The days following John’s introduction were quiet. People in town were still getting a feel for what they could get away with now that a new authority figure had arrived.
John ignored most ...
2024-04-24 23:51:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few weeks were much the same for Alexander. His only customer was the same guy from before. At first, he didn’t mind. Work was work and he was still making money, even if it wasn’t muc...
2024-04-23 23:50:48 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a strange feeling knowing he was free. Sure it had taken over two years, but it had come far faster than Alexander had predicted or even planned for. The fact that he hadn’t foreseen this ...
2024-04-23 00:37:35 +0000 UTC View Post“Now what?” Deputy Seline asked.
“Now you go back to the jail and wait for our illustrious Sherrif to come around.”
“Are you sure? Aren’t you worried about what Pappy Klein ...
2024-04-22 00:13:01 +0000 UTC View PostWhat is your name, Deputy?” John asked as the pair walked through the town.
“Seline, Mr. Smith.”
“Call me John. Tell me, Seline, what are the major issues you deal with here?”...
2024-04-21 23:53:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe nervous foreman led John to a wrought-iron fenced-in two-story house. The fenced-in area around the house wasn’t large, but it was telling. Especially since no other house in town sported a s...
2024-04-21 00:43:43 +0000 UTC View PostAs John approached the broken train car, he got a few odd looks from the people milling around outside. It seems people had been curious about what he was up to. The only person to approach him was...
2024-04-21 00:21:02 +0000 UTC View PostAfter his eventful delivery on the fifth ring, a few weeks went by in blissful peace, where Alexander’s only concern was reading more technical documents and moving about scrap along with other d...
2024-04-20 00:08:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Got some temporary covers for when both books go live on RR. Let me know what you think.
2024-04-19 11:49:06 +0000 UTC View PostLOCATION: PETROV STATION
SYSTEM: GLIESE 667
DATE: 2397
The days kind of just blurred into one another for Alexander. At least he wasn’t still stuck as a passenger inside his own...
2024-04-19 01:03:01 +0000 UTC View PostBy the time John walked back to the train, most of the people who had fled into the surrounding forest had made it back. Quite a few of those were milling around outside discussing something.
John was trying to read a book when he was rudely interrupted by the whistle of the train and the shouts of panic from the other passengers.
He wasn’t the smartest man around but it didn’...
2024-04-17 01:42:23 +0000 UTC View PostLOCATION: PETROV STATION
SYSTEM: GLIESE 667
DATE: UNKNOWN
Alexander stared at the lights and soon another image flashed by. He noted it and mentally started counting the seconds. ...
2024-04-15 23:51:06 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 1
LOCATION: PETROV STATION
SYSTEM: GLIESE 667
DATE: 2392
The aging recycler smiled and stood from his chair to greet his newest ...
2024-04-15 00:53:03 +0000 UTC View PostCale Dawkins watched the horizon through a looking glass as he chewed on the tough jerky in his mouth. He wanted to savor the flavor because it was the last of their meat. If this job didn’t pan ...
2024-04-13 17:02:29 +0000 UTC View PostJohn quickly buttoned his shirt, then threw on a grey pinstripe vest over it. It took him a moment to tuck the tie in behind the vest but he took the time to make it look good even though he was in...
2024-04-12 22:28:44 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone. I know it’s been a while, but the wait is almost over. Before we get to that, some changes.
The first change some of you might notice is I have gotten rid of the $3 tier. As...
2024-04-06 21:01:00 +0000 UTC View PostAlrighty! It is time to help me decide which new series to focus on. My goal is to write both of these concurrently, but one will take precedence over the other. The first two chapters in the rough...
2024-02-17 23:48:12 +0000 UTC View PostMany of you asked what happened to everyone else, so here it is, Enjoy.
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“How is she?” Eugene a...
2024-02-11 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post“Soo, slow down,” Ranthall called.
Soo grumbled under his breath. “We have hardly begun this expedition, Ranthall. How do you expect us to complete it if every five minutes, ...
2024-01-31 13:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostNorman whirled around, trying to find the source of the voice. But there was nothing except the chain of planets.
Then he tried to respond, only to realize he had no mouth. Then it...
2024-01-31 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post“You have no idea what you are dealing with. If you unleash that amount of energy, it could be catastrophic,” Norman tried to reason with the man.
“More catastrophic than the end of the...
2024-01-29 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe Admiral shook his hand before motioning for Norman to take a seat. “Sorry for asking you to come all this way. I know it’s a hassle with the expansion. But I thought this was better done in...
2024-01-26 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“This is the last one?” Norman asked.
Saliu flipped the page on the clipboard he was holding and scanned down it with his finger before tapping it. “Yes, this is the last one we are sch...
2024-01-24 13:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostNorman appeared in the middle of a small copse of trees. He looked around and found a helpful sign pointing in the direction of the array. He sighed and tromped forward. This was the seventh array ...
2024-01-22 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe workers went about laying out the array with rapid but precise movements. It wasn’t the first time they had done it, not even close. Norman had lost track of how many arrays his people had se...
2024-01-19 13:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post“Drop your gun and go stand over by your sister, and don’t try anything dumb. I have no reason to keep you alive.” Toby glared at Norman but put his gun down and slowly walked over to his sis...
2024-01-15 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe much smaller group stepped through the portal. It was quite a bit different than using a teleporter. With a teleporter, you didn’t experience the time between points, but you did feel the aft...
2024-01-12 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostNorman stepped out of the stairwell into what felt like the icy fingers of death itself. That was pure hyperbole, he had died enough times to know what death felt like.
The creeping cold crac...
2024-01-10 13:00:09 +0000 UTC View PostAs Eugene waited outside the conference room, he occasionally heard someone cry or beg to be let go from the other side. He did his best to ignore what was going on behind the doors as he orchestra...
2024-01-08 13:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post