MUSE Twins - science fiction short story with artwork by Duncan Long

I got a nice surprise in the mail yesterday: Artist’s copies of the November / December issue of Muse magazine. Inside, the six illustrations I did for the short story “Twins Again” by Eric Picholle.

The science fiction tale is about two twins, one who stays on Earth while the other ventures into space. The complication revolves around the changes in the relationship of the twins brought by the fast speed of the spaceship which changes their relative biological ages (one growing older on Earth while the other on the ship ages less quickly). Picholle adds some very moving emotional content to the basic idea that results in a wonderful story.

MUSE-Twins- sci-fi art by Duncan Long

Although one of the twins in the story is “offstage” most of the time, I included her in the small “photo” pinned to the wall next to the portal behind the character (in my illustration above). For those with good eyes, I also have my signature icon, a stylized “DL” below the photo.

For the last illustration for the story, I created a view from the starship with an Earth-like planet in the distance below two of the passengers — with a small robot seeming to look out the viewport as well.

MUSE magazine - Twins science fiction short story with art by Duncan Long

Three more of my illustrations appear in with this sci-fi tale. For more information about Muse magazine, visit their site: Muse Magazine.

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Duncan Long is an illustrator whose artwork has appeared in publications from HarperCollins, Pocket Books, Asimov’s Science Fiction, Amazing Stories, and many other presses as well as on the covers of books from indie and self-publishing authors. See more of his science fiction and fantasy artwork at: Duncan Long’s Art Portfolio.