The comm link buzzed. “Osaka Karaoke?” Command Center's usual check-in code. Sara gave the expected response in a choked whisper, “Apple Osaka Karaoke” (A-OK). What else could she say? They only checked to make sure she was alive and in her right mind. And if she wasn't—well, there wasn't much they could do. The buzz [...]

READ: PSALM 145:14-19 I’m here every night; too tired to fight.Just trying to make it, not fake it.It’s hard...to be a PK,knowing you want me to say,“It’s okay. I still believe.”Though in my heart I still grieve.But I see a world that’s gone bad.And it started when DadHeaded out of the door,said he wanted no [...]

READ: GENESIS 12:1-9 I grunted as I gazed at the viewport. Black space. Tiny white dots in the distance. Nothing new here. I side-eyed Dad. This was his fault. He acted like he knew where we were going. Dad, a seasoned commander, looked up from the blinking lights of the console. “Still not speaking to [...]