No Space for Family [Chapter 9] Deep space is kind of lonely if you spend a long time between visits to a planet. Since we had skipped by Greenmire, we hadn’t had any contact with a planet since picking up Grandma. I couldn’t help but think about the deep space station we would visit. IfContinue reading “Between Science and a Hard Place”
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An Unexpected Upgrade
No Space for Family [Chapter 8] We passed over Greenmire and continued on our journey to what was supposed to be Hows’ destination. I wondered if they would be able to do something with Grandma. I wondered more if they were going to be mad when we didn’t show up with what we were supposedContinue reading “An Unexpected Upgrade”
A Jail for the Mind
No Space for Family [Chapter 7] “If it’s a prison, then what’s your role there?” Mom asked. “There’s a lot of prisons that offer no more than the basic medical care for the people there. If they’re even that lucky.” “A new form of punishment.” Hows said. “More humane, more efficient, but also more cruel.Continue reading “A Jail for the Mind”
Incompatible with Life
No Space for Family [Chapter 6] The journey continued for several more days without a hitch. I talked with Hows as much as the time allowed. Well, I pretty much always snuck away to talk to him, usually when my dad was napping or after dinner when my he switched with my mom and tookContinue reading “Incompatible with Life”
The Good Doctor
No Space for Family [Chapter 5] When the transfer finally finished, a lot of time had passed. Something about playing cards with Grandma made that time seem to drag on longer. Luckily she went off for a nap before the final systems checks. I jumped up from my studies at the common room table asContinue reading “The Good Doctor”