Power Lunch
She is snowlake university's top expert on exoplanets, and has spent the last six years developing new models of galactic resonance-atmosphere composition.
Chapter 2: Family
An action/adventure story based on deep-sea exploration of some exoplanet that had one of their favorite actors as the protagonist. it had been on their watchlist for a while, and this was the first free moment they had to watch it together.
The Peoples of Algol - Book I: Dual Initiation (Chpt 1&2)
**›?THE PEOPLES OF ALGOL?‹** **BOOK I: DUAL INITIATION** **PROLOGUE** _Three of them stood together. One in purpose. In the same position but worlds apart. They could sense one another in a way that, for that moment, either knew the other in...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Prologue
The vice admiral stared at her screen, the twenty-six standard hours of sleeplessness beginning to weigh on her despite the five cups of black coffee she had consumed and the adrenaline coursing through her. The live readout of the ever-changing status...
When World's Collide: Chapter 6
"you see, chris, this plant i picked up on an earlier expedition to an exoplanet that i was surveying. it thrived in a soil that had an incredibly high amount of heavy metals within it.
Peacemaker
It'd be nice not to be stuck on the ship while visiting our first exoplanet. just a few minutes on the surface would be enough to scratch it off my bucket list." likhachyova laughed softly. "okay, check it out and keep me updated." "will do, ludmila."
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter One
**Part One: Sinoe** * * * Martin tossed the last folded shirt to the side as he emptied the backpack onto the leaf-strewn floor of the woodland. Four full changes of clothing, a can of mystery meat, some dried fruit, and a mostly dull pocketknife:...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Five
Martin finished his drink while listening to Namo's performance. He had to admit, he enjoyed the sound of her voice. Without being an expert in terminology, he nevertheless could appreciate her considerable vocal range and dynamic style that breathed...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Three
The leaf from the plant that Martin only knew as nataan'snanbo landed on the surface of the otherwise still water with a serene ripple. “Uhh, Martin? Why are you just staring off into space?" Namo peered over to try and meet his gaze, then tried...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Two
Martin's thoughts raced as he wiped his mouth on his sleeve. Images of a narrowly-avoided future of being jailed, or worse, hanged for the armed robberies he had committed across northern and central Sinoe flashed through his mind. Caught in this...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Six
“You don’t strike me as a coffee person.” Martin sipped his coffee hot, Namo took hers at room temperature. Whereas yesterday her hair had been done up in a bun to keep it out of her face while traveling, today it was let down. Her straight locks...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Four
As Martin had expected, the Central District of Fordham was night-and-day different from the Northern District. By moonlight, firelight, and lamplight, the pair navigated the dirt sidewalks that flanked the corduroy skid road. Even after dark, a few...