Barrett Kendrick Thompson was the son of William Jr. and Meredith Thompson. William and Meredith were from wealthy families and lived off their trust funds. Madeline Thompson was the family matriarch with three children: Benjamin, Melanie, and her youngest, William Jr., named after her late husband, William. Benjamin and Melanie's children were all girls, and Madeline pressured Junior to have a child. She wanted a grandson and hoped Junior and Meredith could produce one.
Tamara is coming of age and learning about a four-letter word. Single Ship pilots are a strange breed; not really anti-social but unsocial. They can get by just fine for months and even years on end with only voices on their radios for company. Every now and then, though, they are faced with things outside their experience.
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 Story in the Eros Universe
Roger rescues Amber from being killed by her old Master. While she is recovering, he explains his origins on Eros. Amber joins him in his business. After a time she goes to visit her father. It turns out to be a very bad trip. This is story one in the Eros Universe.
A hiker stumbles onto a heavy iron door set into the side of a river cut. After figuring out how to open it he is tested, then enlightened with a technology predating the Egyptian Pharos. From there it gets strange.
A story in the Time Adventures Universe
A plain man becomes more. The story of Joe a man who is anything but plain, the three worlds he lives on and the three women he loves. Plus another in the far past that his love for actually started it all.
Emil Scaggs is a big game hunter and world-famous guide. At the moment, he is between jobs, but he gets an offer that he can't refuse. An Alien offers him the opportunity to hunt big game on other planets for a TV production company. This is the story of some of his hunts and the problems he has with alien creatures, any of which are quite capable of killing him. He proves so valuable that he becomes an executive with the Alien's company and branches out into other types of shows. 10 chapters.