The Short Way to Paradise, A sci-fi short story by Matt Crane

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12 years. Millions, nay, billions in research, countless backroom bribes, regiments of protesters hushed, ethics rewritten, favours taken and 5 aftermarket rocket launches, all to put a little grey box next to Pallas, a little rock far away from where most cared to venture. I admired the box; a rounded cuboid smooth and shiny, betraying

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Autumn on Mars A science fiction novelette by Matthew Crane. Coldbrook Citizen 127-b J.P. Clarke – Seismologist VOIP Session Transcript 3075 Recipient: Mackenzie Hogan, Secretary Director-General, Olympia Base. Begins: Hello, Olympia Director’s office… Mr… Clarke? Um… Hi? Hello. Yes? … I’m afraid you’ve been terribly vague with your urgent audience request form… You’re lucky it’s

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Autumn on Mars A science fiction novelette by Matthew Crane. Mika’s Martian Travel Guide, Part 3: How to deal with problems when driving. There are many challenges that you will have to best when exploring Martian Incognita. That’s one of the reasons why I’m writing this guidebook. I’m writing this guide so that people like

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