Daily Moon Dispatch – 30 September 2026
The Moon is waning gibbous as seen from Earth.
The Sun is riding high over Conrad Station. The regolith is brightly lit with short, crisp shadows. Systems are under full solar load, and the station feels awake — yet water, power margins, and the three-day lag have not eased.
Nils Carmike is out on the trails where a prospector still has to be, treating the surface as something that will kill the careless. Mass is not weight. Help is still three days away.
A near future moon colony thriller, still playing out at Conrad Station.
Today on the Site
Hard Tech & Science – Eight Minutes
What eight minutes actually means at Conrad Station — the alarm in the bar, the hatch in Hab D, and why the station’s water lives over the shelter.
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- Character Spotlight – Mose
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Coming This Week
- Thursday: The Story Nils Tells Tourists
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 margins still have to hold.
— 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. |
