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Mass Effect/AEC – ANN News: Batarians Reclaim Kha’shan
ANN News Now May 5, 2197 Batarian Forces Retake Khar’shan by David Rukil ANN News Center, Vancouver – After over a year of fighting Reaper remnants in their home world of Khar’shan, the Batarian Assembly released the following statement: It is with boundless happiness that we declare today, ‘Liberation Day’. Today we mark the reunification of the […]
Mass Effect/AEC – ANN News: Biotic Bugs Infest Colonies
ANN News Desk On Location on the colony world of Martel April 12, 2198 Biotic Bugs Infest Colonies by Paul Wolfram Patrice Province, Martel – <The scene opens with a human correspondent in an ANN news studio> “We now bring you a live report from the colony of Martel. Paul, can you tell us the […]
Mass Effect/AEC: Chapter 2 (c.4): Synchronization
Alliance Docking Bay 1, Presidium, Citadel, Widow System, Serpent Nebula, February 25, 2198 “Come here dumbass!” yelled Jack. Vega sheepishly took her duffel bag. “I’ve been waiting for half an hour! So where is your bunk?” Before Vega could respond Jack turned to Miranda, “Heya Princess!” “Hi Jack.” “Are you showing yet? Yeah you got […]
Mass Effect/AEC: Chapter 17 (c.3): Navidad
Spectre Office, Citadel Embassies, Presidium, Citadel, Widow System, Serpent Nebula, December 23, 2197 Miranda and I waited for our contact to take delivery of the intel extracted from Talrom’s mangled computer console, “So…erm, I went over that list of…things you told me to get. Personal lubricant, massage oils, and mineral supplements?” “Yes.” “I mean, I […]
Mass Effect/AEC: Chapter 16 (c.3): Apocrypha
Security Office 3, Gozu District, Level 33 Omega Station, Sahrebarik System, Omega Nebula, December 22, 2197 The Talon Security office was cramped with computer screens, a tiny desk, three security agents, plus Galeena and myself. Galeena and I sat opposite the desk as we waited for updates on the Matriarchs’ summit down the hall. “Five […]
Mass Effect/AEC: Chapter 15 (c.3): Love
Captain Quarters, Deck 1, SSV Kursk SR-3, En route to Omega, December 16, 2197 Miranda face filled the the screen, “Everything went well. I am fine”. As she spoke I noticed the stray hairs that floated just above her black eyes. She breathed in soft but labored breaths. “Did you make the pick up?” “Yeah. […]
It’s official. I am a published author!
That’s right, my first speculative fiction anthology is available over at Amazon for Kindle devices (working on releasing it in other places as well), for just $.99. Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089636XJ7 And thank you so very much to all of you who have supported me over the years with your kind words, encouragement, […]
Mass Effect/AEC- ANN News: 1 Trillion Illegal Downloads of CoT
From: Alliance News Entertainment Desk December 16, 2197 1 Trillion Illegal Downloads of CoT By Joan Calder MILGROM, BEKENSTIEN– Champions of the Terminus, the hit action-drama from Star Wolf Productions, became the first Extranet show to reach one trillion illegal downloads across the galaxy. This record was matched by over a billion downloads (as […]
Shadowrun: Fetishes and Foci
Seattle, the Sprawl, the Metroplex, was a city. And cities, cities have character. Cities have history. Cities, real ones, not the hallow constructs of corporate suburbia or that drek they fed you in the trids, live and breath. The denizens make them, well, unique. They built the cities, they kept the cities, the infused the […]
Shadowrun: And Now We Are Here….
I jammed a finger in my ear to block out the sounds of the PCH. The long distance charges on the pay phone ate at my patience. What I heard made it worse. “Listen kid, this is just the way it is,” said the guttural voice on the other end. “But I can help,” […]
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