Descansar Universe Series

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction!    Obnoxious smell. Thick, acrid, and kind of sweet. Interior burned to a crisp. But shiny, new-looking walls? Worse. It isn't the first arson crime scene. It is the third… A call to a bizarre crime scene pulls Danka into the biggest arson investigation of her career. Can she solve the mystery before the next attack threatens everything she holds dear?   Arson is the first story in the Descansar Universe.   Arson is about 7500 words.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction!  In the belly of the spaceship Adelante, newly arrived Maya waits for Cezar, her first date. A cramped, dark hallway. Lights sunken into the ceiling. Walls painted dreary gray. Not a single plant. Not safe! Gigantic signs. Authorized Personnel Only. Why meet here? Then Cezar arrives with scary plans. A sweet story of a date. And an exciting discovery. A new delightful science fiction story in the Descansar Universe. Date in a Spaceship is about 4500 words.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction!  In a galaxy far away, Lisa explores ancient human sites. And sells the artifacts she finds. This time, she visits a habitat abandoned two hundred years ago. One last message announced the habitat would evacuate. No reason. No explanation. And then, nothing more. The settlers vanished. Lisa hopes to find an explanation. And possibly some treasures. Instead, she finds a blanket. Discarded. Damp. Left inside, less than a day ago. Who left the blanket? And what happened? This is a short story of about 3900 words.   An intriguing mystery in the Descansar Universe.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction!  Bruno screws up on his first day. Lost in an enormous spaceship, eerily quiet corridor, with a pungent odor, making his nose itch. Creepy. Then he hears a haunting sound. Whispers! An intriguing story about a chilling discovery aboard the spaceship Torotoro. About 3100 words.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction!  The trial on the space station Descansar had been the biggest travesty of justice ever experienced in a civilized world. Ebere left the only home she'd ever known, her friends, and her first boyfriend. Banned from ever returning. Ten years later, Ebere returns on a high-stake mission. To find out what happened, and why. Before security capture her. A story about a girl who lost everything and her fight to get it back. About 5700 words.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction!  You'd think it was easy to be a space station. But no, it's not. Space station Descansar discovers a plot to destroy it. Old, sentient, filled with life. What to do? A life-changing science fiction story told by space station Descansar. The Story of Descansar is about 5500 words.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction! Anisha hates kindergarten! She used to love it. But that was before she got sick. Ever since her time in hospital, everybody plays Being Killian all the time. And she can't play! This day is no different. Anisha may be the loneliest girl aboard the spaceship Stargazer. At least, until she visits the planet Killian. A heart-warming science fiction story about a lonely girl in the Descansar Universe.  

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction! Orienteer Sara handles the complaint line at the Blomma space station monthly orienteering competition. A mug of coffee warms her in the chilly morning. People in colorful outfits line the home stretch, cheering their team mates on as they use up their last reserves in a final spurt. A perfect day for a friendly competition. Nothing can go wrong, can it? Then her friend Erik from another team steps up to the complaint line. Not for a friendly chat. Nor an easy-to-deal-with complaint. But a mystery threatening all future orienteering at the space station. Will Sara save the future of the space station's orienteering competition in time? A mystery in the Descansar Universe featuring the ancient Earth sport of Orienteering and those who practices it.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction! Ever since Maya's parents died in a freak accident, she lives alone with her little sister, Sophie. Most of the time, Maya acts like a responsible adult despite being only fifteen. But on her sister's birthday, a prank gets out of hand. Sophie disappears in the belly of space station Descansar. Can Maya find Sophie before it's too late? A story about two grieving sisters and their struggle in the Descansar Universe.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction! Problem solver Angel finds herself trapped aboard Space station Descansar after a night to remember. Tiny quarters. Faint humming from the air conditioning. The stink of of eucalyptus, male cologne so strong her head throbs. Pounding an unyielding door. How to escape? Only hours left to complete her assignment. She always completes her assignments. And this time, the lives of millions hang in the balance. Another story in the Descansar Universe about a woman doing the right thing despite the odds.  

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction! The worst thing about being a freelancer. Always too little to do, or too much. This time, Gina thinks she's in control. Until she realizes next assignment isn't on planet Frej, but on planet Freja. In another bloody solar system! Late for a gig is never good. For this gig, it changes everything! Another adventure in the Descansar Universe.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction! The recycling facility aboard Space station Descansar smells foul. A mixture of rotten fruit, spoiled oat milk, and larvae burned to a crisp. Most workers quit as soon as they can. Irena, head of the recycling facility, struggles to keep the facility running. Nobody else cares. The space station manages without it. Doesn't it? Garbage disposal unit #8022 stops at 11 a.m. At first, Irena believes it is an ordinary malfunction. But soon, she realizes something much more sinister is going on. In the human centric Descansar Universe, "A Monkey Wrench in the Machinery" focuses down on a hidden part of a space station and what happens when it's threatened.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction! It's perfectly safe. That's what she said the last time. Faye always follows Aria. With disastrous results. Another hare-brained get-rich-quick scheme. Faye must choose what to do. To follow is easy, but there are consequences. A story in the Descansar Universe about choices – the easy and the hard ones.

Life at Descansar - Heart-warming science fiction! An orienteering competition in the greenery on board a space station. Carla runs fast but can't find the fastest route to a checkpoint. Green bushes, a thundering waterfall, and a humidity that feels like raining, disorients her. Ingi finds his way everywhere. Except on the space station. Can two lonely orienteers find their way out? A sweet meet cute in the human centric Descansar Universe.