The suit made me powerful in ways I only dreamed of as a boy, hell, in ways I dreamed of as a man. But I was still just a man, and a broken one at that.
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Category: Sol Chapter
Chapter 8 – Dilation
I wondered if the Solar System looked and felt the same, now that it had returned to its original lifeless state.
Chapter 7: Orientation
This is a serial novel, so if you’re new to Sol, it’s best to start at the beginning. —— RICK 34.15 My pod pivoted quickly around its central axis so the Earth was no longer […]
Chapter 6 – Day 17
I think I will always yearn for a fresh bagel from Zabar’s, a late-night slice at Famous Ray’s Pizza (or was it Ray’s Famous Pizza?), or those little blue and white coffee cups. Hell, I’d take any cup of coffee right now.
Chapter 5 – Middle of Night 9
As we’re drifting, we start to spin…slowly at first. I pull her close to me and we wrap our arms and legs around each other. The spin gets faster. I pull at her and she keeps asking me when it will be over.
Chapter 4 – Day 5
You were right next to us, and then you weren’t. There was nothing we could do. We looked for you, but you were gone.
Chapter 3 – Diaspora
Time was incongruent. I had lost my grip on what made me, me.
Chapter 2 – Repurposed
When I looked back, I caught sight of my wife’s auburn hair and daughter’s golden curls, their heads turning frantically. I could only guess they were searching for me.
Chapter 1 – The Rock Shakes
Then I heard a grumble. A grinding, undulating, pulse, barely audible, yet excruciating in its volume.
Christopher Hazlett 