Rookson paused before signing on the pad. One signature. One signature alone stood between himself and his dream. A ship, the Infinitum, would allow him to cruise the black unbeholden to a captain.

“What did he leave me.” The clipped words told Ger his sister Trina wouldn’t be stalled.

Wednesday has come around again, and I’m happy to present this week’s flash fiction. Gravel ground beneath Aharon’s shoes as he walked the short path to the isolated homestead and his imminent reunion. The break shortened further when the door creaked open abruptly. Whipping her hands on her apron, the grayed woman stepped from the…

Even across light years, Karla’s mother found ways to press guilt on her. Reclining, she rubbed her temple as the woman’s image flickered on the display.

The sky danced with a thousand fires burning a myriad of fuels as the Drindel ships burned. The spectacle dazzled, and Nico heard the soft gasps as they waited. Into the silence a system chimed.

“Last night I dreamt.”

Jeanne blinked slowly, trying to parse the statement in her mind. Mack sat at his station, hand hovering listlessly above his keyboard and eyes staring at nothing

One thousand years lost among the stars hadn’t been enough. Alone, Lonnie stared into the deep vibrance of space. Subtle to startling, he’d seen expanse after expanse.

“How long have they been there?” Tiladine asked, leaning toward Carnson.

He shrugged. “Does it matter?”

The air hummed with resonance.

Destain watched from the lone seat in the dome’s center as covering whirled from opaque to sheer. The stars opened before him, stretching in endless pinpoints of light.

Lonnie Downs watched Aries station sync with Vega. Tugging his dress shirt’s collar, he recalled when Aries and Vega stations had last synched.