Monthly Archives: March 2025

* * * * * The sign next to the door read ‘Honest Ike’s.  Gemstones bought and sold.  Metal ores assayed.  Special offer on quartz geodes.’ Inside, several counters displayed rocks for sale.  A much older man sat at desk … Continue reading →

“I seem to recall that there are certain fees involved,” Broadbent said, “large fees, payable in Stellar Republic currency, a commodity in very short supply within the Anglic Union given your new trade regulations.” Let us see where he goes … Continue reading →

His Honor pointed at his automobile. “My office.  Back veranda is all shade.  Which reminds me, you must be Winston Cooper, mustn’t you?  Sheriff’s said lots of good things about you, how sharp you are, even if you did go … Continue reading →

Interesting, she thought.  Is it a random guess, or does know something that I don’t? “I’m sorry, Legate, but I seem to have missed something here,”  she answered.  “The Anglic Union to my knowledge does not register space ships.  Our … Continue reading →

Big Gap Here. Legate Bronkowski on Building Spaceships Tara Broadbent leaned  back in her desk chair.  She had had her desk rotated through 180 degrees, so it now faced the coastline looking north, rather than facing her door.  The change … Continue reading →

Bill Gordon preceded him over the rail bed to the assembled dignitaries. “Gentlemen, and ladies,” he said, “rails are out for a considerable distance, more than I’d care to walk in this heat, meaning we’re going to have to reroute … Continue reading →

“You’ve got me,” Andrew said. “For Uncle Sam, starting well before the War, I’ve been in all sorts of interesting places. Rome, saw Pompeii and Herculaneum and how they were buried by a volcano. Saw a bit of the Gobi … Continue reading →

“I anticipate that the first of our ore haulers will be departing earth in the immediate future. Delayed maintenance on the others may take a while, though I gather for two of them flight will happen sooner rather than later.  … Continue reading →

“To answer your question, I don’t think the Governor believed me.  We’re good friends, and he knows the medals I won over there, but what could do that?  He just doesn’t believe it. ” Andrew pointed over the side of … Continue reading →

The neighboring town of Florianopolis, according to Chelan’s reading, had originally been settled by Brazilian emigres fleeing aspects of the Interregnum. The town flanked the college on two sides, but, just as he had read, the college and its gardens … Continue reading →