Kathleen Reynolds is an old lady. Or so I like to tell her. She grew up in Iowa, on some family farm near Dubuque. She spent her youth dragging boys into cornfields or barns to keep her daddy and brothers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Jack, Betty, and Jasmine like to go to dress up for Halloween like anybody does. Sometimes they even go to conventions when they are in the right system. And they have been known to dress up in retro science fiction[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chad Adelman and myself grew up in many of the same circles. He was the heir to one of Texas’ richest families. I was the heir to a rich Pennsylvania family. We found each other at many of the same[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Julie was a bright and cheerful presence in the Cowboys from the moment we came together. When she wasn’t giving me the stink eye, of course. She acted like she knew everything I was thinking and didn’t think much of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chad Adelman was a native of the People’s Republic of Laredo, founded by the Second Great Depression-era amalgamation of old Texas and Mexico’s Laredo and Nuevo Laredo. They have expanded steadily over the centuries, absorbing numerous nearby small towns and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Julie was born in Texas like most of the original Cowboy cybers. The difference was that she was born to a native Texan. Well, more like the People’s Republic of Laredo if I’m picking nits, but that’s close enough. Julie[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Julie – “We’ve got a problem.” Chad – “What’s up?” Julie – “The Chinese are moving out of their zones. They’re threatening India, Australia, and we’ve picked up forces just outside the Midway Firewall.” Chad – “Any movement from the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jesse James had no wish to live in space before The War began. His plan from the beginning was to invest his earnings back home, fight until Wars End and then retire back to his farm and rebuild it after[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
One of the things I like most about Mary is her personality. She has all the abilities that any cyber has, but she doesn’t flaunt them. She spends as much of her time as possible in the real world, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Jesse James has no known relation to the famous historical figure, but he did prove to be an amazingly good Cowboy when the time came. He had literally bought the farm in his native Kansas during the decades of peace[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…