Anti-Gravity and the Punishment of Clever Girls
by Janna MillerApril 15, 2021
Yes, it is dark, my child. Cold and getting colder.
If you stretch out your hand, I can reach it. It won't stop the pod from spinning, but gravity is a relative bonus.
Remember the story I told you? About the banished queen allowed to take just one thing? While being dragged away, she threw her braids around her husband's waist. Tied them into a knot.
But things don't always work out for clever girls. We can't perpetually manipulate the weight of atmospheres.
So before they sealed the airlock, I determined to take the most precious thing.
I took you.
About Janna Miller
Librarian, mother, and minor trickster, Janna spends her time annoying lobsters, sharpening the edges of paper, and refusing to take out the trash. She has coerced published works in Andromeda Spaceways, F(r)ction, Meow Meow Pow Pow, Luna Station Quarterly, and a dozen or so more. Nominated for Best Small Fictions, she doesn't really know what to say about that, but will get back to you later. Generally, if the toaster blows up, it is not her fault.
Follow her @ScribblerMiller on Twitter or visit her website to detail a complete list of her shenanigans. /millersminusculemystories.com
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