Archive for February, 2013

28 Feb

Secrets under skin

Ship’s log, 19:45, 28 June 2214 Location: Approaching Feras orbit, Lambda 1 system Status: Sublight transit   This system is thick with ships. I thought there were a lot the last time I was here, but that was nothing compared to this. The beacons are bleating constantly, trying to guide ships into the correct orbital […]

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25 Feb

Author’s Note: Starwalker spreading through the internets

(Cross-posted from my writing blog.) It’s no secret that I adore my readers. It is in part because of how much time they spend on my work, and today I’m delighted to share some of their effort with you. Thanks to one of my lovely readers, Francisco, Starwalker has joined the illustrious maze of information on […]

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20 Feb

Interlude

Ship’s log, 22:19, 27 June 2214 Location: JOP to Feras FTL corridor Status: Sublight transit   I feel like I’ve been out of the universe for an age, as if I’m disconnected from the bigger issues driving the world around me. Normally, it would be rare to be within sensor range of another ship in […]

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13 Feb

The algorithm for trust

Ship’s log, 16:32, 15 June 2214 Location: Beta Apodis to Alpha Centauri FTL corridor Status: Sublight transit   Tick another fixed star off my list: Alpha Apodis is healed and settled down again. We only Stepped in and out of it once, fairly recently, so it was much easier to soothe her patterns than the […]

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06 Feb

Short: Blindsided

Hello, lovely readers! This week’s post is fighting me, and I’m not quite well enough to beat it into shape just yet. Instead, here’s the next short in the series, about our beloved captain. It follows on from the last short a little. Sit back and enjoy the ride as I crank up the way-back […]

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