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Warp Speed and Distances – Are We There Yet?
Funny thing. I decided to add a little {chuckle} realism to the next story, so I looked up how long it would take to go to RCW 38, which is the birthplace of stars and repository of a colossal number of brown dwarfs. (See what I did there? Colossal – dwarf?) Why?...
Best laid plans…or what I did on my Christmas vacation
So, remember how I took a break from Space Traipse so I could write the next story and build a story bible for reference? I promise I had really intended to do that, but then life got in the way. To whit: A horrific and pervasive sinus infection that’s affected my...
Emo Love Poetry by Teleporter Chief Dolfrick Dour
I sent my love to space today Atomized to a quantum spray Her very self reduced to cold equations. One miscalculation And she loved me no more.
Accidental Undeath 3/3
I could go for help. I couldn’t transform like others could--never tried, it just weirds me out too much--but with my vampire strength, I could pull her car out, drive to the nearest town--it’s what? 20 miles or so away? I could find a phone, call it in. I could--...
Accidental Undeath 2/3
All alone, so young, her blood so fresh— I was getting dizzy, kind of drunk with shock and desire. It wasn’t like the kind of desire you surmise from those Dracula movies. It was more like waving a steak at a wild animal. You know, more feral. Feral. That was the...
Accidental Undeath, Part 1/3
Since it's Halloween, I thought I'd post one of my short stories, "Accidental Undeath." It's not humor, but it is fun, and it was written many years ago. Enjoy. “Oh, God, please, please don’t die!” I held her broken body in my arms and tried desperately to remember...
Lessons learned from a year of writing series stories.
Last week, I finished “Lone Star,” the fifth and longest episode of Space Traipse: Hold My Beer. I’ve been writing this series for over a year now, and for those 9 faithful followers Google says I have: Thanks for joining the ride! Spoilers: There will be more...
ST: HMB, Episode 5: Lone Star, Part 32
Finally! The happy ending - and happy for more than just the people on the Lone Star. What's been going on with Enigo and Loreli, you ask? Let's find out! What do you mean, you didn't think anything was going on? Go here and figure out where you got lost, then make...
ST: HMB, Episode 5: Lone Star, Part 31
J.R.'s life depends on Dour's knowledge of arcane teleporter physics. Can Dour do the math? Let's find out! Don't know what's going on? Go here to catch up. Twenty-seven minutes after Dour’s instructions were given, Captain Tiberius led a small group to Teleporter...
ST: HMB, Episode 5: Lone Star, Part 30
We have to cure J.R. before Enigo kills him! Fortunately, Enigo has an idea, and Teleporter Chief Dour is the key. Read on! Don't know what's going on? Go here and figure out where you got lost, then make your way back. Teleporter Chief Dour had actually gone to the...
ST: HMB, Episode 5: Lone Star, Part 29
Oh, no! J.R. is evolving past the Mitchell Line. This is NOT GOOD. Enigo is ready to do his duty and take him out for the good of humankind. Jeb nodded. “Let’s not give up just yet. How long do we have?” Dr. Pasteur shrugged. “He’s adapting to our attempts to keep him...
ST: HMB, Episode 5: Lone Star, Part 28
They've done it again! the HMB Impulsive saved the planet, saved the Lone Star, Saved the Impartial Brilliance, and saved themselves! Beers and cheers! But what about J.R.? the megalomaniac cousin who now has psychic powers? Read on.... Captain’s Log, Intergalactic...