Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 3: Entering Randhra
It took just shy of half an hour to reach Randhra. Black and yellow barricades signaled the end of the Spine, which was pretty much a wall save for a small yard where two spare train cars were stored, one…
Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 2: The Safety Video
With his duffel slung over his shoulder and the PDQ strapped to his thigh, Geddy and the others stood before the door to the Spine, Durandia’s only conduit to the spaceport and the outside world. The vault-like outer door, Bartok…
Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 1: Welcome to Durandia
Including the smallish Durandian freighter on level three, Geddy counted just seven ships in all of Wuntara Station. Maximum capacity was maybe thirty, thirty-five. Stepping out onto the stone floor, it was quiet enough to hear workers talking from clear…
Xeno Xoo Lost Chapters: Preface and Setup
After writing Ship Show, I decided the Reassembly series needed at least one book packed with weird aliens. Having (quite unintentionally) planted the seeds for that with the introduction of the ranse in book 1 and the oblique reference to…
San Pedro Series 4 of 4: Six Lessons
Before launching into my reflections on this experience, I want to acknowledge two important points. First, I did lose a few subscribers who, going by their email open stats, were avid fans. I knew that was a risk, and that…
San Pedro Series 3 of 4: The Second Ceremony
Day 2: Are You Gonna Go My Way? The first ceremony didn’t leave me wanting more. Not because it wasn’t a wonderful experience, but it was just … a lot. Eight-plus hours is a long time to be in an…
San Pedro Series 2 of 4: The First Ceremony
After a lazy morning of drinking coffee and chatting, Steve and Sammy excused themselves to prepare for the ceremony. Half an hour later, we were asked to come to the maloca and were reminded to leave all our electronics in…
San Pedro Series 1 of 4: The Context
We weren’t in Ecuador very long before we started hearing about something called ayahuasca. You might have heard about it here and there since it’s become a thing that celebrities do. The basic idea is, you go out to the…
Chapter 1 of Xeno Xoo
Chapter 1 Target Practice Fifteen Screvari Scythe GL-11e fighters appeared on the scopes as though space itself had gathered into a formation of ships. There was no blinding flash of light, no shimmer, no jumpgate. They weren’t there, and then…
How’s Book 4 Coming and What’s it About?
The first draft of book four, Xeno Xoo, was completed July 9. Editing is a slow prospect in the best of circumstances, but with some of the complex action in this one (and my time-consuming part-time job), it's going to take…