A series of ficlets depicting the hard life of one Orion slave girl.
Written for the the Twelve Trials.
This is a collection of Weekly Free Writes which take place within the In Between Days universe that I have created, or have something to do with any of the six principals in that series, or their counterparts. The six principals are: Leonora (Norri) Digiorno, Douglas JH Beckett, Dr. Pamela Hudson, Melissa Madden, Charlotte Lilienne O’Day and canon character Malcolm Reed.
At the beginning of each chapter, I’ll introduce it with the teaser information (if any) plus the date(s) when a story took place. Some stories take place during several time periods; I’ll try to cover them all. Furthermore, I’ll put the stories together in chronological order by their main time periods. Therefore, it’s entirely possible that I will write something at a later date which takes place earlier. Hence you will probably see some shuffling.
Lots of these stories are referenced in the five big books and two smaller books from the In Between Days series. Therefore, those seven books are also listed, although they are not duplicated here. Rather, they are listed in chronological order as well, with teaser copy and dates, but only with a link to where a book is already posted. Those books are the small prequels, Paving Stones Made from Good Intentions and The Light, and then the five books – Reversal, Intolerance, Together, Temper and Fortune. Any other books written in the future will be referenced rather than duplicated.
The title In Between Days refers not only to a Cure song of that name, but also the time period roughly between the Terra Prime/Mirror Universe episodes on ENT and the These Are the Voyages episode which ended that series. However, as I’ve gone on, I’ve written prequels and sequels, so the time period, which is about from 2155 – 2162 or so, has been breached several times. And don’t get me started on the Mirror Universe, alternate timelines and other little side projects.
My hope is that by putting the Weekly Free Writes together this way, they will begin to have more coherence, and that the reader will be able to better see how it all fits together.
As always, I thank you for reading, reviewing and inspiring.
The friendship of Jim Kirk and Spock of Vulcan is the stuff of legend. But how would Spock’s life have been different if he had never joined Starfleet, instead following the wishes of his father and accepting a position at the Vulcan Science Academy? Spock, T'Pring, Amanda, I'Chaya, OC. Written for the ‘Paths Not Taken’ challenge.
When a shuttle carrying McCoy and Spock crashes on a hostile world, things don't look good for them. Will the Enterprise find them in time?
This is a continuation of my free write for Trek Tech and fits into my 'Learning Curve' story arc. It touches on McCoy's growing concerns about the link between Kirk and Spock, and fits in between 'The Ties That Bind' and 'Six Degrees of Separation.'
Chef William Slocum and the NX-01’s first 
Botanist, Naomi Curtis, fight off a Darvellian invasion.
Graduation day brings Jason St. Peter to Starfleet Academy to witness a memorable day in the life of his daughter, Jessica St. Peter. As he witnesses the ceremony with fatherly pride, his thoughts turn to the previous two decades of his life, watching his little girl grow up.
Asra is a military wife. Is she a good one? She'll have to find out.
There are women coming to the Enterprise! Travis Mayweather proposes a friendly competition with his friends – whoever gets the girl first wins. But then the winner gets more than he bargained for, and learns just how much he can take. How much can you tolerate?
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This story has two musical themes: Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll7UFxqI2pM
and Mickey and Sylvia’s “Love is Strange” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpEA5QGYJFQ
Cadet Spirodopoulos stands accused. Will his short Academy career survive the ravages of prejudice?
Pausing in her motions, the glass in her hand only partially dry, her gaze settled on the lone figure, seated in a dark corner. He’d been here most of the night, and while drinking steadily, had refused to let his waitress clear away the used glasses, the substantial number of empties strewn about his table providing him his only company for the evening.
It's 2379, and Cadet 3rd-Class John Quigley's Starfleet career is about to end before it begins ... until help arrives from an unexpected source. Sometimes it's good to have friends -- or friends-of-friends -- in high places.
(Rated T for language.)
Winner:
Friendship ChallengeA young Zejil Rebek and Tayben Berat learn that on Cardassia Prime, secrets are the glue that bind its people together.
(Contains mild spoilers for The Thirteenth Order.)
It went bang. Started as a one off ficlet, this story is my current Work-in-Progress and I'm quite excited about the possibilities. Unfortunately progress is slow due to RL and a wandering muse. Hopefully the patient will find an ending.A look askance and askew at other visions of ST