
"Words We Say Instead" by Brit E. B. Hvide
LeVar Burton Reads
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The Landis System, Landis, and Ziggy
Iara knows that people like her don't deserve to cry. They don't deserve regret or heartache after what they've done. She doesn't have any pictures of Zig. Can't bear to keep them around. But stuck under the metal corner of her console is a picture of Belal in their dress blues beside their ship. Instead of an execution, Belal had been shuffled off to a jail cell. Why are good people locked up? Why are good ships torn apart? How do bad people get to follow orders and walk away unscathed? There's no fairness to it. But it is. Iara isn't a good person, but she knows other words to cover up
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