One year has passed since the events of 'Confessions of a Mad Man' and the world remains in a state of turmoil. 'Standing Out' follows the newest Crusader, Jade, on her first solo mission. Despite being the youngest and most inexperienced member of the team, she is determined to prove herself to her teammates. Gifted with the power to control emotions and fueled by her unusual past, Jade has to find the ability within herself to stand out. This is the second short fiction story in the ongo...

The year is 2030 and one of the world's most notorious criminals, Nathaniel David Hamilton has finally been captured. CIA Agents Deacons and Jennings undertake the daunting task of securing his confession of a life of corruption and chaos. Over the course of the interrogation they learn how a child prodigy from small town Illinois became one of the most powerful men in a world populated by superheroes and billionaire weapons tycoons.Confessions of a Mad Man is the first in a series...

SENTENCED TO LIVE"She had only wanted to study life, she roared, now transformed into a beast, not destroy it."A powerful story told through a "sensorial book"The world is on the brink of collapse. Coastal cities are being lost to the oceans but the evacuation of millions of people is impossible. The Army is put in charge, however for the majority there is no way out and they are left to their destiny. Only those w...

Vatos has a job to do, and that job is relatively simple. He just has to keep the Prime Minister alive. But what can he do when the very system of the government is killing every Prime Minister who fails, one after another?Do you want to know what’s next for the stoic and confused Vatos? Do you wanna meet Kallipolis? Then read this short story and get a taste of tomorrow.What is the god complex universe?The gods are back in town. Sk...

Twelve thousand years later, low on reaction mass and with 20,000 colonists aboard, Ark One is coming in hot. Captain Sandra Jensen and Astrogator Dooley Peeters have a plan to save her. There is the question of how they will be received, on an Earth that has returned to barbarism. That is, if they can slow her down enough to get a shuttle away..From what they can see, North America is headed for war. As if that wasn't bad enough, Dooley has an insane crush on 'The Ice Queen,' Captain Jens...

Cleo is so glad not to be going to Germany. She hates sausages, and knows for a fact that every adult German is forced to wear Lederhosen from birth. But Commodore Drummond needs Ant and Cleo in Germany - there is a thing there, long forgotten, that could change the course of the war with Earth. Unfortunately, Larry's not far behind them - and this time, he's in wolf's clothing...

About Bottoms UpI hope you will enjoy reading this story. It's about a detective, Dick Reeder, whose career was in a downward spiral. To boost his confidence, his Chief gives Dick what he believes to be an easy case to solve. Uniforms nabbed a stoned teenager dumping large water cooler bottles into the City Reservoir. Analysis of the substance shows it to be plain tap water. Dick works the case with some buddies on HomeLand Security. Things are not what they seem.From the st...

'The Stud Farm' is a short science fiction story in the tradition of George Orwell's 'Animal Farm.' In a world dominated by an alien technology, ignorance is policy. As for fourteen year-old Farley, he's a strong runner.

What wouldn't young Jonathan give to be able to play outside like normal kids?A couple of recently acquired house guests know the exact right remedy, so long as Jonathan doesn't mind trading his ill health for something worse.

It was a leap of faith every time they did it, and everyone knew the odds were against them. Dropping into a deep-penetration strategic reconnaissance mission from near space took intensive training and a strong personality. The thrill is the thing, but Angela Yancey needs to get through to Jason Bridger before he kills them both. A short story.

Set many thousands of years in the future Mankind now inhabits more than one hundred and fifty thousand planets. The planets have long been overcrowded and Man needs to expand to survive. Following the earlier great explorations of thousands of years ago when civilisation was prosperous the Starship Stinedern searches for the descendants of those great explorers – if any remain.

Hank Beveridge and Lieutenant Newton Shapiro are a couple of nice guys whose worlds just happen to collide. Hank's getting up in years and Newton has his first independent field command. On Third World, women of marrying age are scarce as hen's teeth. Hank's still looking though. Newton has a job to do, no matter who gets hurt. The Empire is a long ways away, but the locals are at least peaceable.