[ Well, folks, I've finished Escape from the Santa Maria, the offshoot side story to Tales from the Securemarket. The stories are separate and can be read separately, but reading Tales may acquaint you with some of the concepts in Escape a little better. Either way, I hope you enjoy the read! I'll post the full story here, since it's been so long ( Read more... )

(This is part two of Escape from the Santa Maria, a short story set in the AoC. This story is essentially an offshoot of the Tales from the Securemarket™ series; you don't have to have read Tales to read this, but you might like it or understand it more if you have. As usual, I appreciate on-the-spot copy editing and, of course, encouragement!)

( Part 2 )

(This is the first revision to Escape from the Santa Maria. The most substantive difference is in dialogue; at the urging of my small but knowledgeable reader-base, I have changed L's voice to be a bit more appropriate to her personality. I've also made some minor edits to take the narrative out of the "writing this in a van at 1 a.m." writing ( Read more... )