From the Ice Incarnate

They say that going into cryo is the closest thing to death short of actually dying. I believe it. When Michael Anderson woke from cryo at a distant alien star, he had no idea how isolated he would feel-no idea, that is, until his sole mission partner nearly dies in the thawing process. Twenty light-years from the nearest human being, without anyone else to help him, Michael must act quickly to save her life.
A 3, 000 word excerpt from Genesis Earth. Won first place in the 2009 Mayhew short story contest at Brigham Young University.