Settled for sixty years, Gulliver Station's young Erin Gillespie, granddaughter to Conway Gillespie, follows his advice about the crime syndicate, The Family, he founded. Move slowly, he advised, manipulate the elections, take over the unions, slow and steady, don't be greedy. Her lieutenant, James McMahon, thinks she's weak and misses opportunities for more power and money. He's begun to challenge her. Meanwhile Rory Patton, a fan of Fergus Boylan's vision, still tries to make Gulliver Station a fair and safe society. Who will win?

Gulliver Station is brand new and being populated primarily with Old Earth Irish. Fergus Boylan, the Provisional Station Manager, wants to leave the old, corrupt Ireland behind and make station life fair for all of its residents. Conway Gillespie sees a chance to start his own crime family and rule the station like his old boss on Earth. The new residents want a fresh start, free from corruption and violence, that's why they volunteered to colonize the station. Who will win this tug of wills?

Gulliver station is a chance for a fresh start. The colonists can build their own society but not everyone wants a society free from crime. Slowly, the corrupt few succeed and the station becomes a pit of corruption in the government and misery for the majority of the station residents. A few begin the fight to reclaim the station. Can they turn around the tide of misery?

Three adult fairy tales from the animal world; Unicorn For All, The Quick Brown Fox and For Want of Rain, about an African Wild Dog. Tales of greed and arrogance, the stories ask the reader to take an alternative look at the world. In the annual great circle hunt, young Kobi has discovered a rare animal, a unicorn. Killing the unicorn will ensure his fortune and make him famous in the Seven Tribes. But the animal talks and she promises him good luck for his entire life if he lets her go. Now he must choose instant fame and fortune or good luck in the future. In the Quick Brown Fox, the fox kit is smart and fast, but is he smart and fast enough? For Want of Rain takes a look at environmental impact from the point of view of a Wild African Dog.

A short novel with four short stories, Hard Choices looks at life on Gulliver Station in the time after The Challenge. Weather in the Biosphere is a tale about two cousins, who make an ill-timed mistake. Methane Breathers considers communications difficulties between two different species. Growing up is full of hard choices as Cassandra Madison in The Conversion discovers. Barrie has lost his job and must play the game for his family to survive as you'll read in Dedication Day. The title story, a short novel, takes a look at life on Gulliver Station from an outsider's point of view. Between ships, Jolene Harris enjoys leave by herself when things go horribly wrong. Will she live to reach her new ship, The Adirondack?

December is the time of year when we appreciate the feelings of good will toward our fellow human beings. A mix of western, modern and scifi, this collection brings together short stories that explore human kindness and charity. The last story in the collection is a teaser from my upcoming series, Gulliver Station. In The Welcome: After the death from illness of his parents, Ian Washington is now responsible for his three sisters. Can he make it to the nearest settlement before the winter cold kills them all? In Gulliver Station Christmas: The building of Gulliver Station is behind schedule, the various teams at each other's throats. Will a Yule Celebration get Fergus Boylan, the project manager, back on schedule? Read these and three other short stories for a warm look at how the season can change hearts.

December is the time of year when we appreciate the feelings of good will toward our fellow human beings. A mix of western, modern and scifi, this collection brings together short stories that explore human kindness and charity. The last story in the collection is a teaser from my upcoming series, Gulliver Station. In The Welcome: After the death from illness of his parents, Ian Washington is now responsible for his three sisters. Can he make it to the nearest settlement before the winter cold kills them all? In Gulliver Station Christmas: The building of Gulliver Station is behind schedule, the various teams at each other's throats. Will a Yule Celebration get Fergus Boylan, the project manager, back on schedule? Read these and three other short stories in large print for a warm look at how the season can change hearts.

Hardworking biologist Dr Elaine Sparks knows Dr. Alan Briggs stole the idea for LeanderAll from one of the other doctors in the lab. Elaine's grandmother has died because of this drug and Elaine wants it off the market. The drug is very profitable so management refuses to issue a recall. With support from his old fraternity brother, the company CEO, Briggs begins a private program of mental and sexual abuse, driving Elaine to the edge of insanity. Can she fight her abuser and get the drug off the market?