Amrita stabilized the escape pod. Her hands were shaking; she had barely gotten out. The Meghnad Saha, a Class B planet surveyor she’d called home, retreated from the aft view screen, dropping rapidly from the orbital plane, pulled down by a force from the planet. “Tripp?” Amrita said. After a moment, a voice from the … Continue reading The Sum of Her Expectations by Jack Skillingstead