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“Did I hear my name mentioned?” Pelham asked, his voice echoing from the ready room, to which he had retreated to attack the paperwork storm. “Yes, Senior Chief,” Roger answered. “We have a freighter that just left. I ran full … Continue reading →

We are now rather farther into the tale Radnor Cooper leaned back in his desk chair.  The padding was a luxury, but when a  man reached a certain age, certain comforts were worth the price.  His joints agreed; he could … Continue reading →

“Peaceful Harmony, this is Observation Station Peacable A.  Welcome to the Gilgamesh system,” Pelham said. “We are advised we are to advance to your quarantine station for a full scan, discussion with your customs and trade officials, search of our … Continue reading →

“So what did you do in the War, Winston?” Robert asked. “A somewhat long story,” he answered, “but nothing secret.”  He poured himself another cup of coffee, added a generous dollop of milk, and launched into a description of his … Continue reading →

Warp Point Prime Defense Fortress Barham System Marcus 5, 853 AIS (Anno Imperium Solarianus) “Emergence. Emergence. I have an emergence.” Senior Technician Ninth Class Roger Abernathy looked up from his displays, which were flashing warning signals across the board. The … Continue reading →

The next morning Winston had gone no farther than the Trinity House Cafe and ordering his breakfast special when two well-dressed men at the next table waved him over. “Yes, sirs?” he said. “You’re Winston Cooper, aren’t you?” the older … Continue reading →

Bartarello is an extraordinarily attractive young woman, very observant, so she was tasked with seducing the Union Grand Supreme Admiral – that appears to be a reasonable approximation of his title into the ranks of a civilized fleet – to … Continue reading →

&&&&& Winston Cooper stared at the wall clock.  He’d typed up the reports, not that there’d been much to type, marked in the central log each time one of the patrolmen checked in, and soon after ten he could advance … Continue reading →

“He made a big point of what a beautiful violet shade they had,” Chalmers remarked. “How hard they were. And how rare they were. And how they would match a pretty girl’s eyes on her ring finger after you proposed. … Continue reading →

&&&&& From: Fleet Intelligence, Junior Commodore Wilhelmina Zhuravlyov commanding To: Grand Supreme Admiral of the Fleet Arthur Thatcher Subject: Visit of the Anglic Union Squadron Admiral: My tasks in the Exercise being pre-determined, I have had the needed time to … Continue reading →