(continued from To the Stars). Kia travels through the stars, working her passage, then hides as a stowaway, a ghost on the supply ship to Wolf Station… Three – Faith I travel on the great Star freighter The Empress Zewditu, waiting for my moment to connect with another service outside the solar system, to Wolf 359 where the markings on …
Micro-fiction 067 – Relic (Echoes series)
An archeological dig in Ethiopia reveals a relic and an age-old secret that leads to the stars… Relic It is 3045 in the Common Era on Earth, in the Protectorate of Ethiopia. I blink back the tears as I speed away from my father and my life in Aksum, heading for the spaceport in nearby Djibouti. I cannot allow my …
Micro-fiction 064 – Collector (Echoes series)
The Collector awaits inspection of his floating museum by members of the Galactic Council. Will they be happy with his latest exhibits? Collector Today is a special day, for them at least. For me it’s just another irritation, a visit by the bureaucrats of the Galactic Council, on one of the inspection tours of their investments. My team and I, …
Micro-fiction 062 – Deliberation (Echoes series)
(continued from Two – Human Nature) After the insurrection on planet Koi Beta the debate moved on to the nature of Humankind as the Council of Seven try to decide how to create a new, lasting government for the sake of the 84 star systems with their deliberations on democracy. Three – Deliberation Elector Solveig watched the members of the …