Fifteen Percent!By Torn MacAlester Photo by Anna Nekrashevich from Pexels Deputy Miller smiled. It was that smile of hers, Nils realized, the one that led to certain disaster. “Okay Miller,” Nils attempted to […]
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Rejection: A Vignette by Torn MacAlester
RejectionBy Torn MacAlester Photo by Life Of Pix from Pexels “Deputy Miller, a serious situation has risen.” Alex said, cleaning a lunar beer mug as he spoke. “Like what?” Miller answered, clearly disinterested […]
Lunadyne Incident: A Short Story by Torn MacAlester
Lunadyne IncidentY+28, Day 1: “You, in the jail,” the voice said over the intercom. Sheriff Del Anderson stood and switched on the voice channel. Del watched the warped video of […]
Directors and Malcontents: A New Vignette by Torn MacAlester
“I’ll say it one more time. Johnson and Carmike are not coming back!” the Director said. “They left the space agency. It’s over. Why are we even having this conversation […]
Morgan’s Road: A Short Story by Torn MacAlester
Morgan’s Road a short story by Torn MacAlesterMorgan’s Road, a short story by Torn MacAlester Graphic by Shannan Albright Making a living on the Moon is not for everyone, but […]
Commander: A Vignette by Torn MacAlester
CommanderImage by Torn MacAlester using OpenSim By Torn MacAlester The events in the crater weighed heavily on Nils Carmike. He nearly killed his commander, Mose. It was an accident. […]
Y+1: A Vignette by Torn MacAlester
Y+1by Torn MacAlester This morning on the Night Watch Live AM, we are speaking with Nick in Montana, who’s been living inside of the blast zone of Yellowstone since the […]
Torn MacAlester Firebird Book Award Winner 133 AUTHORS JOIN THE FIREBIRD BOOK AWARD CIRCLE OF WINNERS October 2021 – Speak Up Talk Radio announced the winners of 2021’s third quarter FIREBIRD […]
Thunder Moon Tussle by Torn MacAlester
My novel Thunder Moon Tussle is available in kindle unlimited, kindle, and paperback on amazon.com. Nils Carmike, a fallen from grace astronaut turned smuggler, forges a new life on […]
Yellowstone and Timeline of Events
The key background event of the storyline that includes Thunder Moon Tussle is the eruption of the Yellowstone super-volcano. This eruption forms the basis for the calendar where the year […]