Workplace Stories

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
A freighter pilot is plunged into a fight for his life when Borealan pirates board his vessel, but their sadistic captain may have more on her mind than just his cargo.

A Time Storm Story
Our overworked home business owner hires a live-in housekeeper. He is pleasant but insists that it is his house, his rules. Her 'daughter' becomes quite the tease. 'Mom' gets competitive and ups the ante. However, the Boss hates a tease who can't deliver, so enforces a dress code. The Girls pay the embarrassing price, willingly, to their surprise. As do their friends when the new, very strict dress codes are enforced. The Boss is not unhappy when the teasing becomes a game. He can play, too.

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
An ecological engineer is transferred to the war-torn Rask territory, site of the deposed Matriarch's deadly rebellion, where he's tasked with helping to restore the damaged jungles. To his surprise, he's quickly put in command of a pack of ex-soldiers who are more concerned with jockeying for status than learning how to drive a tractor. Finding his place in the hierarchy might be just as hard as greening the desert.

A guy discovers a strange bottle upon opening it, finds things quickly begin spiraling out of his control. A Beautiful woman appears then another and another. They all wanted sex, they all wanted him? Yowsa!

The life of a movie star can be demanding. And when that movie star joins the business as a young teenage girl, those pressures can be overwhelming. Corinne DeLoie is the her generation's Audrey Hepburn, a shining star in a cesspool of people who all 'need' something from her for themselves, and all against a backdrop of the modern Internet and twenty-four second news cycles. This story is copyright @2017 Gilbert Moore. All rights reserved except as required to be posted here.

A story in the Von Solon's Universe Universe
A semi-retired pilot thinks he is having a bad day, only to discover he is in the way of powerful people. The political needs of a few warrant the removal of obstacles like him. Our hero unwittingly makes it personal for an assassin just doing his job.

An odd man meets an odd girl half his age. She is taking the same track his life took 20 years ago. It's definitely going to FUBAR his life in unexpected ways.

A story in the Asteroid Hunters Universe
This is the story of a young man leaving family and friends on Earth for a job. He finds friends, a new family, drama, conflict, and war. He also finds love and a path to a better future.

An English teacher falls for her Black student.

A man is killed by religious militants while protecting his fellow workers. He unexpectedly wakes up to find he's been abducted by aliens and they have an offer for him. He accepts the offer to be placed in an environment like Earth was 35,000 to 40,000 years ago, complete with animals and humans of that time. But there's a catch, it's a one-way trip and he's a star in their version of a reality broadcast show. They supply some gear to help him survive, and now it's up to him to do so.