Science Fiction Stories

Becky Thatcher was a young woman whose claim to fame consisted of putting one hand in front of her and then the other. A tough row to hoe, but when you are up the well-known creek without a paddle, it suffices. After that, as the Chinese would say, she lived in interesting times. / (Reviews)

Man finds love on humanity's first trip to the stars. A follow-up to "The Armstrong Incident."

A Swarm Cycle Story
Char is a very unusual concubine, who will do anything to get picked up, even reveal his big secret!

An Addison's World Story
Returning home turns out to be harder than expected. When the shuttle crashes far from the colony Firehawk must make his way with two teenage girls. / (Reviews)

Mitch loved his job: decoding ancient inscriptions to bring dead cultures to life. A visit to a book shop offers him a puzzle of a lifetime. / (Reviews)

A Story in the Damsels In Distress Universe
Al Adams is on his way back to Chaos for another rescue, and to do more about setting up his base of operations. This time he has a problem, he's being asked to make a rescue that all the other Heroes have knocked back as a fancy form of suicide! The Damsels are captives of Dragons, a protected species he can't hurt. The Dragons are big, and dangerous. What can he do? He's their last hope, dare he refuse, like the others have?

A Story in the Arc Deco Universe
Our industrious minor 'magician for hire' finds an opportunity to improve his checkered reputation, but sees everything go up into smoke instead. If he is to possibly save the world, must he let the woman he used to love die instead? If he fails the greatest Banishment spell of his life, all of the world might become banished instead! The second Arc Deco Universe story.