I came across fieryzard on the site-that-should-not-be-named and was delighted to meet them on Mastodon after I migrated. I then realized they also read Herald Petrel. The thing is, every February I am teaching a course and traditionally put that money into commissioning artwork for my stories. So, this time, I knew I found the…
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Waylon Grass
Apparently, Galahad was blocking the crane’s track. The lead worker, as defined by the yellow helmet with the blue star, seemed not amused by this fact. He was a bulky man of an undefinable humanoid species with a face that only seemed to consist of a black beard and eyebrows. Chapter 7 Waylon Grass is…
Happy Holidays – Celebrate the Rebirth of the Dragon Child
Many religions and beliefs have a celebration around this time of year. And just like that, while the crew of the Herald Petrel is very mixed, species from all across the universe with very different belief systems, there is one festivity they all know because it is very popular: the Rebirth of the Dragon Child….
Rafaela Louise Sanchez Gomez
Galahad‘s trainee in the company’s headquarter, nickname “Raffi”, she’s smart, curious, and isn’t easily impressed by authorities. Which includes her boss, obviously. When she doesn’t snoop around, asking about things that aren’t her concern, she loves gaming on the entertainment system and criticizing brainless company movie productions to the ground. If Raffi had a theme…
Chapter 53 and Musings on Tropes
It is Friday after a rather demanding week, but that makes posting a new chapter even more worthwhile. In chapter 52 we ended up with a very common trope: Our two heroes trapped, alone, with no way to escape, and it is getting colder. Tropes have become both: a new buzzword to market books and…
First post of the Herald Petrel Blog
Recently, I thought about a lot of things and made a couple of decisions. One of those decisions was moving to #Mastodon as @strangeseawolf@mindly.social. Another one was giving my passion project, the story of the Herald Petrel, an independent place in the World Wide Web. I also set it up so it got its own…
Lynda O’Brian
Lieutenant Commander O’Brian is the Chief Engineer of the Herald Petrel and as such head of the engineers and the systems and wiring crew. She was born on Ghoran and is married to a woman from Ireland, Earth. O’Brian has her priorities straight: