Doug HarrisI have been reading Science Fiction since I was a teen-age boy. I have lived through a trip to the moon and sending robots to Mars. Now there is speculation about sending men and women to Mars. With the billions of people on Earth and increasing ever day, I wonder when the tipping point will be reached and the resources of our planet won't support any more people. Will we be forced to look for other worlds to colonize? I believe that we will, sooner or later. Thinking about such things has led me to write this little tale about a possible future for a group of adventurous humans. Read More Read Less