I was born to fly an Avenger. I was built with the best American technology, but while our technology was lightyears ahead of where it had been a century before, we were still far behind what the Peloran could do. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The veterans saved us when the federal government collapsed. Some politicians tried to use private armies they had spent decades recruiting to hold onto their power. Some even attempted election fraud. In the end, the veterans stood up and just[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I volunteered. I fought. I thought I wanted revenge. I was wrong. All I wanted was my life back. When it was done, I retired and went on with my life as best I could. I never did get back[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first Terran cyber was born in 2205, the year we made Contact. Her name is Juliet, and in being born she joined a revolution. It started long ago, long before a Pelorn looking for a friend built the first[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When the central government effectively collapsed, the individual States had to pick up the slack. In some cases they fell as well without federal support, and the counties and cities took up effective control. Police forces and Sheriff posses took[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Everybody should have an emergency kit with them at all times. You need to have first aid equipment for injuries, food and water, and the like. You should also have a change of clothes and of course a towel. Why[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Peloran created us. Most of us still are Peloran. But we have spread out over the millennia. The Arnam of course. Joining the Terran and later the Aesiran was seen as risky though. Neither race has the gene-deep devotion[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The veterans who came home during the Second Great Depression found a government with no money to pay them. They found devastated economies with no available jobs. They found homes in foreclosure. It was the end of the world. Most[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
If I’m ever near an American system around Armed Forces Week, I try to show up for the festivities if I can. I’ve learned to play the bugle over the years, so I even get to march in the parades. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I love Armed Forces Week. I can deck myself out with a flag or three and jump into formation with a bunch of real warships. It is fun to fly with them from time to time. And then of course[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…