What does one do in the face of a relentless enemy?Stories Rule Press presents: Space Opera Digest 2021: Fight or Flight.Fight or flight is one of our most primal instincts, a leftover from primitive days. It cannot be denied. In the backwater colonies on the fringes of outer space, it is one of our most valuable skills.Ptolemy Lane. Sergeant Fisher. The Dagger. Senior Chief Jack Palahniuk. Jedidiah Kramer. Captain Hedge. Six heroes face that choice.Fight or...

"I'm not like those other freaks. The kids who can look inside your head and bring your nightmares to life.The weirdos who can steal your luck or make a thing true just by wishing it. The outliers born from the mess that followed Armageddon.The ones you call Moonflowers, half mockingly and half afraid. They're the mistakes that humanity hates – and needs.I'm not like them. I'm worse. And I'm the only thing standing between you and the legions of heaven and hell."

In the United States, a strong work ethic has long been upheld as a necessity, and tributes to motivation abound—from the motivational posters that line the walls of the workplace to the self-help gurus who draw in millions of viewers online. Americans are repeatedly told they can achieve financial success and personal well-being by adopting a motivated attitude toward work. But where did this obsession come from? And whose interests does it serve?Work Better, Live Better ...