A bit of a slow start this one. A young teenage boy finds himself staying for a few weeks with his estranged-from-parents older sister, and where things aren't quite what they initially seem. (No actual dwarfs involved)
A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
Stanley drops out of agricultural school to join the Navy, and is sent off to a space station known as the Pinwheel to complete his training as a UNN marine, there he meets Raz, an unruly alien who he will be forced to befriend if he wants to complete the program.
Adam, smarting a recent divorce, is renting a bungalow from a friend until he can find a permanent residence. A call to an electrician to fix a faulty outlet results in Kara showing up for the job. He discovers she has similar interests and invites her to dinner, which she reluctantly accepts. They fall in love. Adam is surprised to learn Kara is a 29-year-old virgin. At her request he deflowers her. Their love is tested when Kara suspects, despite their engaging in safe sex, she is pregnant.
After catching my uncle playing with my young girl's panties, he jerked off into my face. I didn't appreciate it and I plotted with my dad to get even with him. What ended up happening was weirder than anything I could have imagined and had little to do with revenge. Another fun story from the Megan Universe.
A story in the Kaire Universe
The Deviant war was killing a lot of Kaire and even though we were winning we needed to adapt. I was picked to travel to a friendly empire to learn what I could about human space fighters. I got more than I expected and sent details and plans ahead to make and refit fighters. There were still battles ahead and it would be the first time we used the small ships but it was time to take the fight to the Deviants.
A story in the Kaire Universe
The Deviant war continued as the Kaire slowly begin to react. This time it was the system of Glint. A new warrior is sent to one of the distant plains cities to fight. His idea to strike from building to building works extremely well. Before long they are sending captives to safety and killing the last of the Deviants.
Another story from Kate's Journal (1) My cousin came to stay with Mom and me over Christmas break. I was in my first year at community college, but still hadn't found anyone I was comfortable enough with to trust with my first time. I thought we were just playing around, but I didn't realize I was playing with fire.