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Things Fall Apart: Chapter 68

Zephyr, pacing Robinson Station, Tau Ceti, 16.12.775 CW 21.5 megaseconds since the catastrophe Donato's followup would be nearly one-hundred kiloseconds in finding its way to them. Objectively, this was not too long to wait. After all, it was altogether possible that the investigation itself would

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Things Fall Apart: Delays

Okay, straight talk, folks. I still have a fair chunk of story to tell. I even know how a lot of it's going to go, although I'll admit I'm having a little trouble with some of the connective tissue. That said, I also started

Changes coming

If you actually read my blog (or Things Fall Apart) on the website instead of just reading the email, you'll notice a pretty major shift in the look of the site soon. When I first chose the theme, I went for something fairly simple, mostly text oriented, and

Things Fall Apart: Chapter 67

Better Nate than lever, a chapter for this week after all! Robinson Station, Tau Ceti, 16.12.775 CW 21.5 megaseconds since the catastrophe Karenski had taken advantage of both the communication lag and the travel time to dither over whether he wanted Zephyr's command crew to

Things Fall Apart: AMA (Skip Week)

Sorry, folks. I'm feeling a bit fried, so no chapter this week. If you've fallen behind, this is a great week to catch up! If you're fuzzy on what's gone before, it's a great week to read from the beginning!

Things Fall Apart: Chapter 66

Captain's Office, Zephyr, Inbound Tau Ceti, 16.9.775 CW 21.2 megaseconds since the catastrophe Despite that only a small portion of the crew had been directly involved, the rescue of the Thessalian freighters had made a serious dent on flagging morale. Arriving in-system, the crew had

Things Fall Apart: Chapter 65

Tau Ceti, Robinson Station, 16.8.775 CW 21 megaseconds since the catastrophe Karenski had expected long silences between volleys of communication between himself and Zephyr. In fact, he had barely managed to get a word in edgewise. Rather than waiting on him, or indeed, on much of anything, a

Things Fall Apart: Chapter 64

This week is a bit of a short chapter, arguably only about half a chapter honestly, because I was at Supercon 2026 this weekend. I wrote what's here, there (because Supercon is basically 60 or so nerds in a ballroom parallel-playing) but now I'm pretty well

Things Fall Apart: Chapter 63

Robinson Station, Tau Ceti, 16.8.775 CW 21 megaseconds since the Catastrophe Vadim Karenski's alarm sounded. He silenced it and rolled over. He did not rise immediately, the way he ordinarily would have, the way he had almost every wake-shift over two gigaseconds of his career. Today,

Things Fall Apart: Chapter 62

Newer York, 10 Tammuz 2541 AS Singer usually woke up fairly quickly, whether from a set alarm or from natural processes. This waking, however, was a very slow thing, as she became aware of different, disconnected bits and then gradually sorted them into something that made sense. The first bit,