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This is the journal of author and engineer Karl Gallagher.
My novel Torchship is now available on Amazon, both ebook and paper. The audiobook edition will be available in March 2016.A captain who’ll take any job if there’s enough money in it ( Read more... ) -
Short Story: "Runner's High"
Create a medicine which lets people enjoy vigorous exercise. What could go wrong?
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Short Story: "Wildcatter"
Okay, technically a novelette rather than a short story.
When a lunar miner goes outside the system, he finds his customers are even more outside the law.
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Short Story: "Experimental Error"
Students often surprise professors. One student is hiding a secret Prof. Archambault never imagined.
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Short Story: "The Cornucopia Trap"
AIs have the potential to do great things for us. That also puts them in a position to exert subtle control over us.
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Short Story: "Troll"
What would happen if a social media troll got a good look inside the mind of his victims?
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New Short Story: Leak
Small problems, left unfixed, become big problems. You don't want small problems in a space station. -
Story Collection on Kickstarter
I've written three new stories in my Torchship universe. They're being collected with some stories previously published in anthologies, webzines, and gaming magazines.
I'm releasing it through Kickstarter. It's already passed a couple of stretch goals as I forgot to post here (sorry, folks). You can check it out at this link. -
Free Short Story: Joy Ride
Some guys are possessive of their cars. How will they handle a car being possessive of them?
Free short story on Substack.