There’s one thing that the galaxy has shown humanity. Life’s resilient. Individual life forms die, but life in all its myriad ways continues. No matter how harsh a world is, you will find life of some kind there. You see,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The Southerners that settled Texas brought their slaves with them. Mexican law required them to free the slaves, and years of legal wrangling followed. It wasn’t the only crisis Mexico had though. Between Indian raids in the north and south,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some of my best friends are Arnami. I grew up with them, swimming in the Great Lakes and the Boundary Waters. Others I met after The War when I traveled out to their space. They’re pretty much like us in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The universe Earth found upon expanding to the stars was interesting. It was full of more habitable worlds than anyone had expected. But at the same time, many worlds suffered from titanic disasters of the distant past that left them[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After removing the Indians from their land and sending them west of the Mississippi, the South began to look for further expansion opportunities. At the same time, Mexico had only recently become independent from European control, and much of her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Arnami had thousands of worlds back before The War. Had. I’ve flown through their space. Lots of empty now. The Shang were real dedicated to finishing them off. I know some people say they’re dying now. I don’t know. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Habitable planets are very common. Most stars of approximately the right temperature have them. Plants. Animals. Humans can eat them all. They have the right nutrients. We almost never need to resort to terraforming. It’s a mystery. Humanity expected a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The South needed more political power to protect their way of life. For that they needed more people and more representatives in Washington. The Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River didn’t count for that. Previous presidents had maintained[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Arnami really do have a kazillion eyelids. Their amazingly light-sensitive eyes can see deep under the ocean surface. Normal surface light would blind them if it weren’t for the eyelids. And yes, all those eyelids closed against the light[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The European branches of my family considered America a threat to their future. They saw an issue that could break it. Slavery. The North was opposed to the very idea of Slavery on religious and economic grounds. The South depended[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…