Trigger Warning

These outer-space stories take place in Sol’s heliosphere. They contain real science, pseudo-science, and stuff pulled out of thin air.

If you enjoy a long, complex ramp-up as part of a world-building story, this series is for you. Otherwise, maybe try something lighter and flashy.

In these stories there are no blasters, no FTL drives, no exploding computers, no physical violence, no magical tools, and no sex, except for a little kerfuffle with canines and their pheromones.

And yet, still no aliens, if you don’t count the octopus.

There are some issues with Death on the Mort Asteroid, but after living on Sol’s rocks, we all die eventually.

You will find some gambling, drinking, passive-aggressive families, lying, stealing, and double-dealing. e.g. normal sentients, mostly nice. But watch your back.

Scientific names (Genus/species), puns, and unique spellings abound.

Written in English with a few French, Yiddish, Spanglish, Latin, and Doglish words thrown about.

Knowledge of octopus color languages and Morse code is not required, but couldn’t hurt.

Disclaimer: No AI ‘s were used or hurt in production of these stories.

Search engines, grammar/spell checkers, and human editors all assisted in the final product.