Many ask why we choose to bond with you. The answer is as simple as it is complicated. Humanity created us. Perhaps not your branch, but as all the gods you worship, humanity created us in their image. Do not[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for September, 2012
To answer the Fermi Paradox, some theorized that there may be aliens out there who purposefully did not Contact us. They thought that one large power or a council of powers could have made the decision that Earth, and perhaps[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Back during The War, a lot of nations sent ships to sail with The Fleet. Many stayed for a bit and then left to pass on Aneerin’s lessons. The HMS Audacious was one that stayed. She was a dreadnought, one[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Jews lost a lot of people in World War II and the Islamic Jihad, so it surprised very few that they colonized a new world just for them as quickly as they could manage it. Also not a surprise[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Those who wondered why we had no Contact often assumed grand conspiracies or catastrophic disasters that kept them away or hidden. Some suggested a far more mundane reason. Perhaps they simply could not agree on how to Contact us. Perhaps[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I served on Columbia for a time during The War. She was a good ship, built back in ’56. Back then the politicos decided to limit the construction of dreadnoughts to one a year. So the Navy used the funding[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Columbia is a name long associated with America, the ethereal woman who calls us to progress into the future. We named cities and universities after her, and spacecraft named for her led us into space. And then there is Columbia,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When I chose to be born, I knew it would be difficult. My partner was from a bad family. They thought they were a great family, and that is where the difficulties began. He recognized the truth. He had long[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Many people who answered the Fermi Paradox assumed that any alien capable of Contact would want Contact. But some theorized that they simply chose not to talk to us. To my mind, this is the most probable theory. The Peloran[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Danes sent several ships to join The Fleet that we got assigned to liaison with. I got the Havruen, named after the Danish word for mermaid. Now the old fairy tale never named the mermaid, so she picked the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…