{"id":325,"date":"2026-06-21T13:25:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T13:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/?page_id=325"},"modified":"2026-06-21T13:25:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T13:25:29","slug":"our-gus-now-available-in-fabula-argentea-issue-54","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/?page_id=325","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Our Gus&#8221; Now Available in Fabula Argentea Issue #54"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My latest alternate history short story &#8220;Our Gus&#8221; is no on-line in Fabula Argentea Issue #54.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-fabula-argentea wp-block-embed-fabula-argentea\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"tFCfpyozWo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fabulaargentea.com\/\">Fabula Argentea<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cFabula Argentea\u201d \u2014 Fabula Argentea\" src=\"https:\/\/fabulaargentea.com\/embed\/#?secret=S1brVJjOfO#?secret=tFCfpyozWo\" data-secret=\"tFCfpyozWo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-1024x298.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-1024x298.png 1024w, https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-768x224.png 768w, https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-1536x447.png 1536w, https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-2048x596.png 2048w, https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-2-624x182.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.png 600w, https:\/\/zacharytaylorbranch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WHY WE CHOSE TO PUBLISH \u201cOur Gus\u201d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Author Zachary Taylor Branch presented us with an interesting what-if story combined with an alternate history. What if Gus Grissom hadn\u2019t died in the fateful Apollo I fire? What might he go on to accomplish as a result?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this well-researched piece, the author takes an imaginative dive into one possible outcome beyond saving his life and those of his fellow astronauts. What makes this story work for us is that it not only delivers a satisfactory ending, but it also leaves the reader wondering where it could go next based on already changed events. Is this the foundation of a novel?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My latest alternate history short story &#8220;Our Gus&#8221; is no on-line in Fabula Argentea Issue #54. WHY WE CHOSE TO PUBLISH \u201cOur Gus\u201d: Author Zachary Taylor Branch presented us with an interesting what-if story combined with an alternate history. What if Gus Grissom hadn\u2019t died in the fateful Apollo I fire? 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