Monthly Archives: September 2015

Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 27 September 2015 (WIP: Ship’s Heart)

Posted on September 27, 2015 by epbeaumont

Yasmin, like Ferenc, enjoyed stories. He collected them. She watched those tales shape and reshape themselves over centuries and light-years, under the shifting light of political notions. Yasmin remembered that ghost-opera projected in the Dome by Mavra’s old holo-cube projector. … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 20 September 2015 (WIP: In the Breath of the Groves and the Brightness of the Stars)

Posted on September 20, 2015 by epbeaumont

“It’s not getting any better,” Efi said, offhand, to Mavra’s gene-mother. “I’m no terraformer, but I know the theory at least. We’ve got sandstorms and the climate’s heated up. It’s shifted, but not in the right direction.” She added, “You … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 13 September 2015 (WIP: In the Breath of the Groves and the Brightness of the Stars)

Posted on September 13, 2015 by epbeaumont

Mavra was five years old when her parents emigrated from the ship-colonies. She had witnessed one funeral under the open sky of the True Ocean, stars blazing overhead, voices raised from ship to ship, before her near kin boarded a … Continue reading →

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Weekend Writing Warriors: Sunday 6 September 2015 (WIP: Shipwright, Captain, Figurehead)

Posted on September 6, 2015 by epbeaumont

“And you’re going off planet.” “Well, yes that’s what starships do.” “Naime!” Axia leaned over. “Now that you mention it I’ll have some of that tea. Is there something stronger to put in it?” “Desecration,” Naime said. “Drink cognac, or … Continue reading →

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