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Wiatt P Kirch

Wiatt P Kirch received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Florida in 2013. He now works as a research and development engineer for a well-known semiconductor company. When he isn't working, or writing science fiction, Kirch enjoys hiking, backpacking, and wine tasting around the Pacific Northwest with his wife. His debut novel, a Hard SF / Cyberpunk mashup, called Reformat (ISBN 9781732898912), is available in print and on Amazon Kindle.

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A Thought Experiment

Were it not for the swearing roboticist, incessantly trying to ping the ship's computer, the hydroponic garden would have been Bruce's favorite place to work. Her angry cursing made work impossible, so he sighed instead, looking up from his future students' curriculum and…