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"Out here, with no distractions other than our work, our differences had grown large, all encompassing. We’d drifted apart, isolated in our close proximity. "

Excellent line. Encapsulates the state of your relationship two sentences. I like that. I'm not a scientist, but appreciate them very much. Mixed with admission that he had no family, no God ... and one of his last thoughts would be of his mother and mother-in-law ... they say that's what men do. Well done.

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Thank you! I'm glad you found this.

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You’re very knowledgeable, and yet it felt approachable. I feel like I understood what I read to the degree that it affected the story. Well done.

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Thank you! I deepened heavily on articles that knew their stuff.

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SciFi grounded in humanity. Love it.

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Thank you!

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Solid sci-fi. :)

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Absolutely spot on! It’s so good to read proper hard SF

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Thank you! I appreciate that more than you know.

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I can guess- I write (or attempt to write) Hard SF poetry 😎

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Love it, love the tech details, wouldn’t remove even one. IMHO

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Thank you. It’s hard to remember what was removed. That was nearly twenty years ago. lol Where does the time go?

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