Core Beliefs – Chapter 69 - Earth or Other “Matt, I’ve got some ideas for the silo.” Chris had come to Matt with a plan for the silo. It involved building an underground dock for the new GEM-C series and her soon-to-be-christened sister ships. Chris also wanted to create a series of safe places to do research. “Matt,” Chris sighed, “I miss the hands-on aspects, as have several of the people working at your corporations in St. Louis.” It took little to convince Matt. He al

I started this writing journey decades ago, with one character, one scene, and one moment in time. Over the years it has morphed into dozens of stories, and a multitude of characters and now...I feel fractured. It's not just the mass of words written over eons in multiple universes and worlds; it's the fractured methodology, the assorted tools and methods, and the numerous computers that have served as the repository of the accumulated works. More than once, I've lost it all,

Life sometimes fractures. Between busy, unexpected interruptions, and chaos in many forms, we find our comfort zones evaporating and all we see and all we can do is manage the immediate emergency. Getting old sucks, but adapting is fundamental to all forms of survival. So, I need to adapt, carve time for those things that bring joy and satisfaction. So, it's time to share more of my productive self. I have been writing, I have also been on a reading spree, and I have also be