Human Idioms – Barking up the wrong tree

Quatittel and Steven were walking through their designated area on the second moon of the second planet, designated Tobeornot 2b, taking samples and readings as it had been several hundred long-cycles since the last expedition. As they meandered through the forested area, Quatittel asked “Steve, we have been working together for a couple of short-cycles […]

Human Idioms – Hollow Leg

Steven walked down the main hall of the Kav Convadita, more commonly called the Kava, looking for the mess hall so he could grab a bite to eat before starting his first shift. He was the first human to serve aboard the Kava and the first that most of the crew had ever seen. He […]

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Ongoing Series

Series that I will be working on. Links go to the complete lists for that series. Legends of Jim series Human Idiom Series

What would you do?

<Translated from Galactic Common> <Special Galactic Council meeting, galactic date 45293.2735, will now commence. This meeting was called to address the latest planet that was attacked by the Tickchik.> , Council High Speaker Abragam announced to start the inquiry. Abragam is a Corvian, one of the twenty races that founded the Galactic Council ten galactic […]

First Contact – Bob

When the Vasurin Exploration Ship, the C’D’Varti discovered earth, they listened to transmissions for a while, decoding the languages and learning about the humans. After they felt they had enough of an understanding, they decided to proceed with the next step and talk to a few individuals before trying to contact officials. They scanned the […]

The Ascension of Humanity

Jim was sitting on a plain white chair, in a nondescript white room on a ship heading for the Galactic Council, wondering how he got there. He had heard the news, hell everyone had, how could you not. It was the biggest news in human history. Aliens were real and there was lots of them, […]

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton