This is the speech I wrote as the guest speaker for the Parshall, ND Memorial Day celebration. I think it was well received and there weren't many dry eyes in the room after I spoke.
A story in the Von Solon's Universe Universe
The continued story of Von Solon, which requires reading Castaway: Von's Haven. Rescued from Haven, after the destruction of his starship,Von is returned to his universe through the unstable wormhole. Two brave sisters risked everything to find him, using a prototype shuttle, but Von wakes up very unhappy with them. He lets them know his goal is to return to his family on the primitive planet. Unfortunately, there are hidden agendas at work and they don't include Von's goals.
I try to post something every Fourth, to honor those who've served. So, please let the length of this little tale be a testament to the respect that I have for all of you. This is, in-effect, Pilgrim's Progress, set in World War Two. It takes our hero on the fraught journey from youthful naïveté to adult capability via virtues that everybody in the military understand, honor, courage, and commitment. The war crime at the center of this happened, even if the payback is in my imagination. / (Reviews)
A story in the Not a White Knight in LA Universe
Tony and Irene team up to save hundreds of families living in the 8-story Pablo Apartments. To run the LA Aztexs, Tony’s estranged wife convinced the national leaders to gather over 150 members, wind them up with sex, drugs and violence, then fly them to LA on Labor Day. Giving them automatic weapons and more drugs, the crazies will attack the Pablo, breaking 49. With Asian help they will turn Pablo into a dominant meth source from LA to Houston. This is non-erotic, there is no sex.
A Poacher's Progress Story (9) An unanticipated stay in Aden is enlivened by Rollo Guest's story. Another voyage takes Mimi and Jack to Madras, a different continent and many surprising discoveries, not all unpleasant. A murderous religious sect and a reincarnation of a goddess ensures their stay in the country is memorable, as are the characters they meet, including a couple of old friends. Jack plumbs the depths of despair before the conclusion of his quest. An ending contains the embryo of new beginnings.
A story in the Mist World Universe
Mist World, as its name suggests, is a world covered by mist. The only land visible on Mist is the mountains and plateaus that rise out of the never ending gray sea.-- Come follow Jake Harrow as he flies the skies of Mist World harvesting sky eels, dances with pirates, encounters old enemies, runs into old friends and meets some new friends along the way. This story is 218,000 words long and is complete. (There is no Graphic sex.)
A Jade Force of Misera Story (2) Ten years have passed since the orphans arrived at the Jade Academy. There's a civil war brewing in Inra and the military thinks it can conscript a couple cadets to help out in the war effort. / (Reviews)
A Erica Olafson Story (2) The year is 5017 in Old Terran Time (OTT ) or more precisely 2051, UST in Union Standard Time (UST ). The United Stars of the Galaxies now commonly referred to as the Union is a huge multi cultural society consisting of over five thousand members. The Union is spread across the M-0 galaxy , know to Terran Humans as the Milky Way galaxy , parts of the Andromeda galaxy and several satellite galaxies of the local group. This is the second part of the EO saga