Science Fiction Stories

Newer Universe
Communication can be difficult, especially when it's easy.

A Swarm Cycle Story
Outpost Series #8 In this story life on Heinlein Station continues. Frances also continues to tell about growing up. A very dark tale is revealed.

A Story in the Eros Universe
When Tim rescues Dottie, he doesn't know what he is in for. He takes her home to have his sister, Penny, care for her while he deals with the abusers. Penny has ideas of her own. Tim's life changes drastically while his sisters have their revenge on the abusers.

Karl and Merry's wedding day in interrupted by the return of the Outsiders; the beings once driven from the planet by the Children of the Dragon. The newlyweds join in a battle royal with the invaders and encounter their leader Cell Thirty-Three of the Hive Mind.

Marooned astronaut finds himself in the far and distant future surrounded by mind readers.

Aelinor is a hedge witch with an edge. Join her as she strives to drive the alien Glaxoi invaders from Earth after more than 11,000 years of occupation. Aelinor has help, but she is the one with the ultimate responsibility. Failure for Aelinor will doom Earth to eternal slavery and misery.

A Story in the Ridiculous Universe
Many authors have suggested effects of a skewed sex ratio (e.g., Planet Grayson, Honor Harrington opus, David Weber; A Brother's Price, Wen Spencer). This story is nothing at all like those. Daymon's life is ordinary until he is called to meet a Visitor. Is the gorgeous naked girl a figment of imagination? Daymon's planet has a ~20:1 female:male ratio, uses a metric clock (metric-timeDOTcom), and has an orbital period 1/8 longer than Earth's (ponder what that means for individuals' ages).

A Undiscovered Countries Story (1)
There are many stories about people trapped in elevators, sure, but what about escalators? Story is complete as is, see Life in the Tesseract, for the sequel, and Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Justice for the finale.

The Undine Chronicles (1)
An aging waterman has lost his wife, and along with her, his purpose in living. In his isolation he is discovered, and taught to live again.