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Book cover titled 'Signal Lost' by Russell Mickler, featuring a person in a suit wearing sunglasses, set in a modern corridor with overhead lights. Another person in a suit is visible in the background.
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Signal Lost

Monica “Mo” Caldwell has waited years for this moment. Armed with cutting-edge glasses and a viral audience, she enters the lion’s den — an interview with the man who destroyed her past. But justice isn’t blind; it’s streaming live. As power shifts and secrets unravel, Mo turns digital reckoning, exposing her attacker to the world. In a world where privacy is a myth, revenge isn’t just personal; it’s profitable. His signal was strong … until she made sure he lost it.

Honorable Mention in Writing Battle’s 2025 Winter Contest, Scoring 13th out of a Cohort of ~50 Stories.

Cyberpunk. Revenge. Digital Equity. Justice.

Flash Fiction | ~1000 Words | February 2025