The abyss above him shone with unflickering stars. One of the dots of light was Earth. He didn’t know which one.
Structures are never monolithic.
So how does the Epstein drive work? Very well. Efficiently.
She was on their bed, her knees curled up toward her chest, her eyes closed, her hair spilling over the gel. She snored a little, soft animal sounds of peace and contentment.
She was not a political creature. She felt that politics was the second most evil thing humanity had ever invented, just after lutefisk. There
Professionalism, Fred said. Building rapport. Establishing trust. She’s halfway convinced him that whoever he was working for was willing to crack the station open with him still inside it. Once he’s...
Need help on your way out? the guard asked. Naw, Amos replied and hoisted the box over one shoulder. I’m good at leaving.
Maybe he should have rallied, risen to the occasion like the rest of them. The truth was the thought made him tired. Shaddid
Lost cause. Amos will be murdered by space hookers, but at least he’ll die the way he lived.
Lopez reached into his pocket, took out a small packet of white lozenges, and popped one into his mouth. He didn’t offer one to Holden. Lopez’s pupils contracted to tiny points as he sucked the lozeng...
Last man standing, Amos replied with another grin. It's in my job description.
It’s all fun and games till someone shoots back, Holden thought.
If you fuck with him after this, I will end every piece of you.
He looked at the cop. He’d known the man less than a day, didn’t trust him, and wasn’t sure he much liked him. And this was who he’d die with.
Every empire grows until its reach exceeds its grasp.
Conspiracy theories come up whenever people feel like the universe is too random.
After a few decades, you come to a place where you realize that there's really no difference between trying and not trying... If someone is ready to accept Christ, it doesn't take much effort on my pa...
You’ll have something to ride on that doesn’t make your cock look as small as that gaudy turd.
Yeah, Chris said. I lose a couple limbs getting drunk and falling into harvesting combine, I'm an idiot. I lose the same limbs because I happened to be standing next to the right door when the ship wa...
What kind of half-assed apocalypse are they running down there?