A story in the Catalum Universe
The cute and adorable species come to another galactic conference station, though this time in peace. This galaxy is full of peoples that can't stand predators. The cute and adorable species looks like something descending from wolves, with all the bells and whistles befitting a true predator.
A story in the Connor Family Universe
The Connor kids, Jacob and Bridget, are all grown up. See them enter a brave new world. The Marriage Extension Act (MEA) has made polyamorous marriages legal and the US Supreme Court has declared public sex a Right of Expression under the First Amendment. This is a world where life extending anagathics ensure that anyone who can afford the two million dollar price tag can live to a healthy century and more. Still growing up a Connor means there be plenty family play no matter the generation.
Alexander Connor was starting life as an explorer of the unknown universe. he bought and refurbished an older model explorer/miner mark12 and set off to explore!
This is his story of what happens.
It is said that the past determines the present and the present shapes the future. What choices does the future have when today's vision of Utopia is tomorrow's Dystopia? What is the future supposed to do when living in the now is sheer misery? Maybe the future reaches back into the past and tries to correct the most egregious sources of problems.
Tom, a single dad, gives into his daughters wishes for a stand up mirror. When he gets it home he discovers it has other uses.Can mirror images come to life?
A Swarm Cycle Story
A day at the grocery store offers many targets of opportunity...but not in a good way. Warning: mass shooting/MCI triggers! Story is parallel to The Enemy Within and Growing up. Characters from both are referenced and this story details the shooting mentioned in The Enemy Within
A man seems to spring to life, naked and with virtually no memory. He is standing in the middle of a road in a magical country, Isbardia, full of monsters, both human and demonic. He gets lucky and saves a woman from a potential rapist, and the woman turns out to become the love of his life. They find a map with a mysterious "X" on it, and this is the story of their discovery of what that mark means. 8 chapters, ~35,000 words.
A man retired from a secret government agency, hoped that his time with them was through. Little did he know that an enemy from the past was still on earth.
A young man stumbles across an unusual antique store going out of business and purchases a chess set, only to discover that it contains eight trapped Greek Gods and Goddesses. With help from some friends, he must free them all from captivity before time runs out.