P. E. Knapp

Took me a while, but I got there in the end. 😀

Late to the party on this posting, but. History shows that burning your boats behind you is a very good way to motivate your crew. Cortez thought so. I'm sure once Captain Reynolds and his crew realized this as their ship was destroyed, that they became much more receptive to everything that was told/taught to them by the current inhabitants.

Thanks for the comment @VBlew! Reminds me of the time I was helping friend and had to rent a cargo van to move furniture. The fuel tank wasn't full, and they didn't have time to fill it. I made them put a note on the account that it wasn't full when I received it. With the amount of fuel registering on the gauge, and it wouldn't be full when I returned it. Had the person doing the vehicle return rather miffed that they couldn't charge me the $25 to fill the tank as per the rental contract. It would have cost me more to fill it than $25, but I wasn't going to and returned it with the same amount of fuel I left with. Sometimes it's good to be old and be able to pull these memories out and use them in a book.

Thanks for the comment @akascrubber! The first step to creating a fleet. Moving him in the right direction. Unfortunately, he's has not been able to get out as much the past year.

Thanks for the comment! I wrote it for the fall anthology, but decided to post it now.

Logan could have done better, has a thing the ones that need to be fixed. Alex is just plain stupid and you can’t fix that.

Dinner, as always, was a social affair. Rarely do we have all family members in one place simultaneously. Jessica was happily chatting with Aunt Gloria and I was talking with Uncle Fran and Dad about the two week-long run I had with ANS Comet over in Seraph Sector. My ideas, combined with Uncle Fran’s technological advancements, have increased both our intelligence and our ability to respond to pirates with overwhelming force. Production of the new Armed Freighters is underway. The first of whic

Thanks for the comment @Gyrefalcon! The second book is live now. Enjoy!

🤣🤣🤣 @drsawzall! I can't stop laughing and I wish I typed that fast. But. Have no fear. Ch3 is schduled to drop tomorrow night at 6:12 pm. As fast as the 24 hr rule allows me. Two for One drops early tomorrow morning to keep 8 hrs between them as required by GA regulations.

Thanks for the comments @drsawzall! Just boyfriends.

Thanks for the comments @akascrubber! I'm thinking they are starting to see the signs. Tomorrow should answer most questions.

And the question was about Links by @ReaderPaul. Thanks for the comment @ReaderPaul! Link actually refers to the iPhone sized pad on the left wrist, that can link with any ship's, station's, planet side communication system which in turn operates on either entangled quantum particles or meson particles. Either will provide almost instantaneous communication across long distances. It also preforms the function of a tablet computer, just smaller and more of a pain to use that way. Edit: Also acts as a key type device that opens hatches. Reports your information to other computers, like checking into a hotel. And Is DNA biometric verified to individual user. You can only use your Link and no one else's as it's not tagged to your DNA.

Thanks for the comment @ReaderPaul! Link actually refers to the iPhone sized pad on the left wrist, that can link with any ship's, station's, planet side communication system which in turn operates on either entangled quantum particles or meson particles. Either will provide almost instantaneous communication across long distances. It also preforms the function of a tablet computer, just smaller and more of a pain to use that way.

Thanks for the second comment @drsawzall! It won't be a long wait. 6:12 pm tomorrow the next chapter drops. Last chapter drops 6:13 pm Sunday.

Thanks for the comment @drsawzall! Hypothermia would eventually set in (At the time of year, even being further south than San Diego.I calculated Logan shouldn't have made it the 4-5 hours he was in the water) and yeah that would be slow.

I'm really feeling the love/hate relationship with this short story. I can't answer because the answer is in the next two chapters. But! I want to answer because you're hitting it right on the head, as usual. Thanks for the comments @centexhairysub! P.S.- Does Amanda remind you of Jessica? Just an older version?

Logan Trimaran DSCVR’R Pacific Ocean The binoculars were heavy, but they operated flawlessly for checking the horizon. It has been 8 days since Eric rescued me. How he planned to sail this 56 foot trimaran to Hawaii alone? I don’t know. It takes the two of us to keep it sailing smoothly and he sleeps more now instead of taking hour long naps. He listens to the radio at set times for the weather, explaining why he turned us west earlier than he originally planned, because of the s

I didn't think it would be, but it screwed up my time schedule. Alas, I am sure I'll survive, and it is getting the attention I thought it would.😁

Thanks for the comment @Cane23! I thought about that, but then why give him a self-inflatable life jacket.

LOL. Yeah Jess. She's a good addition I can write in for filler between events or I need someone to explain things. Thanks for the comment @centexhairysub!

Thanks @centexhairysub for the comment! Yeah. I thought Janek and Hugo needed to have some time together. Marc is always busy... really unfair at times to people he dates.

Thanks @Gary L for the comment! He tripped over something going down the sugar scoop steps. No lighting or handrails. Ended up in the water. Could have been a beer bottle. Combine that with he's tired and had been drinking... bad combination at night. At least they made him wear one of the self-inflating life jackets. The first section needs a little work. I'll had trouble with it, but it will get pounded out eventually.

Thanks @akascrubber for the comment! At least he had his life jacket on. I've seen a lot of people that don't bother offshore. Offshore in my book means more than a mile from shore. I personally used to prefer 20 plus miles out. And yes. This is a short. It was written for something else, and I decided to just post it instead. Could have used the radio to hail the Coast Guard, but that is not private. Everyone would have heard it...maybe.

It's all good. I'm used to straightening out my own words. Makes other people's words easy! 😀

Thanks for the comment @Gary L! My own insomniac tendencies gave me the time to write this story. Hope you enjoy!