Ebony Sea: 1 2/2

Mark Meier

Mar 25, 20235 min read

The Pirates 4

Lannetay nodded for Bill to comply. Both hatches opened and four people strode in, hand weapons drawn. The four were a study in...

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Mark Meier

Mar 18, 20235 min read

The Pirates 3

The hatch opened to admit the other three crewmen. L-T took the remaining chair behind Carnifor, and Olthan ordered a fifth seat. Marc...

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Mark Meier

Mar 11, 20235 min read

The Pirates 2

Lannetay gestured to the star field surrounding them. “Which one are we headed to?” She could detect a slight motion to some of the...

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Mark Meier

Mar 4, 20235 min read

The Pirates 1

Lannetay and Carnifor walked out of the customs office into the bright orange morning sunlight of Inglep. Standard time indicated...

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Mark Meier

Feb 25, 20235 min read

Of Nanites and Spies 7

Again the lieutenant exhibited shock. “How’d he access my sound inducers, Major?” Lannetay merely smiled, and directed her comments to...

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Mark Meier

Feb 18, 20234 min read

Of Nanites and Spies 6

Lannetay had Bill project a holo of the William Placard and the approaching cruiser. The TSN Groushieuwas about the same size as the...

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Mark Meier

Feb 12, 20234 min read

Of Nanites and Spies 5

“The Wantis are retreating.” L-T’s voice shattered the minute-long silence. Olthan scoffed. “They ain’t gonna run yet.” “They are.”...

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Mark Meier

Feb 4, 20234 min read

Of Nanites and Spies 4

“One questionuh.” Huerla’s suspicion dripped from his words. “Why do you nevah object to being called ‘Captain Lannyuh?’ Wouldn’t...

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Mark Meier

Jan 28, 20234 min read

Of Nanites and Spies 3

Vensi has a portable scanner built into his clothing, Bill sent. And Qi is still trying to penetrate my system. Lannetay held up a hand...

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Mark Meier

Jan 21, 20234 min read

Of Nanites and Spies 2

L-T stood. “Something going on?” “Wantis,” Carnifor grumbled, as if that explained everything. Bill answered Lannetay. “Won’t be long....

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Mark Meier

Jan 14, 20234 min read

Of Nanites and Spies 1

The William Placard hummed along at a hundred-twenty times the speed of light. Lannetay and Carnifor sat in stony silence in the control...

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Mark Meier

Jan 7, 202310 min read

Saving Cayn 9

The TS William Placard approached Herlorwis twenty days later. Though the planet remained too faint for sensors, the star visibly grew in...

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Mark Meier

Dec 31, 20227 min read

Saving Cayn 8

Welling leaned back, his weariness evident in every movement. “We have no food. Our farming dome blew out a couple of months after our...

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Mark Meier

Dec 24, 20227 min read

Saving Cayn 7

A few minutes later the four William Placard crew members clustered around the airlock. Goofball had no problem bypassing the colony’s...

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Mark Meier

Dec 17, 20225 min read

Saving Cayn 6

Eighty-eight minutes passed mostly in silence. One by one the whole crew jammed into the command area. The William Placard settled to the...

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Mark Meier

Dec 10, 20226 min read

Saving Cayn 5

After spending decades in the Marines, Lannetay had grown accustomed to a day being substantially longer than a “day” on Earth. With most...

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Mark Meier

Dec 3, 20226 min read

Saving Cayn 4

Carnifor busied himself with producing the report for Admiral Choergatan. Their orders specified the admiral be informed whenever the...

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Mark Meier

Nov 26, 20227 min read

Saving Cayn 3

Bypassing a gigantic beige door used by grav loaders,they entered through a personnel door, which squealed its objection to being opened....

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Mark Meier

Nov 19, 20227 min read

Saving Cayn 2

Lannetay and Bill had many times discussed Carnifor’s assignment. The flight to Herlorwis had taken six standard weeks, and there was...

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Mark Meier

Nov 12, 20225 min read

Saving Cayn 1

Wind shrieked in protest as the William Placard plummeted through the thin atmosphere at Herlorwis. The air barely qualified as...

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