A science-fiction piece that takes place once Earth has become uninhabitable, and humanity is sending some of its survivors to Mars, and others on exploratory missions through space in search of other habitable planets... "Suicide Protocol" won 2nd Place, out of 553 entries, in our One Year Anniversary Challenge. Lucy Joyce is a terrific writer who has placed multiple times in our writing competitions. She lives in New South Wales, Australia, working as a teacher and she is enjoying life on the coast. You can read more of Lucy's work on her website, clippings.me/lucyemmajoyce and recently, she has been focusing on her poetry, which you can read on Instagram, @poemsbylu. Read more of the winning stories from our competitions on our website, writersplaygroundllc.com