Hello, my name is Jack. I grew up in a world where cybers were real. I never doubted their intelligence, but I did doubt their emotions. Deep down, I guess I thought the cybers projected them so we would feel[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for 2304 – Forge of War – First Draft
Hello, my name is Jack. I was one of the first ten Cowboys. A lot more came after. We’re all American. We all flew with the Peloran. Others flew with them too. British, Scottish, French, Polish…in the end, every nation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. When the Chinese struck, they killed three Peloran destroyers, a starbase, and every Peloran on them. It took us three weeks and five light years to track that fleet down. It’s kinda funny. I made[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. I was one of the first Cowboys. We were ten then. We were hundreds by the end of The War. We were the tip of the spear that kicked the Shang’s asses across the universe. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. Some people say that if you can’t play golf, you can’t participate in proper politics or diplomacy. Those people have obviously never played poker. You can’t bluff in golf. You can’t stare down your opponent. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. There are times when I realize that everything I’ve known about life is wrong. When everything I know about an entire race is wrong. The Peloran are a very calm race, always nice from what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. Do you know when it is the best time to mount a sneak attack? I do. So do the Shang. You wait for them to be all fat and happy. Best is right after they’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. The Shang were a real hard enemy to fight. Smart enemies. Cunning. They weren’t ones for pointless gestures of defiance. They were real hard to kill for good. They fought until they couldn’t win, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. The Shang hit us hard. Real hard. We stood back up and the Peloran stood with us. We figured as far away as they were from home, all we had to do was hit ’em[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. All my life I wanted to loaf around home on my boat wearing shorts and sandals with a guitar strapped over my shoulder impressing all the girls with my mad musical skills. But I also[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…