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 been reading my story for a million plus words now, you know I can't help myself but put in a plot twis...
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 and needed everything completed by tomorrow, so the day was well and truly shot.
Anyways, fr...
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 probably having.
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 finished the chapter.
As always, let's discuss in the comments! Enjoy! :-)
Hope 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 you, slut,” Lauren growled. “I think you’re holding something back, and he will get it...
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 nearly naked men and women dancing provocatively between segments? What possible journalistic value did...
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 matter how you slice it, laser weapons, at least for anti-personnel uses, seem just superior in virt...
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 you've never seen the movie, it's worth a watch.
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 mission should guide both its grand strategy and its day-to-day choices,” Data explained. “When t...
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 people reacted (in this case in real-time) to the interview. The people I chose to showcase are obvi...
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 have made some great progress. My goal is to have it out early next week, even if I have to work thi...
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 weak response to my ears and likely to everyone watching, but what else could he realistically say? R...
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 would give almost anything... to command the Stargazer again."
This quote appears in the ...
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 makes sense to send those crews into danger aboard outdated vessels. Ships that, however n...
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 absorb all at once, maybe too much. “There’s a powerful saying from my past that feels particularly...
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 design-chic, almost like a throwback to the Kirk-era captain’s chair on the bridge of the original
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 used in crepes and pies. Either she was simply a fan of exotic alien juices, or my theory about her B...
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—somewhere between an evening gown, overskirt, and formal jumpsuit. It managed the hard to achieve t...
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 in Ten Forward, even amid influential company, was one thing. Broadcasting them here, potentially to ...
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 forward was to place the decision directly in the hands of the people themselves. Yes, this technology ...
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 read it, I think you'll understand why I couldn't and shouldn't cut it off early, given the implicat...
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 land in the Black Flats on the planet, glancing at an identical chair across from me. The chair was de...
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 fire mode.”
Most of the audience stared at me, expressions ranging from curiosity to confus...
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 mean, orbital defense net.”
I turned back toward the hologram, resisting the urge to wink, se...
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, that's a bit of an endorsement of its efficacy.
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 in this choice.”
“You’re absolutely right, General. And that’s big of you to admit,” ...
2025-05-19 12:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post