The Outer Colonies are the true testament of our expansion into the stars. Outside The Wall that contained us, they stretch out hundreds of lightyears to Antares, Canopus, Polaris, and the Pleiades. Clusters of many colonies huddle together for mutual[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We recruited some uplifted timberwolves for the Wolfenheim Project. After Malcolm picked the name, not before. One of Charles’ friends had a snarky sense of humor and suggested them. We also hired more cats than normal since we needed enough[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We beat the Indians. They died by the millions, most to diseases and some to guns. We gave the survivors food, medical care, and alcohol, put them in reservations, and erased the history of a once-proud people. My family called[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The uplifted timberwolves were amazing to those of us who sought them out. I will always remember the first time one of them walked up beside me and rubbed his head against my hand. I scratched him behind his ear. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Not all of the Inner Colonies are racial or cultural blends. Smaller groups, like the Scottish on New Glasgow for instance, founded some Alliance colonies. And then there are the Russian and Chinese colonies. For each nation, colonists had to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Most people think of the Wild Wild West as the period from end of the Civil War till the 1880s, during the reign of the gunfighters. Historians generally consider it to take place from 1803, when the United States purchased[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I grew up in northern Minnesota, where we had a special kind of dog. Timberwolves were the gengineers’ first wild project you see, and some called them a failure. Yes, they’re intelligent, but they refused to follow our rules. They[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Inner Colonies are linked to Earth almost as closely as the Core Worlds. Most colonists came from the many aspects of life their nation enshrined. And they are located inside The Wall of interstellar debris that separates us from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The reason there are relatively few starships is the cost of hyperdrives. Spaceships are extremely common though. Most star systems are teaming with small ships moving between planets and moons carrying cargo or passengers. People take weekend trips to vacation[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After the Civil War ended, hundreds of thousands of Americans streamed West. Defeated Confederate soldiers, weary Union cavalrymen, farmers, railroad tycoons, and more traveled Westward to make new lives for themselves. They created the Wild Wild West that many still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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