RE: Bubble 476
ShortStory 5,088 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
"Dear, patient Deni, The trip was fine, thanks for asking. We got to Bubble 476, right before dusk and right before I was about to lose my mind in the transit elevator (which I will now and always call the claustrophobic box of doom). My ride wasn’t even as long as yours. Seriously, how did you manage a ten-hour trip without murdering anyone?"
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