Dr. Phil (Physics)'s published ficlets
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Truce Talks
Nina had not expected this answer. “You’re going out to a space colony—and you don’t plan on teaching spacer kids?”
“As f…
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The Uninvited Visitor
“Hi,” I managed to say, “and you are…?”
The skinny waif had vaulted in the low freighter’s gravity to take a seat on the u…
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Room Service
“This is some honeymoon suite,” Brenda said, daring to take one full stride into our tiny compartment.
“Freighter passengers…
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The Other Occupation
The captain looked sternly at us. “What are you doing here?”
“Um,” I managed to say, “I don’t understand.”
“You’re headin…
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Overbooked
We ended up standing in the middle of the freighter’s main loading bay for most of an hour. I wasn’t angry, I’m sure the capt…
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Wait Here
“You Stuart?” the crewman asked as we set foot on the freighter.
“Yes,” I said. “Clark and Brenda.”
“Wait here,” he said.
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Quiet Ceremony
Brenda’s mom would’ve been disappointed. It was just me and Brenda, the old guy who served as a preacher or justice of the pe…
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Butterflies
The butterflies didn’t return this year.
I’m sure they meant to, but I heard there was a freak spring ice storm in Mexico. T…
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The Hero Business
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