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March 23, 2016
DAK first contact teaser
Chapter One The dull red glow of the space/time coordinate indicator was the first thing Captain Dak saw as he opened his eyes. The terror and confusion of the last two minutes flooded back to him then lifted as he realized that he was alive, still on the bridge of the ship. The pain in […]
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Dak: first contact – novella
DAK: first contact This novella is a short read (16K works) in the science fiction genre. It is the first contact between two alien cultures and explores the fears and hopes and resourcefulness of individuals who are forced to interact. Captain Dak is trying to return home from an extended study of the intelligent life-forms on […]
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March 11, 2016
Billy – a young man on Death Row
I’m posting this again for some of my new readers. BILLY August 14, 1974 The screams shattered his peace. He sat up, breathing hard, sweating. He rammed his hands to his temples. Stop! he yelled aloud. Leave me alone! It was the kids, the taunting, jeering, angry kids that came to him when he slept. […]
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March 10, 2016
QuarterShot – a short story
A short story by Timothy Freriks © 2016 The feel of the football in my hand as the center hikes it to me is comfortable and secure and I start to move away from the line. I see the other team’s backfield starting to watch my eyes and the Cornerback trying to figure out how […]
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March 6, 2016
Teaser – Roland: of pirates and patriots
Roland: of pirates and patriots – chapter one September, 1800, somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean The sun was dying again, extinguished by the horizon of water in the distance. The wispy clouds above looked like the eyebrows of an old man. They turned slowly from white to orange to dark gray. Then they were gone, […]
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March 2, 2016
On Writing 2.0
This is a re-print of a Post I wrote last week. I’ve been asked to re-release it by some new “fans”. (Okay, maybe not fans…maybe followers…okay, maybe not followers… maybe because my sister was out of the country and missed it). “Writing is a solitary sport”, somebody said. (I like writing better, though: I don’t […]
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February 27, 2016
On Writing
“Writing is a solitary sport”, somebody said. (I like writing better, though: I don’t usually sweat when I write). However, to me, writing is anything but solitary. I have so many characters visiting me in my house-brain that I never seem alone. Sometimes characters are good friends, and sometimes I just wish they’d go away. […]
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February 18, 2016
Roland: of pirates and patriots
Roland: of pirates and patriots is in the “alternative history” genre, but it’s maybe more of a “secret history”. It is the “how it happened” that makes this novel engaging. The United States almost ceased to exist in 1814. Based around true events and actual people, Roland is set in the very early 1800’s, a critical time for […]
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February 14, 2016
Man on a rope – a short story
The young man stepped gingerly on the wet, algae-covered rocks. He’d learned his lesson: They are slippery; the aching bruise on his ass kept reminding him of that. He found a secure spot to put his feet and paused, listening. No footsteps in the distance. No dogs. Just wind and the babble of the swiftly-moving […]
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February 9, 2016
The Robbins: old farts gone bad
The Robbins: old farts gone bad I’m writing a new novel. My wife and I recently bought an RV–whoops, I mean “motor coach”–and are starting to travel and meet the rather eclectic mix of people who do the same thing. Fascinating. So I’m thinking: what sort of trouble can a couple of travelling old farts […]
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