Weekly Moon Dispatch – Week of October 3, 2026
Do you need more Moon joy this week?
Last Quarter stands over Earth tonight.
Sunset at Conrad comes after Last Quarter, on the western near side.
The long lunar day continues at Conrad Station. Hard golden light stretches across the regolith. Short shadows pool around the habitats and crawler tracks. Systems remain under full solar load, yet the old pressures — water, power margins, and the three-day lag — have not eased.
This is hard science fiction lunar frontier territory: thin margins, three-day lags, and people trying to stay human while the vacuum waits outside.
Looking Back – Recent Posts
- Frontier Foundations – Cold Traps & Outgassing → Read the post
- Character Spotlight — Moses Crane → Read the post
- Hard Tech & Science Eight Minutes → Read the post
- Lunar Signals – The Story Nils Tells Tourists → Read the post
Lunar Signals – This Week
Thursday – Lunar Signals
Live on Torn MacAlester’s Space on X.
Coming This Week
- Monday – Life on the Frontier: Life on the Frontier — Survive – Tilly didn’t check in — but Jill stepped up
- Tuesday – Lore & Secrets: Lore and Secrets — Ninja Cranston – The name that turns a strike into something Coal Co hired mercenaries to break.
- Wednesday – Fabulae Lunae Vignette: The Soldier – A discharged soldier, a Greyhound that may not run, and a limousine at the curb in the Yellowstone haze.
- Thursday – Lunar Signals: Lunar Signals
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 day continues.
— 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. |
