Nine elected RULERS who serve four light year terms (the average lifespan of a Cloudlet is 160 light years) govern Codlet. The decisions of the RULERS are settled by majority vote and are obeyed without question by every Cloudlet on the small planet. The harmony results in a great and lasting peace throughout [...]
“Okay, Mom. I’m suspended. Go for it.” “Well, Bettina, the time has come for a serious talk about love-contraception. You’re not a child Cloudlet anymore. You have responsibilities to yourself and to others.” “Love-contraception? What the…?” “Let me explain. It’s complicated. I think I need to start with humans on planet earth.” “Humans?” “Just hold [...]
“Let me put it this way, Bettina. Love is a little like the uncertainty principle that you studied in physics. If you describe the electromagnetic forces attracting one Cloudlet to another it becomes impossible to recognize the tingling associated with love, which is also about attraction. However, if you focus on a fluctuation within [...]
“When infected by Starglow, Salawanda moved faster, glowed brighter and regurgitated more lolleylanders than any other Vibratom in recorded history. She generated an enormous amount of heat. Starglow mingled all his molecules with Salawanda’s and the two became totally intertwined. But, THOUGHT assignments were of short duration and after what seemed like no time [...]
Mr. Mellows squirms his 6-foot 5-inch hulk onto a flimsy wooden chair. The low tabletop presses down on his knees. A bare 40-watt fluorescent light in the center of the ceiling flickers from the ceiling in the barren room; brown stains mar the blond, dusty hardwood floor. The gray paint on the walls is [...]
