Fanfest 2012 – Day One

I’ve already been asked by many of my followers on Twitter “Why are you in Iceland already?” Truth be told, it’s because I’ve learned from past experience. For some unknown karmic reason, I tend to have the worst luck when flying commercially. Continue reading

Xhagen and Roc

UNKNOWN LOCATION
SECURE TRANSMISSION

It always amazed me how little physical interaction we had with each other. Most of us preferred staying in the warm familiarity of our pods, preferring that to the arduous task of undocking and pod extraction, only to sit alone in our quarters watching the single broadcast channel available to us.

It was mystifying that in this day and age, that only GalNet was strong enough to broadcast a faster than light signal across the universe. Of course, it could be by design. I have no doubt that if there were thousands of channels to choose from, there would still be nothing on worth watching. Continue reading

CSM 7 – Backroom politics

I sipped at my drink again, a hard liqueur served neat. Smoke and music filled my senses as I stared at the blinking message on my Neocom for the third time.

I wasn’t a fan of back room politics, and always suspicious of offers of help. Too many times I had been betrayed, nearly losing my ship, or worse. Other pilots I had known weren’t as fortunate when making the same mistake. Continue reading

The Parable of the Fish

“There once was a small village, poor in material wealth, but rich in spirit.” Master Cho began as we sat beside a small lake on the outskirts of our Holder’s property.

I had finished the demands of my day, and was rewarded by my Master with a relaxing hike, and now what promised to be a spiritual lesson. Sure, I was required to carry both of our hiking gear, but it was a small price to pay to hear these words of wisdom from him. Continue reading