Slow Stories

Spearfish Lake/Dawnwalker series story
The horizons in Spearfish Lake seem to close in on Susan McMahon after she returns from spending her junior year as an exchange student in Germany. She speaks several languages fluently and has a wider view of the world than most. Now she’s finding it hard to fit back into the town where she grew up, since her year away from school is causing her problems. But, it’s not a good idea to cross Susan or her family, as they don’t take stupidity lying down. Updates Tuesday and Friday.

A Fold Space Story
A courier pilot, Hector Finch, finds himself emerging into normal space in an unknown system. The earth-type planet is abandoned except for an administrative artificial intelligence which has developed sentience... / (Reviews)

Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, a teenaged slave stows away aboard the ship of a Force user on her way to the tomb of a long-dead Sith. At first Laika thinks Arlaud is a puzzling annoyance she can leave behind at her earliest opportunity, but soon learns there is a lot more to Arlaud than she had supposed. NB: not very 'sexy' but I had to tick it to tag stuff; quite slow; quite emotional at times; and breaks canon for the sake of story. Also, all OCs so only very lightly fanfic

Looking back and wishing things could've been different. Ex-wife visits husband on his deathbed.

A Swarm Cycle Story
Women never noticed him. Never, not even his own mother. Then the Confederacy decided he had a talent that they desperately needed. The Office of Targeted Extractions got involved. Things changed. You will get much more from this short story if you've read other stories in the Swarm Cycle. / (Reviews)

"Aja" is a story about interracial romance. Jason Brown, a white broadcast engineer meets Aja Morgan, a pretty and talented Black gospel singer, during a radio assignment. Jason soon is falling in love with Aja and he senses the feeling is mutual. However, Aja must overcome trauma and prejudice before she can admit her true feelings for him.

Satou is arranged to be married to the daughter of a neighboring landowner, but when he stumbles across a mysterious woman in the forest, he must find a way to balance the expectations of his family with his burgeoning desires.

A Tale from the Western Continent
Sometimes, ignorance is bliss. When Declan discovers his true ancestry, pain and humiliation follow. Also, a trip to Hell and back.

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
An ice miner from the barren moon of Ganymede gets the break of a lifetime when a UN job placement program relocates him to Valbara – a lush paradise planet with fresh air, clean water, and no need for pressure suits. He soon realizes that navigating the local culture and office politics will be a challenge. The aliens are small reptilian creatures with strange social behaviors whose females outnumber males by 7-1, and he finds himself the unwitting focus of attention in the workplace.