, its hull
  bleeding atmosphere. Alarms rang and the ship shuddered. Jezz powered down the
  aft thrusters and shut off everything but life support and essential systems.
  The shuddering rapidly eased. He counted to ten, wiped perspiration from his
  brow and powered up the reverse thrusters. The ship rocked violently with an
  explosion, knocking the picture of his wife from the console. Power cut out
  and the bridge fell into total darkness.
  
  
  He panicked for a moment, but emergency power engaged and the essential
  systems came back on. Jezz ran an analysis. The heart of the ship, its core,
  had cracked. Unless he found a way to slow Antario down, the Krael would
  vaporise him.
  
  
  He shut off the core and rerouted power from the remaining fuel cells. The
  ship’s