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ST:HMB Naked Impulse, Part 1
All right, people! It's time to Get Naked and Get Looney! Star Trek fans know and love the episodes ST:TOS "The Naked Time" and ST:TNG "Naked Now." It's time for the HMB Impulsive to have its own wacky infection. If you don't remember these episodes, you might want to...
Doall’s Do-Over now a book
If you enjoyed this story, then get it as a novella. If you haven't been following Ellie's adventure in time or if Google led you here, then read on about this new Space Traipse novella. https://www.amazon.com/Doalls-Do-Over-Space-Traipse-Story-ebook/dp/B08VM7NKFQ...
ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 20
Captain’s Log, Intergalactic Date 676593.54 I’m going to have some words with the Living History Society about their instructions when working with the Big Rock Donut of Time. We were having a grand time in the Wild West when my ops officer, Ensign Ellie Doall, got...
ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 19
Regency Romance Ellie shrieked as a beam of light struck Jirek and he plopped to the ground at her feet. She shrieked again as two figures in grey, one armed, rushed toward her. “It’s okay! It’s me!” Shree said. She embraced Ellie, then pulled back and scanned her...
“They Also Serve”: The Love Story Behind the Story in The Planetary Anthologies: Saturn
There are so many ways my husband, Rob, and I are perfect for each other. Writing was one of them. We were both lieutenants in the Air Force when we met, and on a date, Rob told me about this wonderful story idea he’d been toying with about a young officer who did his...
ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 18
Ellie younger needn’t have worried about blending in. Everyone was wearing an asaya flower on their person, and many were wearing masks. She snuck in through a side entrance usually used by the staff, snatched a glass of something fruity from the table, and sauntered...
ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 17
The first thing teen Ellie did was put on music just loud enough to cover her activities but not so loud it caused her mother to bang on the door demanding she turn it down. She also chose an Earth band, even if she’d rather have listened to a Logic composer. Her...
ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 16
Goynee dropped Ellie-as-Shree off at the front of Jorseen’s house, wished her luck, then drove away. She sighed, resigned, and entered the house. Jorseen looked up from the book he was reading, took in her despondent face, and rose to grab her arm and lead her to a...
ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 15
Ellie sat in the car, drumming her fingers on her lap in agitation rather than calculation. She’d tried apologizing. She’d tried reasoning with her mother. She’d tried appealing to her father. But aside from telling them everything, which she was sure she’d not done...
ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 14
Equestrian studies had been canceled, since school was letting off early so that the girls could get their hair and dresses done just right for meeting their One True Love. However, they all had to at least tend to their steeds, and Ellie had been invited to stay and...
ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 13
“Why are you doing that?” Natalia demanded. She was staring at Ellie’s hand. For a horrifying moment, Ellie thought her cover was blown. She decided to bluff. “This? It’s just a trick a friend taught me. It helps you keep track of complex variables.” “I know what it...
ST:HMB Doall’s Do-Over, Part 12
Ellie Elder was wishing she could be dismissed. Lunch was a standard Chatwayan affair, but less tasty. Her parents (Hiro and Natalia) had never been able to handle the richness and spiciness of most of the world’s foods, and their cook had adapted the recipes to...