A Swarm Cycle Story
With AIs watching everything, all the time, how can humans mutiny against a tyrannical, sadistically abusive, Captain? Boats knew Captain Dreck had to die. How? Then, what? My thanks to TrunkMonkey, Doc, the late pcbondsman, Steve, Fred, and Reluctant Sir for their editing, proofing, and altogether making this a better read. Note: A few real people and places inhabit this story, but everything is fiction. Even cited opinions.
An American college student spending a year in Upper Danubia as part of the University of Danubia’s student exchange program. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Marcia Shevat begins her time in Danubia completely nude. Needless to say, her time in Danubia was more than she ever hoped or expected it to be.
David meets Helen. There is instant rapport. What could go wrong? Sod's law says if it can go wrong it will go wrong, probably catastrophically. Can they ever beat Sod at his evil game? This is a long, slow meandering story, you have been warned.
A free-lance writer returns to the mountains of NE Tennessee where he grew up. He came back to write about a legendary creature that has been talked about for 70 years. He'd heard the story many times as a kid, but now there was real evidence it was back and just as hungry as ever. Donald Wayne 'Coop' Cooper is here to discover the truth about the creature and take pictures to prove or disprove its existence.