Pinned‘Thunder Child’ and the Epic SignalMust have been nine, maybe eight, when first I learned about those Martians. Relying upon the primitive television devised by humans…Mar 3, 202136Mar 3, 202136
Story #102: Fine Day for a LeapToday only comes once every four years, one ought to make it something special, that’s my take on the twenty-ninth of February. So: here…Feb 291Feb 291
Like Saturn, the RevolutionDay 17: Nothing like some life-or-death crisis, Suze my old girl, to make you rethink your lunch order. (Not ‘launch’ order — we’ve done…Feb 281Feb 281
The Convincers in “Ring These Belles!”Such a concentration of villains had never before been assembled, in one spot, before the judge in whose hands their fates would rest. His…Feb 153Feb 153
About These Stories (brief overview)A good bud of mine, knowing of my enthusiasm for cinema, once gifted me with a copy of iconic filmmaker Akira Kurosawa’s autobiography…Feb 11Feb 11
The Silver PheasantSavio Potenza heard a shot being fired. It was not an unfamiliar shock to his nerves; he had heard gunfire growing up in Ethiopia, had…Jan 29Jan 29
Force of ArmsLesser Goblin had claimed another victim, it appeared to them — taken another bright and promising person away from family and friends…Jan 23Jan 23
GnashvilleDiane scolded me about it, until I had to admit she was right, which is not an experience I prefer to have too often. Watching me try to…Dec 31, 20233Dec 31, 20233
Melted into AirLa Ciudad de Los Reyes, the Spaniards had named Lima — City of the Kings. Ever since they had overcome Atahualpa, thrown down Incan rule…Dec 24, 20231Dec 24, 20231
Trick’s Own Appropriate LiberationIt wasn’t the sound of his mother’s voice, flinty with distress though it was, that jarred him. Trick wasn’t even surprised to learn that…Dec 13, 2023Dec 13, 2023