future - Stories

Nearly thirty years ago, the Greek compose Vangelis released the "Direct" album. One of the songs on the album was "Intergalactic Radio Station" and I've always thought "what a great name for a story." But, time came and went and I never seemed to get the proper incentive to take that title and manipulate it into words. Until now . . .

Gavin Barnett is a 21st century Marine. He is strong, professional and hard. He has one problem.. he is out of his own time.

This is a fanfic set in the "Known Universe" created by Larry Niven.
This is offered as a free homage to the cool concepts and races that have sprung from Mr. Niven’s neurons. In other words, Larry, if this poor shade doth offend, please don’t sue my furry ass.

A lone woman wakes up in an unknown environment. She finds herself in some kind of testing facility. She diesn't know why shes there. She can't even remember her identity. Forced into a gauntlet of deathly, twisted science, will she make it out alive? Or will a major discovery change everything?

Three friends stumble upon artifacts seemingly not of their world, and set out to discover what turns out to be bigger than they could ever imagine.

A Short Story

Ensuring the psychological stability of the crew for the first manned interstellar is a big responsibility.

Marna lives in a time when a computer matches everyone by genetic compatibility, but not by love. What happens when she decides to alter this system? Even worse, what happens when she finds two brothers who meet the very things she is looking for in a mate? Will she find her heart's desire?

The Deep Oceans are the last frontier of our planet. Charting has begun some time ago, but it’s time to use the resources from it. What might that process look like when we finally go to that extreme?

After visiting Daglon, the Horus crew is in search of a new job. The Society of Yanara Archives offers a search contract and hires the crew to find out about the origin of the Yanara people. Ancient documents tell of a journey through space and point to an unknown planet. The Horus crew does an elaborate research, finds a possible candidate, and sets out to explore the planet. What they find is shocking.