The Crider Chronicles: Confederacy – Part XVII

The Crider Chronicles: Confederacy – Part XVII

Jan 19, 2026

Sixteen Later that evening There still weren’t very many restaurants in Mountain View, but the Palace was one of the better ones, featuring beef from a Black Angus herd imported from Earth ten years earlier. Seated between his father and an equally wide-eyed Maria...

The Crider Chronicles: Confederacy – Part XVII

The Crider Chronicles: Confederacy – Part XV

Jan 5, 2026

Fourteen Tarbos, the Main Conference Center “Son, I’m going to take a walk around the building during the break,” Mike announced.  “I imagine I’ll have one or two of those guards for company, but I need some air.” “OK, Dad.  Maria and I are going to duck...

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The Crider Chronicles: Forest – Part XXII

Jul 21, 2025 |

Twenty-One Outskirts, at sunset Mary Lenell was just walking back from Outskirt’s tiny mercantile towards the cabin on the north end of town that she shared with her security officer husband when she heard the buzzing sound. She looked up from the red dust of the road...

The Crider Chronicles: Forest – Part IV

Mar 17, 2025 | ,

Three Two years later:  Challis. A light snow was falling as Mike guided his aged Ford into Challis, the large flakes reflecting the lights of the growing town, striking stars where skimmer headlights struck through the tiny falling crystals. Sparkles of light...

The Crider Chronicles: Forest – Part III

Mar 10, 2025 | ,

Two Armstrong City, Luna “Andrea, don’t just stand there. The checked bags have gone on ahead. There’s no turning back now. Jenny, have you got your stuff? Let’s go!” Paul Aggruder was more than ready to leave the Moon’s gypsum mining colony. Three years they had...