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Chapter 10: A Deerstalker? Io pulled back the top sheet and let it slip from her hand. There was a tinge of disappointment in everything she did. She hadn’t cleaned her teeth or brushed her hair or any of the little pre-sleep rituals women do to prepare for bed with her usual gusto. Nick knew … Continue reading
Chapter 9: An Invitation “Begin recording. Notes for a lecture. “Why do we love? Is it the chemical equivalent of fate? We are after all walking chemical factories. Proteins, amino acids, serotonin and a thousand others… our bodies are practically awash in compounds that are in constant combat to balance and maintain the machine. “Poets … Continue reading
Chapter 8: Of Other Animals Io always was the curious one. That’s how she became a travel writer… to pay for all her flights of curiosity. She’d followed her nose to all the exotic places left for an escapist to escape to. However, curiosity has spelled the end of more than one cat. The … Continue reading
Chapter 7: Symbols and Signs “Recording?” “Yes, sir. It’s on.” “State your full name.” “Doctor Nicklaus Jacob Kolthammer.” “Occupation.” “Professor of Literature. I am to be a guest lecturer at the University of Jupiter.” “Describe how you came to find the body of Karen Nagana.” “I take a walk every morning before breakfast. I was … Continue reading
Chapter 6: It’s All About Timing Nick had taken his morning walk and had returned to the stateroom to do some reading. It was nearly noon before he realized Io had not returned from the common room. She had gone for a cup of tea. The common room was mobbed. The captain, wearing his … Continue reading
I love Amazon Prime. For a yearly fee($79) you get deals on all kinds of goods, free two-day shipping, and lots of free streaming videos. In short, it pays for itself rather quickly(on your Christmas shopping alone!). But my favorite part is the online streaming video. Yes, it’s trying to compete with Netflix and Hulu. … Continue reading
Chapter 5: It’s What Tiggers Do Best “We’re all members of the Corinthian Order.” A gaunt, sandy haired man was addressing the entire room not merely the transport captain. He was backed by over fifty of his order. There was nothing to distinguish them from the remainder of the passengers or the crew. They looked … Continue reading
Chapter 4: Blood Before Breakfast They had only been on the transport a week, and already Nick had established a routine. Wake early, well before Io, dress and perform a morning constitutional. The transport had been dug out of a NEO, and its orbit shifted long ago. A few thousand near earth objects are slung … Continue reading
Chapter 3: Shut Up and Kiss Me Ionasia never could resist talking to strangers. Nick could do without meeting anyone new. Ever. They were a rather strangely complementary pair. The transport to Mars….three months bottled up in a captured Near Earth Asteroid with six hundred fellow castaways, escapees, societal dregs, nutters, and dreamers. Nick … Continue reading
Chapter 2: Heart of Darkness “I really get into old hard-boiled mysteries Raymond Chandler.” Nick had gotten himself cornered by a fellow traveler, a hook-nosed retiree headed to Mars to see her great-great-grandchildren graduate from the University of Mars. “I don’t much care for Chandler’s Marlowe,” Nick said. He could feel it coming on. The … Continue reading
A Chance to Live Many Lives 