Monthly Archives: October 2006

A Loss of Innocence, Chapter Two, Part Eight

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Pete

The voice of Captain Harold Burns filled the room.  His voice, forever immortalized in human history for his fateful first contact with the Rak’Lan, was a gravelly bass, slightly distorted from the attenuation of the radio waves traveling from the … Continue reading →

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The Mega Monster Update

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Pete

The next post is a two-parter that finishes up the human perspective of the Rak’Lan first contact.  Enjoy!  (It’s a long read.) As an aside (and as a joke to my wife and my family), I have posted my Amazon … Continue reading →

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The Random Update

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Pete

Hi!  I’m still here!  *waves* The good news:  There will be three complete sections to post this weekend.  I have been working my arse off to get some serious, hard-core writing done.  Check back Sunday to see them in their … Continue reading →

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A Loss of Innocence, Chapter Two, Part Seven

Posted on October 22, 2006 by Pete

One of the most interesting aspects of our training was the weekly seminar titled “The Psychology of War.”  What it amounted to was a semi-moderated bull session in which teachers, drill instructors, and would-be NCOs participated in a verbal free-for-all, … Continue reading →

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The Random Update

Posted on October 22, 2006 by Pete

There has been a lot of stuff happening lately. Perhaps the most important thing is that I have an editor looking at the serialized Loss of Innocence.  They want the complete novel (150,000 words) by December first.  I think I … Continue reading →

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A Loss of Innocence, Chapter Two, Part Six

Posted on October 20, 2006 by Pete

The afternoons were spent in classroom instruction.  For four separate periods after lunch, we were instructed in math and science, logistics, small-unit strategy and tactics, weapons systems, logic, game theory, military history, and rudimentary computer programming.  I was told that … Continue reading →

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A Loss of Innocence, Chapter Two, Part Five

Posted on October 15, 2006 by Pete

This next section firmly puts the action of the story into the ”R” Rated category.  I feel that if you’ve followed it this far, you deserve a word of warning about the content.  I’ve put all of this section of the story in … Continue reading →

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A Loss of Innocence, Chapter Two, Part Four

Posted on October 10, 2006 by Pete

The week with Shannon wasn’t nearly long enough.  We spent our days sampling the diversions that Lunar Base had to offer.  We played competitive video games until they reminded us too much of the war we were fighting.  We journeyed … Continue reading →

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BF2142 Demo

Posted on October 9, 2006 by Pete

The game itself will release next week, but I have to say that I’m not terribly impressed with the demo.  I don‘t like the setting (its not implemented well enough to give an instinctive familiarity with the weaponry), it runs … Continue reading →

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A Loss of Innocence, Chapter Two, Part Three

Posted on October 8, 2006 by Pete

I’ll have to say this for the Solarian Marine Corps.  They believe in taking care of their people.  The chow line ran continuously, with breakfast foods served between 0200 and 1000 hours.  Instead of the expected powdered eggs, juice from … Continue reading →

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