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Things Fall Apart: Chapter 72

Upwell shuttle, Tau Ceti, 16.16.775 21.8 megaseconds since the catastrophe Whatever other abilities TNS Lilio might have had, it seemed to have a pretty pedestrian normal-space drive. Either that, or Josefilo had decided not to show all his cards. Or maybe Karenski, whom Singer suspected was not

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Things Fall Apart: Chapter 71

Robinson Station, Tau Ceti, 16.15.775 CW 21.7 megaseconds since the catastrophe Jump flares and other forms of emergence from hyperspace had been a common occurrence, Tau Ceti having been a busy system. The catastrophe, of course, had altered that significantly. With the exception of Zephyr's

Things Fall Apart: Chapter 70

Union City, Cherryh's World, Tau Ceti, 16.14.775 CW 21.6 megaseconds since the catastrophe Elyah could not have said how long she stood there in her mother's arms melting down, save that it was both too long and not long enough. Emotionally, she needed

Things Fall Apart: Chapter 69

Union City, Cherryh's World, Tau Ceti, 16.14.775 CW Esmé Singer considered the bags of groceries as she hefted them off the checkout counter from the distribution center with a certain resignation. Cherryh's World had, fortunately, not wholly given up agriculture with the advent of

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

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