The Starless Map

The lonely expanse of space was the only company I’d known for three months. My solo mapping mission had become my entire world. Orbiting a pale, unassuming gas giant, I was cataloging a new stellar cluster. It was a tedious process, but the silence of the void was a balm to my soul. That’s when […]

Blacktop Orchid

They say when something’s broken, it tries to repeat itself. That’s what my old physics teacher said about time. He was drunk when he said it, so I was the only one who listened. And I think about it every morning at 7:42 a.m. when I see the bird. It’s always the same, a crushed […]