Science Fiction Stories

A story in the Swipe Right Universe
Author’s Note: This short standalone lives alongside Swipe Right. It’s meant to add texture, not homework. Read it whenever you want, and let it sit with you. Set immediately after the coronation, Darius and Amina return to the quiet spaces left behind by power. Walking the great shipyards up close, they follow a presence both ancient and restrained into a place few are invited to stand.

A The Alderian Wars Story
The last stand of the Battleship Inflexible. This is a short story about a woman and her last command. These stories are sub stories of the Swiftshire book I am working on. These are based in the Aldearian Wars. There are four major powers, but the Primary are the Alderian and the Gormarian empires. They take place roughly 5000 years from now.

A story in the Axeman Universe
Three days before my 16th birthday, I was rolling over in bed when my hand hit something. Hard. Hard enough to cut the skin and make a mess. Whatever it was, was gone before I opened my eyes, though, so I had no idea what it was. (Repost with corrections)

A Story in the Ol' Blues Eyes - Jake River's Eighth Invitational Universe
Deputy Rick Dawson knew that someone (the infamous Doritos Bandito) was stealing trucks full of the tasty junk food – but why? Little did he realize that in order to solve this mystery he’d have to spend a night dancing under the stars. A short screwy tale of love and tasty triglycerides.

A Swarm Cycle Story
Hope and Solomon are looking for revenge. Sonia and Kwanza are looking for safety. Ajabu is looking for a way out. The Confederacy's Kindertransport program is looking for passengers. Everyone wants to help the fight against the Swarm in their own way.

A Story in the The Anomaly Universe
Paul had never believed that he could qualiify for passage aboard the Interplanetary Space Ship Intrepid on its mission across the Kuiper Belt to investigate the unknown entity known as the Anomaly that lies beyond the edge of the Solar System. Neither has anyone who has ever met him. But notwithstanding his evident unsuitability, Paul and his new wife Beatrice are passengers on a voyage beyond the solar ecliptic in the company of the Solar System's most expert scientists.

A Swarm Cycle Story
Is there life after death? From the files of the Office of Targeted Extractions.

Ken is totally blind, but something very strange happens when he reaches puberty: He starts seeing sex organs. Red is for male, green for female. Then he finds that the new girl Lisa at the blind school has the same kind of vision. They are drawn to each other, and drawn to sexual exploration as they are exposed before each other. They see things both wonderful and not so wonderful that are hidden from the sighted.

A Swarm Cycle Story
This is not a complete story, it is merely a couple of scenes from the end of the "Independent Command" storyline. I have no intention of ever turning this into a novel; it is merely a response to a question on the Swarm author's list about how to respond to a disaster in that universe