Happy New Year to all of you! I hope this next year brings you even more happiness and joy than the last.
To all you guys wanting Gothic to leave Kessik IV at slipstream speeds, your wish has been granted! Unfortunately, because you've bee...
2026-01-06 00:54:16 +0000 UTC View PostStill working on this chapter, but wanted to drop the teaser before the new year. My plan was to write all day and ideally finish the chapter, but then I had an emergency estate planning appointment. Guy is 89 and having brain surgery on Friday ...
2026-01-01 03:02:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Keep in mind, Gothic was yoinked from his home dimension in 2016, so he has no freaking clue who Sydney Sweeney is. I can think of a few ways to work her in, but I sometimes wonder how he has time to work during the day with all the sex he's prob...
2025-11-19 13:00:06 +0000 UTC View PostThis chapter was hard to finish, but very fun to write. I hope you'll find it worth the wait. I want to say a whole lot more, but I also don't want to spoil anything, even inadvertently. You'll understand what I mean when you've finish...
2025-11-05 00:03:10 +0000 UTC View PostHope you guys enjoy this early teaser from Chapter 64. I've been working on chapter 64 all weekend and will tomorrow as well. The chapter should be out probably end of next week or a little after.
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“My Lord has questions for y...
2025-10-25 21:31:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Yes, in the back of my mind I was picturing a version of the dancers in the 1987 movie, The Running Man.
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Did his two senior officers really need to giggle quite so much while watching it?
And did the show truly require nea...
2025-09-22 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I just stumbled upon and watched TNG's Season 2, Episode 5, Loud as a Whisper and I found myself once again pondering laser weapons in the Star Trek universe and having a hard time reconciling them with the more traditional Star Trek weapons. No ...
2025-09-20 01:16:57 +0000 UTC View Post
It doesn't fit the circumstances of Gothic's interview perfectly, but the famous Frost/Nixon interview was in the back of mind as I wrote chapters 62 and 63. The embedded video here is from the 2008 movie where Nixon says the famous line. If yo...
2025-09-17 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
This term, I think, perfectly applies to Starfleet when you compare the organization from even 100 years ago to the present.
2025-09-14 01:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“Ah,” Data interjected quietly. “I believe our term for this phenomenon is ‘mission drift’… or perhaps ‘mission creep.’”
“I’m unfamiliar with that term, Data,” Crusher admitted.
“Ideally, an organization’s m...
2025-09-14 01:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostI hope you guys like chapter 63, the interview from last chapter will have a huge effect on Gothic's life (and the quadrant) going forward, in ways you will see in-chapter and many that you won't. As you'll see, it was important to me to show how ...
2025-09-02 20:23:37 +0000 UTC View PostI'm sorry about the delay guys. Work and life has been overwhelming and I truly appreciate all those people who messaged asking if I was ok. I am ok, truly, but just overwhelmed.
I've been working all weekend trying to finish chapter 63 and ...
2025-08-31 19:38:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Picard took a breath, his expression carefully neutral. “I am the captain of a single Starfleet vessel, even if it is the flagship. Matters of fleet logistics, design, or shipbuilding fall far outside my official authority.”
That was a w...
2025-07-21 12:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
"The first vessel that I served on as captain was called Stargazer. It was an overworked, underpowered vessel, always on the verge of flying apart at the seams. In every measurable sense, my Enterprise is far superior. But there are times when I w...
2025-07-21 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
“I don’t doubt their dedication for a second, Captain,” Tessa replied smoothly. “But my question wasn’t about the valor of their crews or their lives of service, doing the best they can with antiquated starships—it was about whether it...
2025-07-16 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
An American idiom paraphrased from a quote by Thomas Jefferson.
2025-07-14 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“There’s a lot we can do—in the short-term, mid-term, long-term. Some things will be harder than others, but only if we have the will to see it through,” I said, deliberately sidestepping the question. I’d already given them a lot to abs...
2025-07-14 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I shifted a little in the comfortable purple cushioned chair that had been set up on a stretch of flat land in the Black Flats on the planet, glancing at an identical chair across from me. The chair was definitely in the futuristic, Star Trek desi...
2025-07-09 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Jarvis helpfully brought up a scan report in my HUD. Tyr had completed a chemical analysis of the liquid the second it had been brought out. The drink had been identified as uttaberry juice—a tart, blueberry-like fruit native to Betazed, often u...
2025-07-09 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The ‘journalist’ in front of me wore a bright, inviting, but calculating smile—one meant to charm, to disarm. I recognized it for what it was: a weapon as finely tuned as the rest of her. Her outfit was a masterclass in dual-purpose design...
2025-07-07 12:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostTessa leaned forward, eyes intent. “Why do you think that is, Admiral?”
I hesitated noticeably, aware this interview would have far-reaching consequences—both positive and negative. Sharing such candid thoughts at a private reception i...
2025-07-07 12:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
“There’s a proverb from ancient Earth that guided my thinking,” Moss said. “It says, ‘The voice of the people is the voice of God.’ My administration and I deliberated carefully, and we decided the most legitimate, transparent path for...
2025-07-02 20:26:21 +0000 UTC View PostAt 23,376 words this is the longest chapter to date, guys. It's also an experiment of sorts. I wanted to challenge myself, to stretch my writing skills, and what started off as a single scene in this chapter became the ENTIRE chapter. Once you ...
2025-06-30 23:38:44 +0000 UTC View PostTrying something new this chapter, guys. I think you'll find it pretty interesting. :-)
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The Black Flats. Kessik IV.
I shifted a little in the comfortable purple cushioned chair that had been set up on a stretch of flat la...
2025-06-30 03:16:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Being a part of Starfleet means joyfully experiencing other cultures, after all.
2025-06-08 20:28:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Actually one of the cooler episodes of Star Trek to be honest and a very minor nod to the fact that Starfleet is, in fact, a military organization, rather than an exploratory organization with military-style ranking.
2025-05-26 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
I am considering changing this section to where Q basically forced the words out of Gothic's mouth....as it might be funnier that way. Any thoughts? Should I do it?
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“Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce: collaborative...
2025-05-21 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View PostShould I change this scene to have Q basically take control of Gothic's body to say this?
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“Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station!” I proclaimed, before coughing sheepishly. “Er... I m...
2025-05-21 12:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
As far as I know, the only races featured in Star Trek that used forced plasma beams as weapons are the Ferengi....and the Borg. Isn't that an interesting thought?? If the Borg use it, with all the insanely advanced technology they have access to,...
2025-05-19 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“I see you’ve chosen to field phaser energy weapons,” Martok remarked, his tone carefully measured. “We Klingons, of course, favor disruptor-based weapons. Each technology, however, has its own strengths and weaknesses. There is no shame i...
2025-05-19 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post