A young officer in an alien planet’s military space force is sent with two other space explorers back to the supposed origin of mankind a millennium or so after it was thought to be decimated. Alpha, they called it. Due to extenuating circumstances, when she arrived on Alpha, or Earth as we know it, she was alone. Not knowing, and even fearing what she would encounter upon landing, it turned out pretty well. Pretty well for her and for what was left of Earth’s severely diminished population.
This is not a combat story, but a recounting of the activities of my father, a transport driver, and his friends in the Australian Army during World War 2. It's the incidents and events they talked about over a drink when they got together to remember the old days. Most are funny, in many ways, and some are frightening. They convey what they did to stay sane, and also why they were there. Included is the poetry by the author, nearly all of which was written whilst on active service. 24,900 words
The Wolfians realize that they have found a unique structure far beyond anything that their technology can duplicate. This is the story of their exploration of only a portion of the Dyson Sphere and how they contribute to the continued viability of the structure. Why explore only a portion of the structure? Consider that this is a sphere 200 million kilometers in diameter! The Wolfians claimed 0.23% of the area, and this is on the order of 1,706 times the size of all of the land area of Earth.
Aedan, a young and resolute navy captain, is entrusted with a mission: to uncover hidden isles whispered of in legends and cloaked in mystery. The empire's future hangs in the balance, dependent on the secrets these elusive lands may hold. With his steadfast crew and a few trusted friends, Aedan sets sail into the great unknown. Their journey is anything but ordinary.
A Character Sketches of Sketchy Characters Story "There is an underlying current that ties all bastards together. It binds them, bonds them, creates a loyalty between them where none existed previously just by their knowledge that the other is as they are. And in that current is a need, a hunger to prove that what was denied them was deserved all along." - Jurna, the Merchant
3rd place Best Incest Story 2023. It is 2005. A conservative American family with three daughters and a son decided to follow the advice of a new self-help book Casual Family Nudity. What can go wrong? Soon a pastor friend and his family visit and things take a turn, climaxes at a nudist resort. Book 2 expands to Iraq war. Minor Stargate storyline, home nudity taboos deepen. Germany end of WW II. Doubts, taboo scenes and more as the scope of the story expands. Plot matters, drives the sex.