Eden at Ground Zero

EDEN AT GROUND ZERO
by Stephen J. Price

1952. The Cold War. On a quiet Sunday, a half-mad castaway is delivered to the Atomic Energy Commission.

Coaxed by a custodian to reveal his story, he claims to be Adam - the world's first man. While there, he recounts a delusional tale of exile and betrayal. As the narrative unfolds, myth and history begin to overlap, revealing a horrific truth behind a nuclear test in the Pacific.

About the author
Stephen J. Price writes and teaches writing in Treaty 7 territory on Turtle Island, a place he grew up calling Calgary, Alberta. He is a retired classroom teacher and currently a member of the Alexandra Writers’ Centre Society where he teaches a course called Late Bloomers. He is particularly interested in encouraging those who have taken up writing late in life. He has been published in The Militant Grammarian, Passengers Journal, The New Quarterly and The Downtime Review. The editors of The Downtime Review nominated his story for a Pushcart Prize.

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