Misty’s shoulders slumped, and she said, “Everyone points to Christmas as the most wonderful day of the year. But you know what I think, Claire? I think Christmas eve is probably more powerful than Christmas. It is the moment before Schrödinger’s box opens. The cat is dead alive. Your binary human existence hasn’t forced it...

C “Cargo ship Lam Tin. Make no further course adjustments, kill your thrust, and prepare for boarding. You will be fired upon for failure to comply.” Desi saw the threat indicator and saw no fewer than four Trickster-Class fighter craft, her own type of craft, and two assault vehicles packed with Marines heading in their direction...

“Across all of Japan, The Samurai sought his prey. This Ronin, this masterless cur who threated the security of the very Empire with his deviant ways, magical powers, and the demons at his command. The Samurai would have leapt from earth and followed the scourge to the heavens—from the sun to the stars, if that...

Suddenly, there was a deep rumble that felt like an earthquake or an explosion. He heard no sound but felt the bass deep in his chest. The salt vibrated in a circular pattern from the center of the room…His mind turned to the recent Deviant bombings on a flight school in Prague. The academy here...

The smell of burnt and burning meat filled the halls, as did smoke from what had to be dozens of small fires all around the ship. The new Deviant weapon was said to only light living beings on fire (what a horror show), but they were told small flames would pop up everywhere based on...

“Waves of commerce are far more rare, important, and beautiful in this universe than waves of water mindlessly battering the rocks…There are no worlds containing sentience that exist without commerce. I promise you that. Trade? Goods and logistics? Regardless of the world or the race, that shit right there is universal and magnificent.”   –Yale Boliver In...

Chapter 27 “This is not that, Clarabelle. I am truly sorry for what you’re about to see, though I am happy to welcome you away from the world of black and of white and into the world of gray.” The Alpha boarded the lift, indicating his work here was done. Claire locked all the recent...

Admiral Oshiro was focused on Arnez. Oshiro said, “Arnez, stop what you’re doing and surrender. I don’t know how you’re doing this, nor can I fathom why, but you’re never going to get off of this station. This is not a request. You have five seconds to comply.” Oshiro was not bluffing or playing at...

“And just now, he stood on all sides of Josephine. All six of him were dressed in slightly different, trashy clothes. All six held different blades, and all six advanced with the will to cut her, smash her face, make her bleed. Josephine filled her breast with fire that spawned in the base of her...

“It was hard for me to remember my life before the Mindframe. Or to be honest, it was hard to forget the Mindframe itself. Every boom I heard was a gunshot. And realized I didn’t ever want to go back. I was tired of combat…and The Delta Messenger agreed.” On this episode of Mindframe, we return...