Daily Moon Dispatch – 11 June 2026
Do you need more Moon joy today?
The long lunar night has settled over Conrad Station. With the Sun fully below the horizon, the regolith glows softly under Earthlight while Deputy Gen Miller continues her patrols through the dimly lit habitats and corridors. Flashlights cut through the darkness as the station adapts to two weeks of night.
We are now 39 days from the release of Mask of the Joyful Moon on July 20, 2026.
Mask of the Joyful Moon is the explosive continuation to the Fabulae Lunae saga — a hard science fiction tale of one determined deputy, fragile alliances, corporate shadows, and secrets that thrive in the long lunar night.
Today on the Moon:
- Join me live for this week’s X Space: Prospectors: The Lunar Mountain Men — exploring the rugged individuals who make life on the frontier possible.
- The Goodreads Giveaway for The Lunadyne Incident is still running until June 15 — your perfect chance to start the series.
If you missed the latest Weekly Dispatch, catch up here: → Weekly Moon Dispatch – Week of May 29, 2026
Ready to begin the journey? Here’s the recommended reading order:
• The Lunadyne Incident → https://www.amazon.com/Lunadyne-Incident-Other-Stories-Fabulae-ebook/dp/B0D5F7L3QS
• Thunder Moon Tussle → https://www.amazon.com/Thunder-Moon-Tussle-Torn-MacAlester-ebook/dp/B095BXX6YC
Then prepare for Gen Miller’s story in Mask of the Joyful Moon.
Pre-order Mask of the Joyful Moon today so it lands the moment it launches (in just 39 days): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G16F7MQW
The Joyful Moon is still watching… and the long lunar night deepens.
— Your regolith-stained reader, still riding the trails on 11 June 2026. Dispatch drops daily. Suit up for the dark. 🚀🌕
Stories
The stories of Torn MacAlester are science fiction, where the science is well-grounded. I intentionally made any deviations for speculative purposes. To maintain maximum realism, I restrict the scope of these deviations.
Articles
I write articles of science fact and science fiction. The articles here span the knowledge of modern science and the speculations of fiction. I try to caveat everything that is an assumption. You will find articles about spaceflight, the possibilities of alien contact, and descriptions of technology used in my stories.