Lynn Crocker Creative

Speculative Fiction with a Philosophical Bend

Awakening

Startled from sleep, I groggily looked at the phone ringing by my bedside. The sound was intrusive but it served to quickly clear the foggy sleep from my brain. A familiar number flashed on the caller ID and I stared at it through a series of rings and subsequent silent pauses. With a sigh of surrender I picked up the red receiver. “The hotline” I thought to myself.

“Hi beautiful” the voice on the other end said.  “What are you going to create today?”

“Loving positive interactions with everyone I come in contact with,” I said smiling wryly to myself

“Hmmm sounds wonderful,” the voice said. “Are you still free for lunch, today?”

“Of course! Bills at Noon?”

“Yep,” was her simple reply

“Hey, why did you call me so early?” I asked, my eyes finally focusing on the clock.

“It is time for you to wake up,” she said.

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Lynn Crocker

I write philosophical and spiritual speculative fiction that explores meaning, consciousness, and human behavior through non-ordinary situations. My work is less concerned with plot twists or external adventure and more focused on inner movement—insight, awareness, and awakening. Rather than fitting into traditional genres like science fiction, fantasy, or literary realism, my stories use imaginative premises as a vehicle for deeper inquiry. Each piece is an invitation to reflect, to question assumptions, and to encounter moments of recognition that point beyond the surface of the narrative. Story, for me, is not just entertainment—it is a medium for spiritual exploration and realization.

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