Friends in the Stars
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“I’ve been silly,” Sam announced to Bill King. “I’ve been racking my brain trying to think of some business we could start in case we get stranded here by events back home and need to make our own way.”
“Yeah, I know,” Bill growled, surly as usual. “Have you narrowed it down to a taco stand or a Derf dating service yet?”
“Why not what we know?” Sam asked. “We could offer intelligence services for business. We have all the tools and Derf law restricting private services is non-existent. We can advertise as local experts on Fargone and New Japan for their businesses interested in Derfhome.”
Bill gave a skeptical frown. “Yeah, right… that might work when we have a couple of thousand eager customers suddenly appear needing our services.”
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Wally Johnson was a space nut, fond of following the space news and visiting the habs by viewing their public cams. After the spectacular display of orbital fireworks last night, there was no explanation in the news. Maybe the spacers were talking about it. Wally made sure his logon was anonymous. Too close an interest in space and Spacers could just kill your citizenship rating. He checked a local news site on Home but got an error message. The public cams seemed to be down hard too. As far as connecting today, Home might as well not be there, he thought.
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An elderly Derf on the west edge of the city fussed with her rooftop garden. The planter of Blinky required extra damp soil and was a fussy plant prone to fail for the smallest change in its environment. There was a golden little creature buzzing in the single flower cup that would have one large seed and droop over later on.
“And what in the world are you?” She asked the honeybee.
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The Last Part: Books and Links by Mackey Chandler
April (first in series)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0077EOE2C
April is an exceptional young lady and something of a snoop. She finds herself involved with intrigues that stretch her abilities after a chance run in with a spy. There is a terrible danger she and her friends and family will lose the only home she has ever known in orbit and be forced to live on the slum ball below. It's more than a teen should have to deal with. Fortunately she has a lot of smart friends and allies. It's a good thing because things get very rough and dicey.
Family Law (first in series)
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006GQSZVS
Who is family? Who should decide? Should it be a matter of law? Could an alien adopt a Human?
Of course, if the alien in question can fly star ships and is the size and temperament of a mature Grizzly bear one needs a certain delicacy in trying to tell him no…
Link to full list of current releases on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B004RZUOS2
Mac's Writing Blog:
http://www.mackeychandler.com