FollowThis multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapters He’d been lucky when it came to Marta’s reaction. She’d only looked at him and shook her head before digging into her seemingly bottomless storage bin, looking for something to bind his ribs. The two …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapter Rick woke up the next morning feeling like he’d been run over by an ore dozer. Pudding did that to him these days. Well, really any alcohol but pudding was the worst. When he was …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Link to earlier chapter Disembarkation from the ship went as smoothly as it always did, despite more scans and inspections to ensure that no one was attempting to get any contraband through. These last, and in the miners’ view, …
This multi-part story is set in the same universe as “The Things We Do For Family Chapter 1 Richard Quentan made his way down the tunnel his pod had drilled in the rock. It wasn’t a small passage, but it still felt tight because the hardened vac suit so necessary to his survival when working …
Bolts punched through the composite walls like they were paper, making me hunker even lower behind the ferrocrete foundation. Not for the first time since this standoff began, I wished I could burrow into the floor but there was a granite-like rock under the thin layer of regolith that covered this planet. So far, I’d …
Link to previous chapters It had been a couple of days since I’d seen the LT. I knew some shit was going on because she was spending a lot of time with Powell and that intel guy, Burchmann. Then, without any warning, she popped up during PT, joining in with the platoon. Afterward, she pulled …
Link to previous chapters The next morning, I eased out of the tent after what might have been the most amazing night of my life. My mind was reeling and I needed some alone time to process everything. I hoped to make it back to my tent without seeing anyone. Maybe it was stupid, but …
Chapter 8 Link to previous chapters Things didn’t end with Powell’s psyop. The brass wasn’t about to let the Skinnies get away and as we cleaned up and caught our breath, they launched a counterattack. Artillery started pounding them again as the armored forces streamed toward the ridgeline. And, while we learned a lot in …