This girl has the spark of life. This is my primary filter for new friends (girl- and otherwise) and the highest compliment I can pay. - Robin Sloan

I told them I didn't have time for this bullshit, and if either of them wanted to ask a lady out, he could do it by text message like a normal person.

IT’S A MESS when strange events smack into the windscreen of a resolutely rational mind.

In your message, you told me about your family, how you don’t have any traditions. The first time I read that, it made me sad, but then I thought about it for a while and started to feel jealous. Lois, think about it! No one cares if your restaurant has tables. You can build robots, or bake bread, or do something else entirely. You’re unencumbered by culture. You’re... light!