Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Fifteen

The first sign that the travelers were closing the distance to Uat’sn made itself apparent in the transition of plant community from semi-arid chaparral to a more dense, but still open canopy, scrub woodland. The dominant “canopy” plants, if they could...

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Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-three

PART TWO: ECHO Martin gazed over the cliff southward. An antarctic wind stung his cheeks as leaned against the stone fence toward the water that crashed against the smooth-worn cliffs well over a hundred meters below him. The white spray battering...

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Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-four

Namo’s left-field question caught Martin on the back foot, and the rogue felt the foundation of the courage he had built up crumble beneath him like wet mud amidst a rushing stream. “No… no it’s not about English. It’s about you and me, err, more like,...

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Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-five

Martin sat in his cell, the pounding of his heart bordering on tachycardia belying his utter stillness on the cot. The thoughts swam by like crayfish in turbid water, muddied by his anxieties, fears, and self-flagellation as the tramp processed his...

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Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-one

The last dregs of sunlight had begun to fade from the horizon, yet the traveling duo failed to encounter any signs of their destination. As the light faded from the already dim forest, the dense canopy began to feel denser to the point where Martin was...

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Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Eleven

The dying embers of the campfire sizzled as Martin downed the last of his fifth of whiskey, the liquid searing his throat and sinuses. With the close of the workweek, the apprentice surveyor maintained the Arbour Surveying Agency tradition of...

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Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Eight

Martin managed to convince Namo to think strategically about traveling to Benuun. If he were to accompany her, they would need to get some gear, because frankly, Martin simply couldn’t fathom how Namo’s standard of comfort was low enough to where she...

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Vast, Our World and Our Resolve - Chapter Twenty-six

Martin stepped forward and offered his hand to the confused magnate. “Mr. Al-Kutami? Martin Halsted. This is my, uh, friend Namo.” The man grasped Martin’s in return and shook it, followed by Namo’s. As he shook the faun’s hand, his brow furrowed, if...

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The Children of Phi Centauri

Zasbudd deeke: bullets for a bully - the best-selling space western of 2076. hank drummond laughed; _this was supposed to keep him company for three years_?

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Frisky Booty 7: Public Region

Ls led was a space-western online shooter where players could, from the comfort of the intergalactic base built in the sierra madre mountain range, build their space robbers, space cowboys, space train conductors, and space whores and go on multiplayer

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