Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Eighteen
The next several days of labor proceeded apace. As Martin’s ability to grasp needed Kepmuun vocabulary and basic grammatical structure increased alongside his competency for hand carpentry, his deepest struggle was the war within himself to not binge...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-two
A sensation of being suspended beneath water greeted Martin as he came to. His head swam and muffled sounds washed toward him in ebbing and flowing waves. Martin lifted his head as he heard a thump, a yell, and then pain—his own pain, throbbing pain as...
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-nine
The hulking steel machine arrived with the squeal of metal under friction and a great puff of smoke. After a moment, side doors opened on several of the brightly-painted railcars, allowing throngs of people to hurriedly disembark with the train. The...
Rukhgert Stern, the griffin. (Chapter 5)
I studied mathematics, physics, and strength of materials, geology and other sciences, which a few years later allowed me to go to university.
The Witch
Which makes this interesting... seismic readings suggest the pictor homeworld is geologically unstable. eruptions that could severely damage the habitability of the planet are expected over the next few years."
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Fourteen
Subsequent a tearful goodbye between Uyutuk and Namo and a promise to return when she could, afternoon found the pair on the metaphorical dusty trail toward Uat’sn, which, in this case, was also a literal dusty trail. As Martin inspected the map, still...
Renaissance
"when you hit a planet with an asteroid," jake said, looking over a tablet as we ate a very uninspiring lunch in the ship's galley, "you greatly disturb its internal geology. it would take centuries to restore its equilibrium." "alright?"
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Fifteen
The first sign that the travelers were closing the distance to Uat’sn made itself apparent in the transition of plant community from semi-arid chaparral to a more dense, but still open canopy, scrub woodland. The dominant “canopy” plants, if they could...
La Curandera - Chapters 1, 2 and 3
Kenyon knew more about geology than she ever would, and had once tried explaining metamorphic rock formations and how striations affected erosion, but odella had gone cross-eyed. she just thought they were pretty.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-three
PART TWO: ECHO Martin gazed over the cliff southward. An antarctic wind stung his cheeks as leaned against the stone fence toward the water that crashed against the smooth-worn cliffs well over a hundred meters below him. The white spray battering...
R.E.S.C.U.E Chapter Two ~ The Team
More than a week they were down there, the geology of the cave making the route out a treacherous one. some gaps were so narrow rescue divers had to remove their tanks and shimmy through. but they all were saved, i remember watching it on live tv.
Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-five
Martin sat in his cell, the pounding of his heart bordering on tachycardia belying his utter stillness on the cot. The thoughts swam by like crayfish in turbid water, muddied by his anxieties, fears, and self-flagellation as the tramp processed his...