HeyJaredM. Pax
Author for those who love to escape this world. The bizarre beckons to me. I blame Oregon. 👽Amateur astronomer👽 herder of cats 👽gardener 👽obsessive picture taker 👽love cheesy bad movies 👽hoarder of books 👽cancer survivor 👽 mpaxauthor.com
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Take 117, Testing. (opens the original)
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Stopover at the Backworld’s Edge, Book 2 of the Backworlds series is on sale for 99¢! (opens the original)
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The Sky is Not Empty (opens the original)
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M. Pax TalesOriginal fiction by M. Pax. Human Written and Read by M. PaxTHE SKY IS NOT EMPTYA M. Pax TaleThijin Ocklan has spent most of her life working for Heliox Corp Industries on Io, following regulations, breathing recycled air, and keeping her head down. Until she decides to skip work.Sneaking past the Internal Oversight Patrol, Thijin discovers an abandoned deep-sky observatory outside the colony. There, for the first time in her life, she sees Io as it truly is and Jupiter looming above
Retirement Plan (opens the original)
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Islands in the Lake (opens the original)
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