/authors/3586088863/ Recent content in 3586088863 on Utopia Stories Library Hugo en-us /stories/20724/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 /stories/20724/ <p><em>Author&rsquo;s Note: Dedicated to those who like secure straitjackets and powerful women. Derivative works and sequels are welcomed, but please acknowledge this work.</em></p> <p><strong>Chapter One</strong></p> <p>As soon as I dive through the door, I realize something is wrong.</p> <p>Certainly, many things are right and familiar. There is the exhilarating feeling of weightlessness, the whipping of the jumpsuit, and the roar of the wind.</p> <p>And then, there is the afternoon sun glistening off the distant desert lake. But this beautiful sight is part of the problem.</p>