I grew up in a world where cybers were real. I never doubted their intelligence, but I did doubt their emotions. Their humanity. I thought the cybers were conning us, projecting emotions they didn’t really feel so we would be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was one of the first ten Cowboys. A lot more came after. We’re all American. We all flew with the Peloran. Others flew with them too. British, Scottish, French, Polish…in the end, every nation in the Western Alliance sent[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When the Chinese struck, they killed three Peloran destroyers, a starbase, and every Peloran on them. It took us three weeks and five lightyears to track that fleet down. It’s kinda funny. I made my first trip to the Western[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I was one of the first Cowboys. We were ten then. We were hundreds by the end of The War. We were the tip of the spear that kicked the Shang’s asses across the universe. We were on recruitment posters,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some people say that if you can’t play golf, you can’t participate in proper politics or diplomacy. Those people have obviously never played poker. You can’t bluff in golf. You can’t stare down your opponent. Winning is all about your[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are times when I realize that everything I’ve known about life is wrong. When everything I know about an entire race is wrong. The Peloran are a very calm race, always nice from what I’ve seen, always courteous and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Do you know when it’s the best time to mount a sneak attack? I do. So do the Shang. You wait for them to be all fat and happy. Best is right after they’ve won a great victory. Once they[…]↓ 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…
The Shang hit us hard. Real hard. We stood back up and the Peloran stood with us. We figured as far away as they were from home, all we had to do was hit ’em hard and we would have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
All my life, I wanted to loaf around home on my boat wearing shorts and sandals with a guitar strapped over my shoulder impressing all the girls with my mad musical skills. But I also thought flying would be fun.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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