“When it rained, only dust fell from the sky. The preformed people were out on the streets, fighting their little wars, but not much else moved under the suffocating heat.

“They touch down on the planet and make camp near an estuary. The captain sends an expedition: a mercenary, a botanist, two geologists.“ Published in: Chronos, Shacklebound Books, August 2018 Paperback ISBN: 978-1719854207 Pages: 105 pages Pricing: $9.99 Kindle Pages: 114 pages Pricing: $4.05

“Kutter Saine pressed his cheek against the hull of the station, and the metal’s coldness numbed his skin. He felt the void outside, the emptiness that stretched from their position lights into immeasurable distance.

“A hole into which light vanishes Ciliary fibers fan out through a mudland Rivers & rivulets meander from the sclera Tectonics writhe, a waste land of waves   And civilization moves Below   Reaching from the continental shelves (caves & elevators & tunnel networks  antennae listen into the vast blue  ferries surface along the coast…

Once in a 100 years, the good fortune removalist comes to town.

“Where is everyone?” Ayako and Sulawak exited the car. The forest shrouded the camp in shadow and blocked out the sky. A generator hummed, cables snaked between bright lamps. No bodies.