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The Kingdom of Beer

In 2006, when Pluto was demoted from being a planet, my first thoughts were how to write a story about it. I eventually came up with “The Kingdom of Beer” which is a standalone story set in my Human Republic Universe. When I was writing this, I was a fan of Bill Geist and his humorous look at small town America, so I modeled the main character on him.

The Only Certainty

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The Most Powerful Man in the World and other stories is free this weekend

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Duty

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Lonely Phoenix

Partway to a new colony world, board member Geoffrey Ames is woken from hibernation by the caretaking crew of the Lucian. They require him to look into the matter of their fellow crewman Morgan Heller. Morgan’s claims – such as being over 1500 years old – would normally land him in the psychiatric ward, except he can back up some of his other claims.

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Rise

Rise is a stand alone story set in my Human Republic Universe. The story follows some of the events after the tragic deaths of the colonists in a small colony in a distant star system.

Here is an excerpt to give you a sample:

There were days when MP Lyn Rankin just hated the Earth. Especially Africa; especially Kenya. On the human level, she could understand Sandra Lewiss idea of placing the Capital of the Human Republic this brand new step in the history of Humanity on the continent that...

Rise

“Rise” is a stand alone story set in my Human Republic Universe. The story follows some of the events after the tragic deaths of the colonists in a small colony in a distant star system. Here is an excerpt to give you a sample: There were days when MP Lyn Rankin just hated the Earth. Especially Africa; especially Kenya. On the human level, she

A Cabin Under a Cloudy Sea and other stories

Hopefully, in the not too distant future humans will return to the moon. We will build bases and colonies, create farms and factories, and live, love and learn. A Cabin Under a Cloudy Sea and other stories contains five short stories set upon the moon. They give the tiniest glimpse of the possibilities awaiting us there.

For an example, here is an excerpt from Putting Down Roots

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Julie smiled to the camera and gave a little wave. Hello from the Armstrong Research Station at the Lunar South...

A Cabin Under a Cloudy Sea and other stories

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