"Sometimes, it’s irritation that’s the sincerest form of flattery."
‘I’d rather swim naked through an oil slick than have sex with you, Tommy. Although I’m not sure it’s possible to tell the difference, since you’re such a sloppy pool of shit.’ ‘Well, I wouldn’t waste that gigantic brain of yours...
"Could the victim last longer than the author?"
The Captain of the Venereal Guard looked at me, his face stony. “How could you? How could you insult our illustrious Queen like that?”I ignored him, looking down at my bound hands, ashamed, because there was nothing I could say...
"How a mother misunderstands her daughter's situation..."
A conversation overheard:“So, how’s that lazy daughter of yours?”“Patricia’s much better. She’s living with some guy, master chef, and he’s training her to keep a good house and her man happy.”“Oh, yeah?”“Yeah, she said he’s really cracking the whip; he’s...
"Val, Bane, Rune, and Kay search for a future. Together."
Things never turn out the way you expect, or so the saying goes.The saying should be expanded. Sometimes, things turn out in ways you couldn’t possibly expect, and then become things that, prior to them turning out, you didn’t even...
"What lies ahead?"
When Y’Dryth’s gravity finally lets go of us entirely and we’re slingshotted back into empty space, the last of the shaking abates. Neither Bane nor Rune answers my questions about our attackers/pursuers – no surprise there – but from the...
"Decisions, decisions."
“You vowed you’d take Kay home,” I repeat Rune's words, confirming with Kay via a glance at her, hoping that she’d react if this turned out to be inaccurate somehow - all just one big, hilarious misunderstanding. But she just...
"Where is this crowded spaceship headed, anyway?"
When I was sixteen years old, I had a crush on a classmate of mine. His name was Jimmy White and he looked like Andrew Keegan’s even dreamier brother, intelligent glasses and all. I may or may not have picked...
"Val and Kay become acquainted quite thoroughly, not to Rune and Bane's delight..."
So. Drahta eat and drink basically the same things as Dryth. They also have zero table manners, but when they’re not starving, it’s possible to be in the same room with them while they’re eating... so long as you don’t...
"The new passenger puts Val, Bane and Rune to an acid test."
Deviously using food as a distraction for my boys – works every single time – I provide myself with some time and space for my visit to the storage room, aka the female’s lair. The estrogen hideout. The lady cave....
"Val, Bane and Rune have different ideas about how to deal with the stowaway..."
Shit oh shit oh shit oh shit oh I don’t know how much time has passed in which I barely dared to breathe. My mind is spinning in panic, like a top. A top on amphetamines. A haunted top on...