Brian J Mundell
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A Crater of Our Own
The moon’s silence had been heavier than I’d expected. The first few months living on the edge of that crater were the longest months of my life. But Luke had wanted to start a new life, and he’d brought his whole family out there, and I’d wanted to be a part of it. I hadn’t
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Next In Line
“Next in line!” a disinterested voice shouted. A queue of a hundred people shifted forward down the long hallway. Just a few months ago the number was in the thousands, but The Order was quick to weed out the inadequates. … **This story was originally published with Scifi Shorts. The rest of the story can
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Medicinal
Dr. Marone hiked through the hills of Icaria, a planet he knew well from his previous visits. He was there in search of new medicines, but he appreciated the opportunity to explore new terrains. He paused and watched as the blue plant life waved in the breeze with a certain mystique. At the top of
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The Jockey
The sun burned through the thin Martian atmosphere and dulled the desperate jockey into a crawl toward his coaster. The craft glared at him from a hundred yards away and did nothing. He saw it anyway; whether it was real or a mirage was another question He had tried the transceiver, but the coaster was
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Scrolls of Babel
It was a long time ago, now, that I flew into oblivion. A good mid-life crisis will do that to you. The world I’m from was dreary and oppressive and it was all completely voluntary. Over the course of a lifetime, spirited young children became hopeless and pitiful. That world was wrought with muddled detachment.
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