Aboard Zephyr, in orbit of Gliese-581, trailing Borass Station Singer had sort of gotten used to the idea that her superior was going to look a bit like someone who never got enough sleep. There was still a lot going on, and "normal" was a long way off.
Aboard Zephyr Singer and Saito arrived to a scene that was not...precisely...a riot. No, Singer thought as she took in the scene a second time. It was precisely not a riot. Riot could be seen just on the edge of one's vision, but it was not
Aboard Zephyr About two minutes too late, Singer realized that perhaps Saito had not yet been given the whole picture. The aghast look he gave her when she broke the news, however, clarified matters for her instantly. Of course he didn't know what was going on. When would
Aboard Zephyr They were thirty kiloseconds returning to Borass' orbit, which was more than it had taken either the workboat or Zephyr to get to Aquila. For one thing, neither had left from Borass—they had left from the dockyard further outsystem, and also closer in revolution to the
No episode this week. My brain just...did not want to brain this weekend. It's been doing that more often that I'd like honestly...
Our Story So Far - Click here to access past entries! Forward Aboard Zephyr Singer led a small, impromptu parade, at the front of which were herself and Saito, followed by the ambulatory survivors of Aquila, some of them assisted by members of her crew. A surprising number were determined
Aboard Aquila Within three kiloseconds of Aquila's arrival being announced to the assembly, Singer found herself back aboard the Alice's Restaurant Massacree, along with a team assembled from her crew and shipyard personnel. Kasel was with her, as was Luchny, Wasserman, and Cadotte. Wasserman and two
After one really long chapter, a short one!
The Tour, Part 2 of 2
The Tour, at last. 1 of 2
OK, folks, this week's chapter is delayed by the sudden realization that I was about to write about a tour of a ship I had not yet fully laid out in my head. I am, in fact, now going about doing some research as to how actual naval
Zeno's Starship Inspection. We keep getting closer to the actual ship...
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I got my crew a new starship for Hanukah...
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Our Story So Far - Click here to access past entries! Forward Aboard Bellerophon Lieutenant Cadotte was not good at reading people. Not good at people in general, really. People were a problem, more often than not. So Cadotte thought that it said something for the commodore's mood
OK, folks, I hate to do this two weeks in a row, but here's some real talk. I wrote this week's chapter. I don't like it very much. Now, keep in mind, I am not one of those writers who always dislikes what he
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I was at an event this weekend, and came back with my brain a little too fried to write. On the other hand, I used some of my time this weekend not actually at the event to reread what I've written so far, beginning to end. I did
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Our Story So Far - Click here to access past entries! Forward Aboard Bellerophon Singer had expected to feel perhaps a little delicate when she woke for the next Alpha Shift. Not usually one to indulge, let alone over-indulge, Singer found herself unexpectedly going drink for drink with Cadotte. Cadotte,
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"...and but for ceremony..."
Today's chapter is written but I ran out of oomph before I could edit and post it. It'll be up this afternoon!
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A conversation about the future
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Some quick musings to celebrate a year of this story
The original version of this post appeared on my Livejournal in 2007 Today is 5 November 2024. On this day in 1605, an English Catholic veteran and explosives expert named Guy Fawkes was caught in a cellar underneath the House of Lords at the Palace at Westminster. The chamber was
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Our Story So Far - Click here to access past entries! Forward Borass Station Ari ben Yosef Espinoza waited in the reception area of the commodore's office. He'd already checked in with her yeoman, who had told him that Haraldsdottir's previous call had run
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The business of cleaning up in Gliese-581 begins in earnest
