This is the first installment in a five-part series of speculative fiction. Written from the perspective of Lodestar Magazine journalist Max Ezer in 2022, Twelve Days in June examines real events leading up to the 2020 Presidential election and forecasts speculative events beyond.

In Part I: Prelude, we see Donald Trump securing a second term in office. With his grasp on power seemingly secure, his administration sets out to drastically restrict civil liberties laws after a terrorist attack in early 2021. In response, Washington Post reporter Michael Glazer breaks a story that will ultimately throw the country into crisis.