Alternity! Once again to Centauri dear friends.

On Friday, October 11, 2002 Michael Edward Johnson wrote: I have read Star Charts and it is great. However some included information has once again raised a question in my mind. There is a chart that lists the founding memebers of the Federation as Earth, Vulcan, Andoria, Tellar and Alpha Centauri. Okay what does theContinue reading “Alternity! Once again to Centauri dear friends.”

After the Next Generation

TrekToday reports on an interview Brent Spiner gave where he says that Paramount considered making Star Trek X without the Next Generation characters: The studio, I think, wasn’t really crazy about doing another movie with the Next Generation crew. What I think they wanted to do was a movie with a new Star Trek cast.Continue reading “After the Next Generation”

The Birds of Prey Premiere

The first episode of Birds of Prey was interesting. The plot didn’t hang together all that well, and I’m leery of some of the changes made to the characters, settings, etc. I’ve no complaints with Oracle, and I liked the nod toward Earth-2 continuity with Helena Wayne, erm, Kyle, even if the angst she hadContinue reading “The Birds of Prey Premiere”

How many covers are too many?

Last autumn to coincide with the release of Fellowship of the Ring in the theaters Del Rey and Houghton Mifflin rereleased the Lord of the Rings trilogy in hardcover, mass market, and trade paperback editions with photo covers of images taken from the film. This autumn, to coincide with the upcoming film release of TheContinue reading “How many covers are too many?”

Unfinished Tales

In the process of moving I came across several files folders of old manuscripts, some handwritten, some typed, all of them fragments of stories I wrote many years ago. This is the first in an occasional series presenting some of these story fragments. The Adventure of the French Albino is the sequel to another story,Continue reading “Unfinished Tales”

If I were a video-game character, who would I be?

I am a Gauntlet Adventurer. I strive to improve my living conditions by hoarding gold, food, and sometimes keys and potions. I love adventure, fighting, and particularly winning – especially when there’s a prize at stake. I occasionally get lost inside buildings and can’t find the exit. I need food badly. What Video Game CharacterContinue reading “If I were a video-game character, who would I be?”

The thirty second story

I’ve seen this on two blogs recently, such as James Bow‘s–take a short story and run it through MS Word’s Auto Summary feature. I’ve taken “Memorial Day,” an entry I wrote for Pocket’s Strange New Worlds VI contest, and condensed its 7500 word length to under a hundred: “Thanks.” “Claire Keefe.” “Jake Sisko.” Claire nodded.Continue reading “The thirty second story”

Reaching into the metaphorical mailbag

A reader of this webpage e-mailed me recently with the following observation: How can you say Wesley Crusher replaced someone at the Enterprise’s helm and took their job? The person doing Wesley’s job in the first season was Geordi, and in the second season he became Chief Engineer, so the position was vacant and PicardContinue reading “Reaching into the metaphorical mailbag”