Being locked in a storage room for two weeks by what amounted to giant alien bunnies was not Erin’s idea of a good time. It was the relentless boredom that finally drove her to ask Mwah-whatever for something to do. On a promise of good behavior, the teenager was finally allowed access to a laptop […]

“Why?” It was the same question Rebecca had asked, all those years ago, and Mwashanta still didn’t have a good answer. He coughed softly, in embarrassment, and tried to keep his ears forward. Erin was already angry with him and he wanted to avoid another screaming fit. “You hear,” he tapped the base of his […]

The TV had lied to her, space travel wasn’t exciting and adventurous, it was boring. Erin picked at the pattern sewn into the bedspread, trying to pull the metallic threads free of the backing. There wasn’t much else to vent her anger on, the hastily converted storeroom only contained the bed and a spare camping […]