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First day at work on Mars

"Hi, I was told to report here, it's my first day." Neil said to the information desk attendant. "Hi! Welcome to Mars! We have a few long term things but right now there are some folks working on the solar forge. They could use your help." The attendant seemed so friendly and upbeat. "Sure, happy to." Neil gave his pattent response. "Great, just head down to the forge section, here's a map." They said while turning to face the next person arriving. At the forge everyone seemed quite busy. Neil grabs the first available person, "Hi, I was told to report here to assist." Sarah seems happy to see a new arrival, "Great, they need assistance mounting the mirrors. Hop in a suit and they'll guide you where to go." "Will do, thank you." Neil says heading to the airlock. The hab airlock is an airtight dorway to a small room. Inside the room there are cubbies where you can store any gear you don't want t...

Writing guidelines

New Star Trek series will abandon Gene Roddenberry’s cardinal rule https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/06/new-star-trek-series-will-abandon-gene-roddenberrys-cardinal-rule Hopepunk, the latest storytelling trend, is all about weaponized optimism https://www.vox.com/2018/12/27/18137571/what-is-hopepunk-noblebright-grimdark

Fiction

Hello and welcome to my fiction writing blog. I should probably call it science fiction or near future hard science fiction but I thought keeping it general might be a good idea. This is just a place for me to try out different writing ideas is all.