Maybe there was something to be said for a quick end in the void. A death where fear was severed by hypoxia within seconds. #SciFanSat

Earlier wormhole transports had screens on the ceiling that showed mountains, beaches, and forests—but budgets cuts, you know. Now I have to find other ways to entertain myself while immobilized. Performing fluid mechanics calculations in my head has become my favorite. #SciFiFri

By the time the downpour slowed to a drizzle and he stepped into the mud outside, he didn’t care about performing labor for the enemy. He would have fueled their damn starships himself just to be free of the insipid conversation inside the barracks. #SciFiFri

I managed to get back into my account after 9+ months of being locked out. I've missed everyone I didn't manage to connect with on my backup! How are you? 😃

“To tell you the truth, I wasn’t sure when we would break orbit.” “You haven’t spent much time in space, have you?” “Not more than thirty sols, sir.” “Sols on Mars,” he corrected. “Days in space.” #SciFiFri

For a long moment, he wondered if they’d stumbled across some undiscovered wormhole, one which had swept him away to some alternate reality. But no, there really was a 𝘤𝘢𝘵 sitting by his feet, staring up at him with unearthly, unblinking peridot eyes. #SciFiFri

It had always struck him as odd that an office on the surface of Mars could be hot. Even on Earth, more than a hundred million nautical miles closer to the sun, his childhood home in Illinois had struggled to remain warm in the muted sunshine of midwinter. #SciFiFri

Super Star Destroyers in #StarWars lost complete control by losing their bridge from a fighter. The ships were 19,000 meters long. Why didn't the Empire invest in a 10sqft aft-steering so some poor O-1 could regain control of the ship? #poorengineering Mark Vandroff

#Breaking U.S. Coast Guard Air Station #Clearwater saved a man & his dog, Thurs., during Hurricane #Helene after his 36-ft sailboat became disabled & started taking on water approximately 25 miles off Sanibel Island. Call the #USCG for help on VHF Ch. 16 or dial 911 for storm distress. #SAR

🎃Tortietober, yessssss. My girls' time to shine!🎃

When you take a perverted, murdering rapist, and write a puff piece on him finding his true self as a woman, you are not reporting on his crimes, his fetish or his delusion, you are participating in them.

Learned to drive here. Cannot function in polite society now. 😭

Jake Dalton If a basketball game is more important to people than a severe weather situation, regardless if that weather event occurs in and around Memphis, then society is in a sad state of affairs.

Country songs romanticize small southern towns like they’re the end goal, but the older I get, the more this place closes in on me. I miss the kind of life where I could breathe . . . where my dreams were possible. Even if it's just the dream of a museum and coffee on Saturday.

Boycotting Amazon harms indie authors—most of whom are small businesses. Shopping at indie bookstores supports bestselling authors backed by major publishers. Buy where and what you want, but don't pretend you're making the ethical choice by choosing the latter.

On Memorial Day, we honor those who gave their lives in service to our nation. Their sacrifice reinforces our commitment, and their legacy shapes our shared purpose.

As my entire creative process revolves around little sleep and coffee, I've decided not to believe this.

81 years ago today, Coast Guard crews braved enemy fire at Normandy on D-Day. They landed troops, saved lives, and helped turn the tide of WWII. Today, we honor their courage and sacrifice. #USCG #WWII #DDay #HonorTheFallen Homeland Security Department of Defense 🇺🇸

Past the dazzling skyscrapers that marked Hesperia as one of the largest cities on Mars, vast dunes filled the landscape. They spread like waves frozen in time, their undulating patterns still mesmerizing to her after all these years. #SciFiFri