"The Earth speaks and Geology is the science of listening," his father told him when he was six years old. It was a simple enough answer to a child who's view of the world around him was still evolving. Michael never forgot those words. Nor did the bedtime stories of volcanoes, earthquakes, and shifting tectonic plates ever fail to amaze him ( Read more... )

He's beginning to learn that a First Officer is never off duty. There are always people watching, waiting for him to make the next move, give the next set of orders, or just generally set the example. It's only in the privacy of his own quarters where he can forget the standards. Forget the expectations. And have a moment to himself. For ( Read more... )