A mother, a grandmother, and a sensitive child. Many parents have to deal with this, and their parents help, too. But some children are very sensitive, just too sensitive…   To: Christine Hong From: Genevieve […]

A mind transplant? Cloning, copying of thought processes…let’s see how it all went, shall we? Memories aren’t perfect…all seems well. But, how does the lover of the original person feel about all of this? Difficult […]

A sound artist mulls over how one of his artistic creations may be used to kill a sentient computer. Is this art, or a method of killing? How is it useful to the general public? […]

A life of intravenous sedatives, sleep and recurring dreams, all while you recline in pods, and improvements are sought after all the time. There is competition for the best dreams, too. A few of those […]

A story about a writer? Not the first, but this details his rise as an author, and his books into box-office hit movies. It is also about a scientist who believes that he can reproduce […]

We know a lot about seedships, taking the human genome out into the great black. Of course, the ship’s computer gets people to where they need to be. You should know what it’s program is, […]

Space opera. Don’t we all love it? (Hey, not all at once.) We look up to and admire the American space program, but that program might not always be for the common good. Even these […]

Many of us play the lottery, in hope of winning the big prize, which is usually more money than you’ve ever seen, but what if the prize is something bigger and better, like the life […]

The adventure of space. To go further and faster, to be on the top of those flying boys of space, to bend if not break the rules of physics, and test your endurance to win […]

A cautionary tale for all of you who see their food stores announcing record profits. Food supply is definitely a service industry, but in the long run, you must wonder…who is servicing who? Welcome to […]

A man, a spaceship…together, working. Could that man dream about being apart from the ship, independent? Can his imagination take him away to reach his goal? — The designers of the spaceship, if there ever […]

A story of labor, the work of families and generations, the monetization of work and effort, and the idea of independence from the family and from the labormodel as a whole. How do you do […]

The science of nanorobotics is still in its infancy, but what about the extent of what nanobots can do…can it fix our problems? Maybe we really don’t want those problems fixed… Jeff Owl paced back […]

A pill on the dance floor…think again about popping it. The danger you may be in. You never know what’s in it…or who…   The Martian club scene was as dull as an old Chrystopian’s […]

PREVIOUSLY: Earth Unity Ambassador Chanda Kasmira must deal with the potential damage to a Sobrenian starcraft that could spread to the station. Chanda’s lover, Ben Farrington, leads the medical response to the injured Sobrenians taken […]

CHANDA’S LEGACY PT. 4   PREVIOUSLY: Earth Unity Ambassador Chanda Kasmira must deal with the potential damage to a Sobrenian starcraft that could spread to the station. Chanda’s lover, Ben Farrington, leads the medical response to […]

  PREVIOUSLY:  Earth Unity Ambassador Chanda Kasmira must deal with the latest threat to the Station of the Lost, where she is assigned. The nanotech damage to a Sobrenian starcraft just arrived near the station […]

CHAPTER ONE.   I remember the tension and fear at the arrival of the injured from the Sobrenian diplomatic ship as if it were still happening in front of me: — Auto-gurneys bringing in one […]

The best way to find out about the life of Jesus is to actually live it. Time travellers are doing just that. Are they interfering with time, or are their actions merely fulfilling the records […]

We all think there just isn’t anything left to trust in this crazy world, nothing in which you could put in any faith. But, there’s got to be things you can rely on, things that […]

Two of the crew of four are honeymooning and travelling in space. How well do you know the other two crew members? How well do you know your partner? What will he do do make […]

So many people regret so much in their lives. So much pain, regret, grief… This story shows the extremes to which some will go to, to get even a short respite from that pain. Only […]

Exploration can take you to some amazing places, and some places that make you wonder…what was this place like? Does it remind you of home? Someplace you’d like to return to? Can you really go […]

The rep from Zocalo, I think she called herself Kayla, wanted to discuss our son’s future. Conor just graduated high school, class of 2039, and hoped to become part of Zocalo, a process Kayla described […]

Space travel may some day be within the realm of the daredevil, the reckless young, the average kid. Some may reach for the unattainable, or what we might call the impossible. Set a record, or […]

When you go on a deep space mission, so much can change when you are gone. New for you, new history, new geography, new government. Whether its for the good or the bad…it all depends […]

There are powers we do not understand, and people who possess those powers. Therefore, we (probably) do not understand them. They can be those with the powers, and then those who are the parents of […]

Missions to new civilizations (at least, new to you) can be fraught with danger, and there’s too many opportunities to accidentally offend those who could be new friends. Be careful that what they value night […]

Lose something? Can’t find your keys? Did someone hide your wallet? Where’d your friend go? Where did my…office…go? No, you’re not forgetful or clumsy, there are forces at work making sure whatever you’ve lost stays […]

Being a part of a space-faring generation may sound wonderfully futuristic, but life with traditional people, like parents and grandparents, might mean having to look backwards to old traditions. Will we be able to look […]