My name is Hazel Osborne, and I like to tell stories. You can find my work at beetlebyte.substack.com. I am currently publishing a serial there. The serial will be published here as well, in pdf form, in multi-chapter volumes as I complete them.
“When I got in a spaceship and ran away from home, fearing an attempt on my life, I wondered if home would ever be the same again. Now, stranded on a strange planet where no one speaks my language and the sunsets are the wrong color, I don't care anymore. I'd go home right now if I could, and I'd be so glad to be there I'd probably say hello to any assassins lying in wait as I crossed the threshold. I can't get home unless I figure out how to fix my ship, or unless I find another human willing to help me out. But this is an uncharted planet in the middle of nowhere, so the odds that other humans have also crashed here have to be pretty slim... don't they?”
