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      • Part One
        • Chapter 1
          • Arrival
          • Approach
          • Observatory
          • Ring
          • Flip and Burn
          • Geostationary
        • Chapter 2
          • Reaction
          • Pressure
          • EVA
          • Periapsis
          • Deorbital
        • Chapter 3
          • Lagoon
          • Toxicology
          • Chef
          • Inland
          • Stormfront
          • Cavern
        • Chapter 4
          • Indigo Ocean
          • Fire in the Dark
          • Damage
          • Notes in the Dark
          • Outfitting
          • Reef Passage
        • Chapter 5
          • Red Sky at Morning
          • First Contact
          • Sea Dreams
          • Denizens of the Deep
          • Nightwatch
          • Changing Course
        • Chapter 6
          • Reunion
          • Classroom
          • Ancient News
          • Where Are They Now?
          • Taboos and Discoveries
          • Telescope
      • Part Two
        • Chapter 7
          • Cafeteria
          • Cliff Divers
          • Prisoners
          • Visitors
          • Confrontation
          • Grotto
        • Chapter 8
          • Escape
          • A Light Upon the Sea
          • Interrogated by the Orta
          • Fear and Trust
          • So Many Stars, and So Quiet
          • The Drowned City
        • Chapter 9
          • An Open Door
          • Circuit Breakers
          • Decisions and Departures
          • Ascent to the Void
          • The Climber
          • Coffee and Control
          • Arrival, Interrupted
        • Chapter 10
          • Plan B
          • Radio Frequency
          • Compartmentalized
          • A Myriad Oases
          • A Precarious Exit
          • Fifty Meters of Emptiness
        • Chapter 11
          • Recovery
          • All is Lost
          • Return to Aniara
          • Shattered Hopes
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    • Orbital Mechanics
    • Astrodynamics
    • In the Year of ’39
    • The Warping of SpaceTime
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A small spacecraft flies low over the rocky floor of an asteroid crater toward a large research facility built into the crater wall, with a distant planet and stars in the sky.

A Place You Don’t Visit Casually

On February 3, 2026 By Matt FraserIn Coming Soon, Musings, New Project, Work in ProgressLeave a comment

Not every destination is meant to be easy.

Some places exist because of what they hide.
Some journeys matter because of what they carry.
And some arrivals change more than they resolve.

Stay tuned.

A small spacecraft flies low over the rocky floor of an asteroid crater toward a large research facility built into the crater wall, with a distant planet and stars in the sky.
A compact space freighter travels through deep space, its engines glowing as it passes against a backdrop of stars.

Of Cargo and Consequence

On January 25, 2026 By Matt FraserIn Musings, Work in ProgressLeave a comment

There are things worth carrying.
And things worth running from.
Both ways, arrival is complicated.

Stay tuned.

A compact space freighter travels through deep space, its engines glowing as it passes against a backdrop of stars.

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  • Indigo Ocean
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  • The Sci-Fi Cliché
  • Of Cargo and Consequence

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