Ice

"Amazing!" Trina gushed.  As she watched, a puddle of water behind the fume hood rose elegantly, its surface undulating as it spun as though a spindle, finally resolving itself into a distinct shape before freezing solid.  The result was a tall, slender crystal perched delicately on a flashed base.  "And that's water?" "Just water," Parker … Continue reading Ice

Green

"Do you think there will be fountains there?" "I don't think so," Dina replied.  "They said there isn't enough water.  Everything's recycled."   It was the day before their departure.  The following morning their parents would take them to the spaceport at Canaveral, and they'd leave the only home they'd ever known behind them, shuffled … Continue reading Green