First_Contact

P'Thok Cover

I love this drawing, and the artist has allowed me to use it for the cover.

I'll put it out when I get done with the move, which, unfortunately, was delayed because of the drywall scandal. 2020-12-07 06:27:33 +0000 UTC View Post

An Idea

I figured out a title.

"P'Thok the Accidental Liberator"

Take all of the P'Thok stories, edit them, format them, combine them, maybe get some artwork for them, and get a cover, and uplo...

Still a Length to Go

2020 isn't over. It looks like the last few episodes of this season of 2020 are going to be nasty ones. New strain found of The Vid and other things, right now we're all hoping that the Baby New Ye...

Halloween Patreon Update

Well, we all made it another month! Give yourself a round of applause for surviving the Coof (Captain Tripps it ain't), Isolation (The last man in the world heard a knock at the door), Social Dista...

That was a Hell of a Ride

It's funny. My notes were a single sticky note stuck to the side of my monitor with the names of the three Precursor races on it. My grand-daughter drew on it and I like that note better. Now my no...

Long Way Down

Been a hell of a month, hasn't it?

But, we're all still here, which is good.

I'm glad you're all still here with me, still reading, still enjoying.

It's funny, one of the hardest ...

Found a Goodboi

I tried finding the original artist for this, or from what movie it's from.

Really looks good, like a non-heavy combat chassis. More like a scout chassis.

Just thought you'd all like to...

Things Going On

I'm still in the process of getting ready to move so I can actually move.

Then there's what's going on on the West Coast, which involves family members.

I'm still inside everything, sti...

With Luck

With any luck, in the next week or so, I'll be moving to a new house.

God, I hope so.

Should be fun, either way.

Still, this weekend was a birthday weekend. Fun times.

CASE OMAHA

It's the weekend. I'll be taking the time to cool off and deslush.

As we've seen, TerraSol is under attack by the Lanaktallan. How many Lanaktallan?

ALL OF THEM!

But the story is ...

Possible Delays

Have to go borderline out of state. Might not be back online for a day or two.

Everyone be safe.

Knock knock! It's the Terran Confederacy!

So, one thing I've been looking at, is we're seeing a lot from the Telkan point of view and they've become a lot like the Terrans. They fit right in, although I have some hidden history of their fo...

A ship A ship...

Some people have been worried that the Hesstla is the end of the story. That's the first battle of the war with Player Six. There is still a two front (with another front about to open up) war goin...

Cover for First Contact

Other sites than Reddit require covers for your books.

So I made one.

And by the Digital Omnimessiah, is it terrible! I'm really not good at this stuff, but it could be worse, I guess.<...

Thinking about Stuff Again

So, the Nightmare thread went in a completely different direction than I intended. I had intended on making a Hellraiser-esque story where the Lanaktallan gets out and goes back shellshocked and te...

Ahead

Trying to decide which character to go to next. I've got a few new ones I'm ticking in the back of my head, but no clue how to use them.

I'll do some temp-closure on the Ba'ahrn Ya'ahrd story...

Total War

It's unveiled. First Contact - Total War. A 5-way (soon to be 6 way) brawl across the Orion-Cygnus Galactic Spur. Trillions of lives hang in the balance, entire cultures teeter on the brink of exti...

WAR!

We know it's coming. The players are either in the dressing room talking to the announcer, running down the ramp toward the ring, or licking ice cream off the models with a pack of cigarettes in th...

The Species

I've been thinking about the species lately. I grew up reading all the old 1950's and 1960's sci-fi from this big thick collections as well as the 70's stuff. A lot of that was "WHOO HOO! ROCKET SH...

Thinking About Schedule

I sat down with the family and talked about a schedule that would keep me from going all obsessive about the story. Right now it's looking like I'm going to do at least:

Mon, Wed, Fri: 2 chap...

Wow...

I'm amazed and appreciative of all the support! I really don't know what to say.

To be honest, I'm glad all of you enjoy the series so much. Your comments, your suggestions, your requests, an...

First Contact Series

I write because I enjoy it and I like knowing that you enjoy reading it. I've hoped, the whole time, that it provides a small bit of comfort in these uncertain times with everything going on. As I ...