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In a rare branch of the quantum multiverse, a ghost ship gets the chance to fulfill a quixotic mission. A misfit crew rebuilds themselves like a Fleet of Theseus. A pair of star-crossed would-be captains do their best to ruin everything for everyone around them. Dale Volker, the nicest radio astronomer outside the Kuiper Belt and founding member of the Lost House of the Lucian Alliance, works like heck to keep everyone alive.
Hostile information landscapes, the specter of mind control, and xenogenes that confer extrasensory perception make it hard to know anything for sure. Only one thing is certain. No one smokes in space.
And.
This week, on Ad Noc: To Ginn, who had expected an ensouled vessel, the heart-torn, vacant ship was, itself, a grief.
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- Part 3 of The Multiverse Triptych
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02 Feb 2026
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Reminders, remainders. All that comes after. And, of course, the math.
A nonlinear braid of trauma, memory, and healing. Dr. Gottlieb struggles to shed the war-forged identity that's holding him back; Dr. Geiszler kickflips (with difficulty) into glam-rock neuroscience; Dr. Lightcap is a ghost in the machine of the narrative; and Gottfried Leibniz gets his day.
The sequel/prequel to Designations Congruent with Things, but readable on its own.
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19 Jul 2025
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There are nights when no one dreams, or dreams are small and life-sized: espresso grounds and science books, the tenure track, or people; broken strings and shipwrecked boats, dishabille, or seagulls.
A story of cognitive dissonance and emotional devotion. Drs. Geiszler and Gottlieb deal with the complexities of the post-drift psychological state in a fine-ass, mature blaze of physics puns, banter, poorly prepared meals, questionable wardrobe choices, and, of course, science.
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Routine Maintenance by thingswithwings
Fandoms: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (TV), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, Marvel Cinematic Universe
28 Jul 2022
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But as much as Sam probably needs to deal with that feeling, that jealous guard dog feeling inside of him that says my new friend, mine, stay back when other people get close to Bucky, he's happy to experience the other side of it, the small satisfied rush he gets when Bucky's sprawled out in his family home, or mowing the lawn, or fixing the sink so it stops dripping, comfortable in a short sleeve shirt even around the kids. Like Bucky belongs here, with them. With Sam, in the new life he's building.
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20 Oct 2024
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Light in Glass by cleanwhiteroom
Fandoms: Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types
19 Oct 2024
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Am I for this? Luke asks the darkness.
Yes, it answers.
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20 Oct 2024