I’ve decided to share my first sci-fi short story with all of you. It was a lot of fun to write. It’s a different genre than I’m used to writing, but I guess that’s a good way to stretch my skills as an author. Special thanks to my amazing friend Sean Reischmann for being my beta reader throughout the process. I hope you all enjoy! **************** The Gathering I knew I was dead. I knew from the moment it happened. And yet, almost immediately, time became irrelevant…my existence merely floating from one moment into the next. The seasons changed.  The leaves turned and the ground froze as the snow gradually…