
Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester
by Torn MacAlester Nils entered the habitat to see Deputy Miller wearing his coveralls, looking like a prospector herself. He wondered if she intended to make fun of him. He moved in and watched her fix the coffee, noticing she continued to struggle with it. Taking a seat, he watched without comment. She filled the […]
“Stand by for inspection,” he heard Miller’s voice on the Station Communications line, giving him a thrill and a dreadful feeling at the same moment. “Yup,” Nils mustered his best cheerful voice. “I’ve got the manifest already on my pad.” Nils waited in silence, hoping she made this easy but fearing the truth. She […]
If you haven’t read the story Golf and Outgassing, you might want to look at it before checking out the article Science of Golf and Outgassing. I’ve provided a brief description of the science that inspired the story. This story also draws from my personal memories of watching the Apollo 14 Moon walk. EVA number two […]
I’ve been developing a timeline of events as part of worldbuilding. I plan to add information to this timeline as I publish more stories.
An excerpt from “Golf and Outgassing” by Torn MacAlester is available on Fiction Fountain. As always, it is available here for free. The cover image is by Shannan Albright.