Slice of life drabble.

This started as an image. Then it became two images. I had to figure out how they were connected. Complicated It takes several minutes to park a Guardian after you land at Alpha Base.  You have to release the tail hook then maneuver the plane to the lift so they can lower the plane down …

Slice of life short

Ever had one of those scenes that just wouldn't go away? This started as one of those. Balance Unable to sleep, Kris found her way to the gym.   Too many things were running through her mind, making sleep nearly impossible, so she decided to try working through some of the stress. The gym was …

2026: Odd Prompts, Week 33 – Short Story

I tried to blend two spare prompts from this weeks offering on MOTE The golden retriever charged, barking & When the bark is larger than the dog since they seemed to fit together. This is set in my 4-Winds/Collegium world and echoes back to the novelette Night Hunts. Threat Assessment  Thad Wilhelm, a veteran of …

Just for fun cover experiment.

Just for giggles, I had ChatGPT do a cover for my novella Night Hunts. Kristen Paul was the pen name my sister and I were going to use for our 4-Winds and Collegium stuff, but that never went anywhere. I just thought it looked good to give the author a proper name here instead of …

Slice of life – Belling the Tiger

While technically a continuation of Gathering the Shards, this one can be read as a stand alone. After a visit with Mark and Jun, Matt and Kris had bundled Markus up and were headed home.  They’d cleared Boulder and were nearing Lyons.  Traffic was starting to back up as everyone tried to get home through …

Slice of Life – Short: Gathering the Shards

After two weeks of silence, the muse is finally starting to offer small bits. Not what I had planed to work on. But sometimes that's how it works. This is a direct follow-up to Broken, taking place the next day. Gathering the Shards Jun opened the front door and waved them in.  “Get in out …

Shameless Plug

If you ever get a wild notion to read, or learn, more of my Galactic Federation of Planets stories, all of the complete stories are over on Archive of Our Own. The bonus is that there they are in chronological order so you can see how the teams developed. https://archiveofourown.org/users/Wyldkat/works There are a few original …

2026: Odd Prompts, Week 28 – Short story

This week's prompt from MOTE was “You don’t look like a gryphon.” When I was 15 years old and first started watching Battle of the Planets, I asked the question what would happen if Spectra sent a second attack. I answered the question by creating my own team. Now, finally, here is their first mission …

Story: Through the Valley – Part Four

The final part of my Gatchaman/BoTP inspired story, Through the Valley Rest is a luxury the storm didn't leave behind. Bodies ache, spirits sag, but the tree still isn't going to cut itself. Through the Valley Part Four The next morning the kitchen and dining room were what Jaya laughingly called organized chaos.  After finishing PT, …

Where Am I

School is over. At least for the time being. I did get my bookkeeping certificate. I may take a class here or there, but it will be for my own edification, not in pursuit of a degree. So I got part of my writing time back. Through the Valley is now complete. I finished doing …