Daily Moon Dispatch – 3 August 2026
The long lunar day continues at Conrad Station. Golden light stretches across the regolith while Deputy Gen Miller makes her rounds. Systems remain at full capacity, and the quiet technical foundations that keep the station alive stay just as critical as the human ones.
Mask of the Joyful Moon is available in both Kindle and paperback and continues the Fabulae Lunae saga.
Today on the Site
Frontier Foundations – Early Power Systems How the original habitats stayed warm and lit through the first long lunar nights — solar arrays, battery banks, thermal management, and the narrow margins that still shape life at Conrad Station. → Read the full post
Recent
Weekly Moon Dispatch – Week of August 1, 2026 Full roundup of recent posts, the August Lunar Signals schedule, and the week ahead. → Read the Weekly Dispatch
Tomorrow on the Site
Tuesday – Character Spotlight: Doc Keller The station’s medical anchor and the person who sees what the rest of Conrad Station often tries to keep hidden.
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
Mask of the Joyful Moon is live in both formats: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G16F7MQW
The Joyful Moon is still watching… and the long day continues.
— Torn MacAlester Still riding the trails with Nils, Gen, and the whole Fabulae Lunae crew 🚀🌕
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.