Some of you spent the weekend enjoying time with family. Some of you went to church. Some of you celebrated that Christ was reborn. Some of you made fun of those who celebrate Easter for its religious significance. Some of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Diaries
I try to stay away from modern politics here. Try and fail more than I’d like. The reason is that I like to tell stories in a universe where we did enough right that people like to live in it.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The Shang are painting us with sensor sweeps,” Betty reported and glanced towards one of the displays where it showed a complex diagram of colors. “We’re scattering and jamming below detection levels. But I think they’re getting suspicious.” “Prepare to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The smart tactical move would be to run while we can,” Jasmine said. Jack nodded. It would be the smart move. Avengers were hypercapable and his cargo wasn’t important enough to die for. But he still had one question, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are only a few hours left to create the name of a character that will soon be published in our little science fiction anthology. I know some of you may be interested in such an opportunity. The character who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Ready?” Betty asked. “Launch,” Jack ordered. “Launching,” Betty announced and their Avenger shuddered as it fell away from Vagabond at the maximum burn their maneuvering thrusters could manage. He looked up to see the long train of their Privateer-class freighter[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Now some of you calendar conscious people may have recognized that yesterday was April Fools Day. And some of those who know the guy who runs Dairycon has a practical joker side to him. Now I’m writing this little news[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Friday at Dairycon I helped run the gaming day, where people game by to have fun and play games. And because I’ve had lots of experience with running games over the years, I’ve been one of the guys they ask[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m off to see the Prime this weekend. Optimus Prime. Some of you may know that I’ve been a fan of giant robots for years. That love started with Transformers, and today I’m off to a convention full of Transformers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Alarms came to life around him, loud enough to wake the dead. “Contact! Contact!” Engines growled and Jack felt a momentary press of gravity before the inertial compensators synced with the acceleration. They needed work too. “Three ships behind[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…