I grew up with many rules. Wake up early. Go to bed early. Study. I spent my youth following the rules, studying them, and learning how to use them. After the Shang came, I chose to use the rules to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for March, 2012
I don’t like rules. I never have. That made me real bad at following the minister’s commandments back in the old days. I was always looking for ways around them. I always came up with explanations why I really wasn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When we began choosing Terran partners, we knew it would change everything. The Peloran don’t question rules by their nature. It was one of the things that made them good soldiers for the Albion. It also made them good partners[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I grew up on a country estate outside Philadelphia with a family of cats. They had their own place as far away from the main house as they could build it. We didn’t charge rent. They kept their distance, and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I like dogs. Some of my best friends are dogs. I love working with dogs. Seems that loyalty made it through the uplifting process, and even though they don’t think we’re gods anymore they still love to play with us. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Terran branch of humanity is fascinating in a way we have not seen since the Albion died. The moment you had access to Albion science, you uplifted many of your most cherished friends. Dogs, cats, dolphins, and many other[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hello, my name is Jack. Dreams are amazing things. They show us what we want, what we are afraid of. They show us what we could have if we had the courage to take it, or what we would have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dogs have a long and illustrious history of going to war with us for thousands of years. The Egyptians, Romans, Celts, Persians, and many others have used them in battle, as guards, or as trackers. The Romans especially were known[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Minnesota is my home. It always will be. The hills, the lakes, the birds, even the fraking mosquitoes the size of birds. The smell of a morning rain coming in on the lake breeze. That is what I love about[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The preparations to leave Alpha Centauri strained the Peloran ability to rebuild their damaged ships, to build new fighters and drones, and to upgrade the Western Alliance ships that would fly with them. They never could have done it without[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…