My family considered themselves above the ideas of petty national politics. Nations were a way of dividing people but not the power and assets of a family like mine. We helped the Russians and Chinese settle new colonies just as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for August, 2016
Jessica and Susan chose to become bounty hunters after The War. Yeah. Itty Bitty Jess and Big Bad Sue are on the hunt for all the bad boys out there. I’ve gone on some of their hunts and they are[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The original AIs maintain that they actually have the oldest colony in the Alpha Centauri star system. Their thousands of nano probes traveled through the system sailing the ocean of sunslight with their light sails. They explored and studied. They[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My family had dealings all over Earth and beyond. Their businesses had a presence in every nation on Earth. Every major colony felt the effects of my family’s plans and programs. We made money throughout known space by selling everything[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We Cowboys found new things to do after The War. Some of us retired and returned to Earth or wherever we grew up. Some of us stayed in space. Some of us started hauling cargo from system to system. Some[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The new Voyager Program sent AI-controlled probes into deep space on decades-long trips to star systems within twenty lightyears of our own. The nano probes traveled at 20% the speed of light in a swarm of thousands in search of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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 then they retreated to fight[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My family owned politicians and kept businessmen on retainer. We operated charitable foundations and made certain those who gave us money received the access they wanted. Golden tickets to government contracts. Understandings with powerful politicians. A night in the White[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are thousands of lakes and islands along the border between Minnesota and Canada. You can do anything up here. You can leave civilization behind or you can bring it with. You can meet someone or seek to be alone.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In addition to the system wide computer network the AIs built, they also did something else that history usually forgets about. They restarted the Voyager Program and began sending probes into deep interstellar space. Their mission was twofold. They were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…