Malcolm McDonnell grew up in a world before Contact, when we still thought we were alone in the universe. Then the Peloran brought medicines that nearly wiped out diseases, and extended the human lifespan into the centuries. They helped us[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for January, 2020
J. R. R. Tolkien died before I was born. I do not remember a time when he lived. But his works dominated my youth. I learned how to spell grey the proper way because of him. And yes, I started[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The alien Shang attacked us in 2304. They blew Yosemite Station out of Earth orbit and dropped it all over the western half of America. They obliterated Washington DC with a missile bombardment and brought nuclear winter to my home.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 2205, we learned the answer to one of the oldest questions of all time. Are we alone? They brought medicines with them that nearly wiped out diseases, and extended the human lifespan into the centuries. They helped us study[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 2205, we learned the answer to one of the oldest questions of all time. Are we alone? They brought medicines with them that nearly wiped out diseases, and extended the human lifespan into the centuries. They helped us study[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 2205, we learned the answer to one of the oldest questions of all time. Are we alone? They brought medicines with them that nearly wiped out diseases, and extended the human lifespan into the centuries. They helped us study[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 2205, we learned the answer to one of the oldest questions of all time. Are we alone? They brought medicines with them that nearly wiped out diseases, and extended the human lifespan into the centuries. They helped us study[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
When the Socialist Republic of Juneau retired its Life Debt system, many people were In Default, having Run from their Debt. Some had been Collected, and were serving out their sentences via Service to the State. Others were still Running.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I grew up in the 1990s. I spent the first two decades of my life traveling and moving all over the United States. I’ve been to something like fourteen schools all told, and lived in numerous towns in Northern Minnesota[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The lowest classes of the Socialist Republic of Juneau under the old Life Debt system were filled with those burdened under generations of legal or social infractions that had ballooned their Life Debt beyond any ability to repay. Others earned[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…