We are excited to announce the publication of “Better Angels” by Steven D. Brewer! After trailing a notorious trafficker across the galaxy, a self-appointed guardian angel arrives at the Truck Stop. Hidden within the trafficker’s cargo hold may be just what he needs to shut down the trafficker’s illicit trade for good. Discover the secret […]
We are excited to announce the publication of “The Smugglers” by Vanessa MacLaren-Wray! Attachment is everything. Mother says, “Don’t name the merchandise,” and “Don’t let the humans see you.” But Boy can’t resist naming the cute, fuzzy ball of feathers and knife-sharp talons they’re delivering. And why be afraid of weak, ignorant humans? Plus, this […]
We are thrilled to announce the release of the audio edition of “Hippolyta’s Dagger” by L. A. Jacob and read by Jenn Broda! Someone’s always watching. Graduate student Laurie Miller makes an unexpected find while working at an archeological excavation site in the Orange Quadrant. When she learns that the head archeologist has taken credit […]
Author L. A. Jacob shares her insights into the various bits of inspiration for her story, “Hippolyta’s Dagger“. Hippolyta was the queen of the Amazons in Greek myth. She didn’t have a dagger (but she probably had a sword). However, she was given a zoster, a “war belt” by her father Ares. Acquiring this belt […]
We are thrilled to announce the publication of “Hippolyta’s Dagger” by L. A. Jacob! Someone’s always watching. Graduate student Laurie Miller makes an unexpected find while working at an archeological excavation site in the Orange Quadrant. When she learns that the head archeologist has taken credit for her discovery, her revenge comes from a surprising […]
We are pleased to announce the release of the audio edition of “The Stargazer Gift Shop” by Steve Soult and read by Jenn Broda! What would you buy at the Stargazer Gift Shop at the center of the galaxy? Would you buy a soft drink, science kit, makeup, data disk, gumball, something else, or perhaps […]
We are excited to announce the publication of “Coke Machine” by Vanessa MacLaren-Wray! Every truck stop needs a coke machine. What a way to die — coated in sticky effluent, upside-down in a disused access tube, lost forever in a drifting, abandoned, bankrupt trader ship. Skip-ship engineer Marichka’s busy with a fire, a faulty Ancient-tech […]
We are pleased to announce the publication of “The Stargazer Gift Shop” by Steve Soult! What would you buy at the Stargazer Gift Shop at the center of the galaxy? Would you buy a soft drink, science kit, makeup, data disk, gumball, something else, or perhaps nothing at all? While you are there, Rhoda will […]
You never really know when an idea is going to take off. Sometimes it just explodes into being; other times it evolves slowly, revealing itself as if it had been there all along. “The Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy” definitely began as the first and, in a surprisingly short time, transformed into […]