Dear Sister, It's been a while since I wrote to you. I don't even know why I'm doing it now, since you'll never receive these letters. If you find out I'm alive, the Military will be down on you and the rest of our family and y... [More]

Dear Sister, How are things? I hope you're having a better day of it than I am. So far today's been a real pain. It feels good to write that, although Cy would tease me mercilessly if he knew it. Here on the Nemesis I'm known as th... [More]

It was no good, James thought, pushing away the latest attempt at letter writing. His head was throbbing too much to concentrate and he wondered if he was coming down with something. Colds were surprisingly rare on board the Nemesis , but the whol... [More]

Dear Sister, I'm afraid this is going to be a short one, since it's ten past midnight and I have to be up again at six. Well, alright, I don't have to be, but I like to have a shower and enjoy breakfast before going to work, unlike so... [More]

Dear Sister, Another very quick one. Cy would kill me if he knew I'd written this down – I thought he was going to kill me when he found out what I'd done – but to hell with it. The death boxes are sacred, or the closest thing ... [More]

"James? Are you alright?" I glanced up at Amelia and managed a smile. "Yeah." "Liar." Cy, of course. Who else? "You've been in a fog all morning. It's nearly lunchtime, you've had six cups of coffee and... [More]

Dear Sister, It's been a while, hasn't it? Things here have really been getting weird. I haven't slept for three nights, so excuse me if this letter is a little incoherent. So why haven't I slept? The answer to that is simple: I ... [More]

I sat down on my bed for all of half a second, then got up and began pacing so fast I was almost jogging. I've always found that moving helps me think. So does a good cup of coffee, but I couldn't face going back into the kitchen just yet. ... [More]

Dear Sister, Cy wasn't on the bridge today. We landed on Rhea and he took off to visit some cinema or something, so it was just me and Lidia holding down the fort. Lidia, yeah. I've mentioned her before in one or two letters. She's o... [More]

Dear Sister, I had to deal with Clarice Henderson today. Again. Who is Clarice, you ask? Well, if I were feeling irritable, I would say that Clarice is a stuck up, arrogant, stupid, immature little wretch. If I were feeling irritable. Clarice... [More]

Dear Sister, It was my eighteenth birthday today. September 25. And do you know what happened? Nothing. That's right, nothing. Not one single thing. I suppose it's my own fault. I don't think Cy or the others even know when it is,... [More]

Dear Sister, Has it really been two weeks since I last wrote? I'm sorry. I don't know where the time goes. I meant to write every day, but things just got on top of me. Today was a terrible day. I know, I know, I say (write?) that a lot... [More]

Dear Sister, I'm going to make you jealous with this letter. You remember how you've always wanted us to go and see the Tethyan Crystal? Well, last night, I did. Don't worry; I took a photo for you: Actually, I took several, but... [More]

Dear Sister, I don't want to write this letter, but I have to. Cy found out about my writing to you (I told you it was only a matter of time) and I lost a bet I had with him, so I have to write and tell you about my first kiss. I have to put i... [More]

Dear Sister, I haven't managed to burn the last letter I wrote (or the letter Cy forced me to write, if I'm being honest). Still, I haven't given up hope yet. Damien has to sleep sometime. I really don't want that letter getting... [More]

Another day, another dollar...or at least, another batch of tokens. Being on the bridge means I don't actually earn tokens as such – I'm off the system – so the saying doesn't really apply to me, but I like it anyway. Cy w... [More]

Dear Sister, You know, I'm starting to think that Tami fancies me. Do you remember, I told you about Tami before? Head of the medical wing and all that? I suppose I quite like her. Well, no, I do like her; I just don't like her, if y... [More]

Dear Sister, I had to deal with a nasty situation today. Or to be more accurate, I had to deal with a nasty person . No, I'm not talking about Cy. I'm talking about a jerk called Race Palmer, who usually does nothing worse than stand at ... [More]

Dear Sister, I wish I had something interesting to write about today, but unfortunately life on the Nemesis has gone on much as usual. So far the Military haven't tried to kill us for three whole weeks, which makes a nice change. If they go ... [More]

Dear Sister, So much for writing again soon. God, I hope you can forgive me. Has it really been so long? Four years. I can't even write the words without cringing. Some things have changed. Some things haven't. Cy is still in command.... [More]