A vast, futuristic interstellar spaceport beneath a towering, mist-filled ceiling that drizzles a faint indoor rain. The structure is massive and worn, with flickering neon signs in alien alphabets and aging metal surfaces. Holographic billboards shimmer erratically above the bustling crowd of alien travelers from thousands of worlds. In the foreground: a small, 3-foot-tall greenish humanoid with red eyes, vaguely Yoda-like, alert and focused (Twiglet), standing beside an 8-foot-tall figure (Uful’lan) covered in dark blue-black fur, wearing round, frameless glasses and a garish souvenir T-shirt that reads “MY CLONE WENT TO NEW XANADU AND I ONLY GOT THIS LOUSY T-SHIRT.” Uful’lan has large, majestic eagle-like wings folded behind him. The crowd parts instinctively as they pass, intimidated by his towering figure. A massive holoscreen above reads: “ROBOCABS FOR ALL DESTINATIONS.”

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The horror! The horror! (Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness). New Xanadu, coordinates 000.000/000.000/000.000June 29th, 666 GE At 17:56, the Aranui received permission to land and entered the descent corridor. At that hour, the Rhodon IV spaceport was exceptionally crowded. Nevertheless, Kyle had immediately ruled out using a peripheral access point.Continue Reading

Ms. Twiglet Skunks, proud Mahjitan and former Holroyd agent.

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When the going gets tough, the tough get going. (John Belushi, Animal House, 1978) Bageechaa, coordinates 99.001/-55.447/1803.240June 24th, 666 GE Running toward the spaceport, Twiglet tried not to think about her house, the hyperneural probe, or everything she’d left behind. Right now, escaping the werewolves was all that mattered. GriefContinue Reading

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The Empire Can Wait is my debut novel—a Sci-Fi/Fantasy adventure set centuries into the future, when humanity has expanded throughout the entire Galaxy. Follow a young hero and his remarkable friends—two aliens and a synthetic girl—as they battle to save the Galaxy from a sinister conspiracy.Continue Reading

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Darker Than You Think is one of the best stories I ever read, if not the best. Although Jack Williamson wrote it in the 1930s, it’s fast-moving, incredibly well-written, and retains its supernatural horror charm. The first time I read it, I was a teenager. Since then, I enjoyed many other books and movies on werewolves, but Darker Than You Think is unique.Continue Reading