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Coke Machine

by Vanessa MacLaren-Wray

Every truck stop needs a coke machine.

What a way to die — coated in sticky effluent, upside-down in a disused access tube, lost forever in a drifting, abandoned, bankrupt trader ship.

Skip-ship engineer Marichka’s busy with a fire, a faulty Ancient-tech component, and now the etheric cabling’s sprung a leak.

Could someone give her a hand here?

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What a way to die — coated in sticky effluent, upside-down in a disused access tube, lost forever in a drifting, abandoned, bankrupt trader ship.

Skip-ship engineer Marichka’s busy with a fire, a faulty Ancient-tech component, and now the etheric cabling’s sprung a leak.

Could someone give her a hand here?

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Posted on April 12, 2022 by Truck Stop Administrator

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  1. Nancy Wood says:
    May 2, 2022 at 10:46 pm

    “MacLaren-Wray’s imagination is brilliant, bringing her world to life with vivid imagery and fierce characters. And her strong knowledge of engineering and physics, along with her attention to mechanical detail, pull the reader into a vortex of adrenaline-fueled, realistic action. It’s thrilling!”

    Nancy Wood, author of the “Shelby McDougall Mysteries“

  2. Ryan Southwick says:
    May 2, 2022 at 10:58 pm

    “… a delightful little adventure. If you’re looking for a bit of short, punchy science fiction and an introduction to a fun and interesting space station inhabiting the center of our galaxy, pop a quarter in and give ‘Coke Machine’ a try.”

    Ryan Southwick, author of “The Z-Tech Chronicles“

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