Those of you who pay attention to science fiction may have heard that the new Star Trek series has boycotted God. Seriously. The word God is no longer allowed. They say that is in reflection of Gene Roddenberry’s vision. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for July, 2017
Caroline Murphy grew up in time. I forgot her entirely. I don’t think I even remembered that she existed. Dawn had to remind me who she was when we met in the Pleiades. But I don’t truly forget things. I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Dana Murphy was one of the most popular girls in school when we grew up. I found myself entranced with her many charms. And if I could have said it so well when I was that age, I might have[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Branan targeted the closest of Betelgeuse’s companion stars with their first interstellar, slower than light, rocket propelled colonization craft. It took decades to cross the relatively tiny interstellar gulf in sleeper ships carrying a few thousand individuals, but their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I grew up with Caroline Murphy. Sort of. She was younger than me, so I didn’t spend a lot of time thinking about her. Or being with her for that matter. She was simply the younger sister, always hanging around[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I grew up with Dana Murphy. It is the way life is when your families are clients of someone as powerful as the Hurst Family. They give lip service to the idea that all well-bred people are equal, but when[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some people describe Betelgeuse as a rogue star barging through the stellar neighborhood on the lookout for stray moons, planets, or even stars to feed its faltering furnace. Most of the stars have managed to escape on their own courses,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve spent most of my adult life playing BattleTech. I’ve read just about every novel, sourcebook, and anything published under the BattleTech name. I’ve known more about BattleTech fictional in universe history than the real world history I live in.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It took mere days for word to arrive back home that the Wolfenheim Project had departed New Earth. Commodore Dana Murphy’s sister and her destroyer squadron followed in pursuit, but the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania knew destroyers would be unsuitable for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I fought with Caroline Murphy a few times back during The War. And then there was this one day out at Sunnydale when we were assembling the fleets to attack the Hyades. Wolfenheim came through looking to stock up on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…