Daily Moon Dispatch – 8 September 2026
A waning crescent hangs over Earth.
The long lunar night continues at Conrad Station. Outside there is only Earthlight on the regolith and the hard black of vacuum. Earth hangs high above the station. Surface activity remains minimal. Life continues inside the habitats under artificial light, where the quiet technical margins that keep everyone alive stay fully in force.
Nils Carmike is indoors for the duration. Rule One still applies, and unnecessary EVAs can wait. At Alex’s Bar the stories run as long as the night, some of them true.
Moon deputy hard science fiction from the trails around Conrad Station.
The Daily Moon Dispatch continues to range across the whole Fabulae Lunae series. Any of the three books and any of their central characters may take the lead on a given day.
Today on the Site
Lore & Secrets – The Mason War
Coal Co billboards on Earth, a Mason quarrel that reaches Conrad, and the case Uncle Jay did not come back from.
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Recent
- Life on the Frontier – Straw-Cups
→ Read the post - Lunar Signals – The Story Nils Tells Tourists
→ Read the post - Hard Tech & Science – Eight Minutes
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Coming This Week
- Wednesday: Drive to Houston
- Thursday: Permanent Shadow
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
- Mask of the Joyful Moon → https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G16F7MQW
All three books remain available:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G16F7MQW
The Joyful Moon is still watching…
and the family still prefers problems handled quietly.
— Torn MacAlester
Still riding the trails with Nils, Gen, and the whole Fabulae Lunae crew
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StoriesThe 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. |
ArticlesI 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. |
