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    TruckStopGalaxyThe Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy@TruckStopGalaxy·
    24 May

    IT'S TRUCK STOP TUESDAY!

    Author L. A. Jacob (@warwriter) provides some insights into the inspiration for her story, "Hippolyta's Dagger".
    https://truckstop.waterdragonpublishing.com/who-was-hippolyta/

    #ShortStories #inspiration #ScienceFiction #mythology #authors #writing

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    TruckStopGalaxyThe Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy@TruckStopGalaxy·
    17 May

    IT'S TRUCK STOP TUESDAY!

    This week, "Marichka Explains Etheric Engineering"!
    https://cometarytales.com/blog/marichka-explains-etheric-engineering/

    (For further adventures of skip-ship engineer Marichka Zelenskyy, read "Coke Machine" by @CometaryTales!)

    #ScienceFiction #ShortStories #TruckStop #starships

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    TruckStopGalaxyThe Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy@TruckStopGalaxy·
    10 May

    IT'S TRUCK STOP TUESDAY!

    We are thrilled to announce the publication of “Hippolyta’s Dagger” by L. A. Jacob!
    https://truckstop.waterdragonpublishing.com/now-available-hippolytas-dagger-by-l-a-jacob/

    Experience the mystery of “Hippolyta’s Dagger” for yourself!

    #ShortStories #ScienceFiction #TruckStop #artifacts

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Who Was Hippolyta and Why Did She Need a Dagger?

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 […]

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Posted on May 24, 2022 in Stories by Truck Stop Administrator
Tags: inspiration, writing

Now Available: “Hippolyta’s Dagger” by L. A. Jacob

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 […]

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Posted on May 10, 2022 in Announcements,Marketing,Stories by Truck Stop Administrator

Now Available in Audio: “The Stargazer Gift Shop” by Steve Soult

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 […]

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Posted on May 3, 2022 in Announcements,Audiobooks,Marketing,Stories by Truck Stop Administrator

Now Available: “Coke Machine” by Vanessa MacLaren-Wray

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 […]

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Posted on April 12, 2022 in Announcements,Marketing,Stories by Truck Stop Administrator

Now Available: “The Stargazer Gift Shop” by Steve Soult

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 […]

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Posted on March 15, 2022 in Announcements,Marketing,Stories by Truck Stop Administrator

Constructing “The Truck Stop at the Center of the Galaxy”

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 […]

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Posted on March 15, 2022 in Announcements,Stories by Truck Stop Administrator
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  • Did You Know?

    Galactic Robotic Machines

    Galactic Robotic Machines (GRM) is the industry leader in the development, manufacture, and programming of advanced androids.

At the center of the galaxy rests a mystery — a fully-functional space station abandoned by an alien race for centuries.

Now a thriving hub for interstellar commerce and tourism, the station still contains more mysteries than you might imagine …

These stories are dedicated to the memory of Bob Schoonover.

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