They say that every thing that does not kill you makes you stronger. If that is true, than I must be Hercules by now, considering all the things that have failed to kill me. The Shang tried real hard, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for March, 2014
Grecian politics had long been divided and the new king of Greece replaced his military leaders with people more loyal to him than those who drove the Ottoman nationalists to the edge of defeat. The new leaders lost the greatest[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Betelgeuse colony expedition consisted of hundreds of literal starships. They were Slower-Than-Light ships of course, but in other ways were actually far more advanced than our scout. Luckily for all of us we each had First Contact procedures, us[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dixie spread her army of drones made from used cars and cobbled together guns throughout Texas to fight the drug gangs wherever she could find them. She lost many of them to well-armed gangs capable of taking on even organized[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The nationalist revolution stood against the Allies in the remains of the Ottoman Empire after World War I ended. Unable to crush the revolution through peacekeeping measures, the Allies commenced full-scale invasions of the Ottoman Empire once again. The Greeks[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Betelgeuse had colonized a half dozen nearby star systems by slow-boating it across the interstellar void. They avoided single-star systems in favor of multiple star systems full of available real estate, and even the youngest of them had millions of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
After chasing the drug gangs out of Lubbock, Dixie and her inner circle of friends began to prepare for the far more serious problems inherent in the depression. Civilized society was taking a real pasting from those accustomed to dealing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There are easy times in life. There are hard times in life. There’s times of peace, and times to make war. I like peace myself. Always have. But there’s no use in going halfway when it comes to war. Win[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When the Allies discovered the nationalist revolution brewing in the mountains of the Ottoman Empire, they moved swiftly to crush it. They arrested the members of the government funneling resources to the revolutionaries. They thought it would quell the rebels. […]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The birds flew Slower-Than-Light, but not by much, spaceships throughout the six stars and dozens of planets spread throughout Betelgeuse. They had a thriving economy, vibrant culture, and a truly massive population. Something like one trillion, yes with a t,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…