The Rifleman - Bk1 - Ch.5
Chapter Five
No Time For Guilt
The strange chalk-like writing was fast becoming something of a personal hatred for Wesley. He did his best to ignore it as...
2024-06-02 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter Five
No Time For Guilt
The strange chalk-like writing was fast becoming something of a personal hatred for Wesley. He did his best to ignore it as...
2024-06-02 08:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Four
One Shot
Wes lay in the grass and tried his best to look like a rock. A few dozen feet away was a pair of Flat Horn Deer. The buck was massiv...
2024-06-01 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Three
Hearty Hello
Licking the rim of the upended canteen failed to miraculously summon any extra water. He tried twice more anyway and wiped his ...
2024-05-31 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 32
Exploration Mode
“Are you sure about this?” Lucy asked again.
The AI was not used to being unable to interact directly with the...
2024-05-30 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Two
Hiking Blues
Wesley’s first shot went well wide of the beast. The bang was loud, but it didn’t even shy away. It kept coming: p...
2024-05-30 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter One
Details
“Does this look like technology from the Second World War to you?” Todd sneered as he plucked Wesley’s iPhone from his pocket. 2024-05-29 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 31
Surprises.
The security center was dark and silent when she arrived. The warning lights were out, and the messages had vanished from the walls ...
2024-05-28 08:05:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 30
Solo
First things first.
Nellie went over and checked out the suit Lucy was wearing. It was still showing faint power signs, but th...
2024-05-28 08:00:08 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 29
Shutdown
There was no pain, not at first. That was the strangest thing. Large parts of her body had just shut down, but Nellie was not in any p...
2024-05-23 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 28
The Outer Ring
…..
ACCESS GRANTED!
“We’re in,” Quad hurried back away from the door as the others took positions on either ...
2024-05-21 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 27
Magma Power
“N.S.S. Indomitable, to Bly’s Rest,” Nellie called over the comm line. “We are on approach to the planet and expect to lose...
2024-05-21 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
I am looking forward to welcoming you all to my new world and introducing you to my new protagonist.
While this book is firmly rooted in the fantasy side of Science Fict...
2024-05-20 08:49:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 26
The blinking comm line.
Crush was just sitting down at the desk that had been hurriedly set up at the base of the new tower when Nellie wandere...
2024-05-16 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 25
Progress Report.
“Administrator Salem to all department heads, progress report meeting in two hours,” Salem called over the nationwide anno...
2024-05-14 08:05:02 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 24
Trading
“Mister Bil-Tor, let’s talk,” Nellie smiled.
“Uh-oh,” Bil hung his head.
“What?” Nellie asked, surprised by t...
2024-05-14 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 23
Splitsville
“So, let me get this straight,” Crush said, putting his feet up on the desk dividing him from Duke. “The council, in its infi...
2024-05-09 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 22
Making a bad situation worse.
“All of you fuck off; I want to speak to my brother,” Brenda said as she strode into the Council chambers. 2024-05-07 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Chapter 21
A Colony in Peril.
“What are the results?” Nancy asked anxiously. “Did we win?”
“Brix has been replaced as Mayor,” Hadrian sa...
2024-05-07 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 20
Snapshots.
“Ambassador Banjo to Bly’s Rest, Ambassador Bajo to Bly’s Rest,” He grinned into the comm handset as he made his daily call ...
2024-05-02 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Nineteen
Expansion
Nellie supervised loading the extra Pre Fabs into the Indomitable for a return trip to the moon. There were several of the larg...
2024-04-30 08:05:00 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 18
An old Friend.
“Captain?” Remy knocked politely on the outer hatch to her quarters, where Nellie was busy trying not to worry about the str...
2024-04-30 08:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 17
Council Meeting.
“It seems Marshall Crush has caused another problem,” Nancy said, her face twisting in distaste.
“This was c...
2024-04-25 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
As I announced today, one of my weekly titles has been semi-retired.
Well, I hate to announce bad news without some good news as well.
I wanted to do something special t...
2024-04-24 06:35:19 +0000 UTC View PostHey all,
As those of you who follow the story know, I am currently in the process of writing Volume 5 of The Waystation. I am sorry to say that I will not be releasing any more chapter...
2024-04-24 06:10:38 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 16
The Red Planet
Nellie's heart raced as the Resurgence pierced the upper atmosphere, plunging into a truly primordial world. The skies were a tu...
2024-04-23 08:05:01 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 15
Industrious
“The first thing we need to do is build more shuttles,” Salem stated, consulting her now-packed clipboard of notes. It was stra...
2024-04-23 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 8
What happened on Earth
THE SU(Rest of title Obscured) - UK Newspaper - Date Obscured
Mysterious Lights Des...
2024-04-19 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 14
Circling
“Resurgence to Bly’s Rest,” Nellie double-checked her position on the sensors. “In position for launch.”
“Roger that...
2024-04-18 08:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 7
Side Quests and Safe rooms.
The settlements of men were few and far between in the lands of the Queen of Beasts, with the ones that did exist pr...
2024-04-17 08:00:04 +0000 UTC View PostChapter 13
Digging In.
“What’s wrong?” Nellie asked.
“I am confused,” Lucy said, “Which is a rare condition in an AI, as you can imagine...
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