Illusions of Godhead
_The Tannadorean Expedition reaches the End of the World, faces its first major challenge, and is forced to make a weighty decision about how much overcoming that challenge is worth._ _Here is the third part of_ There Shall Be Wings_, in which the...
The Interview
_Fresh out of college, a young retriever faces his first job interview and boy does it have some unconventional parts to it. Red wolves!_ _Let's take a break from steampunk adventuring to have some good, uncomplicated smut....
Dreaming of Skies to Conquer
_The survey ship Otiric picks up a new passenger, Kio and Sessla-Daarian test some new technology, and Jan Keering finds a new companion as the End of the World approaches..._ _And here's part two of my steampunk adventure novel_ There Shall Be...
On this New Sea
_A group of scientists and explorers set their sights on the End of the World, an impassable and chaotic tempest beyond which no sailor has ever ventured._ _This is the first chapter of_ There Shall Be Wings_, which is my Guaranteed Novel of 2016 in...
First Impressions
_The cruiser Dark Horse responds to a distress call to find some fierce aliens and an opportunity to learn from different cultures. As you do._ _Well it looks like _Madison May of the Star Patrol _has been picked up for a second series, or something...
The Trouble with Coyotes, Part One
_Coyotes! One is a problem. Two is just, well, asking for it. Dr. Miguel Ribeiro ought to know that, but when an old friend shows up with a risky, coyoterrific proposition he has to think things over..._ _Let's kick off December with some coyote...
Favors
_Danny Hayes advances the plot by being his usual self, and teaches us some lessons in Meaningful Relationships. As you do, when you're a stoat. Wait for the stunning twist :P_ _Oh, well look who's back. Danny expands his mutual understanding with...
Courrez aux combats
_Captain Tindall's company is thrown back into the fray with an assault on a minor planet that brings back a familiar face. Over the following weeks, the moreaus find different ways of responding to the stress -- and, nearby, Alrukhan makes his...
To that fine, fine music
_Ellis Bjørnestad is an Australian koolie, captain of the survey ship Walküre, and he does not have a lot of time for company. But a stopover at the gritty, rundown Tartarus Station comes with its own reasons to reconsider. You gotta count a jaguar's...
Wade in the water
_Ghosts both recent and old come back to haunt moreaus and humans alike. Captain Tindall tries to understand his moreau charges, to varying degrees of success. Alrukhan and Piper get closer, and the shepherd Chanatja comes clean to Sergeant Martin, his...
Into the jaws of Death
_A 2/49 meets the face of battle for the first time as a training exercise turns into something far less innocuous. The company finds itself outnumbered, outgunned, and outclassed -- but resilient to the end._ _And we're back! The third chapter of_...
The paragon of animals
_The adventures of Alpha Company, Second Battalion continue apace with word of a new transfer. The animal soldiers of the company become closer to their human counterparts -- in some cases quite a bit closer -- and see action for the first...