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SFR Brigade Presents: Starrie 1.6

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STARRIE 1.6 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is post six.  Read the rest of the story so far here.   And, check out other wonderful posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE  (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller Search beacons flashed from the descending voyeurs. One flew so close to Ben's position he heard the whir/snap of multi-directional sensing devices. He could take out the voyeur, but surprise was Dreadfire Team's favorite weapon. Ben looked to Kiki, who monitored his position from a boulder several meters up. She held her palm up to indicate he shouldn't move. His nose always itched when he needed to remain motionless—just the way of things. He ignored the maddening impulse to scratch, knowing it would disappear as soon as he was on the move again. Kiki flipped her hand over. All clear. He removed a collapsible grappler f

Event Photos: Baltimore Book Festival 2013

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EVENTS My first time at the Baltimore Book Festival was wonderful. We were there with the RDSP crew, but we also met up with some Seton Hill Writers. Here are some photos from the weekend.        

SFR Brigade Presents: Starrie 1.5

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STARRIE 1.5 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is post five.  Read the rest of the story so far here.   And, check out other wonderful posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE  (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller The chilled air smelled of spice, giving a false sense of comfort to those minutes just before sunset. Above the timberline, but just below the squalling ice storms near the peak, Ben glimpsed part of the great fortress. Its shiny silver reflected the surrounding snow and rock. The structure looked like a double-prowed ship or a wintry bird of prey about to strike. Security voyeurs peppered the sky—hovering, watching, listening. The insulating gel Ben and his team had covered themselves in should dampen any thermal signatures, but it also held in a fair amount of body heat. For Armadans, who ran hot to begin with, the effect was anyt

EVENT PHOTOS: DogCon 2

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EVENTS A late recap through images of DogCon2 in Columbus, OH - August 2-4, 2013. BACK (L to R): Emory Pueschel, John Edward Lawson, Jason Jack Miller, Matt Betts, Michael A. Arnznen, D, Harlan Wilson FRONT(L to R): Jennifer Barnes, Chris Stout, Hanna Gribble, Stephanie Wytovich, Heidi Ruby Miller           BACK (L to R): Matt Betts, Michael A. Arnzen, Steven Archer, John Edward Lawson, Jason Jack Miller, Chris Stout FRONT (L to R): Emory Pueschel, K. Ceres Wright, Jennifer Barnes, Hanna Gribble, Stephanie Wytovich, Heidi Ruby Miller, Donna Lynch      

SFR Brigade Presents: Starrie 1.4

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STARRIE 1.4  Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is post four.  Read the rest of the story so far here.   And, check out other wonderful posts at the SFR Brigade . STARRIE  (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller He motioned for the left flank to keep to the trees for cover. The tall, fat-trunked pines remained dense until the timberline gave way to a boulder field buffering Durstal Ki, the highest mountain in the Chulama Chain. The sun had a few moments left in the sky to their rear, but the peaks loomed ahead like a black hole, ready to suck them in, never to be seen again.  Like so many women Liu Stavros brought here. Anger threatened Ben's concentration as he remembered how Mari narrowly escaped that fate. He had no business thinking about the woman his brother had killed a man over.  Returning to his combat experience, Ben fed his con

SFR Brigade Presents: Starrie 1.3

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STARRIE 1.3 Enjoy some Science Fiction Adventure from the Ambasadora-verse! I'm posting my novel Starrie in order starting from chapter one. This is post three.  Read the rest of the story so far here.   Check out other wonderful posts at http://sfrcontests.blogspot.com/p/sfr-brigade-presents.html?spref=fb . STARRIE  (FROM THE WORLD OF AMBASADORA) by Heidi Ruby Miller In their thirty years of service together, these dozen Armadan men and women had scaled many mountains, blasted into deep reaches of space, hunted down their share of inter-system criminals, and were still going strong.  Sure there were some horrific moments along the way—Ben had lost track if he or Duncan had had more limbs reattached or replaced. Matt had been comatose for six months a few years back. Char nearly bled out during a raid on the Svetz Pods, and Kenya had to be quarantined for seven weeks in a radiation detox facility. Any of them could have died or left the team,