The übergroup has been reborn in a way I never would've anticipated.

(For those of you who are unaware of the übergroup, I previously provided a brief rundown of its history. Despite my ruminations at the time, there was only one subsequent bit of activity after that before it went dormant again ( Read more... )

Once again, I offer up the traditional challenge I make on this holiday:

Comment here with a topic, any topic, and I will write a limerick about it for you.

This tradition dates back quite a while now, with iterations in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 which you can peruse at your leisure ( Read more... )

One of the lesser-known aspects of the Star Trek media tie-in line is that there is a solid tradition of its writers posting author's annotations for their works online.

I'm not sure exactly how that got started, but I'd always meant to do the same with "You Are Not in Space," my Star Trek: Enterprise short story in Strange New Worlds 10. I ( Read more... )

I've written holiday posts somewhat sporadically in the past...I was really regular about it in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010, but then didn't post another one until 2013In the interests of trying to make it more of a regular habit, though, I'll offer up something I've been meaning to feature for a while--a rendition of "Little Drummer Boy" by ( Read more... )

I was amazed enough back in 2011 that I was able to update my Kindred: The Embraced Timeline, given that the series only had eight episodes in 1996 with no further output since then. I had to dig deep at the time, but at least it was possible.

Imagine my surprise last year, then, when a fancy new DVD boxset was announced that featured commentary ( Read more... )

Longtime readers here will already be familiar with the traditional challenge I always make on this holiday:

Comment here with a topic, any topic, and I will write a limerick about it for you.

Whether or not you're familiar with this, you can look at the various examples from 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 for amusement and inspiration ( Read more... )

The most popular request amongst my list of potential posts from way back in January of last year was one about various fictional timelines I've thought of creating and putting online at The History of Things That Never Were (increasingly out-of-date though it is) to join such perennial favourites as my Firefly Timeline, my Kindred: The Embraced ( Read more... )

I haven't posted a holiday message here since I got rather sentimental in 2010, but I thought I would let the First Doctor (or at least the version of him recreated for An Adventure in Space and Time) send out his greetings much as William Hartnell did back on Christmas Day in 1965:

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I know I've gone for the Time Lord option before, but the ( Read more... )

The most commonly reported statistic on Star Trek tie-in fiction is that its readership is generally about 1-2% of the larger audience for the franchise as a whole.

In the hope that a rising tide raises all boats, and a larger audience for Into Darkness equals a larger audience for the tie-ins, let's move some paper and list the most recent Star ( Read more... )

Completely ignoring any of the ideas or suggestions for posts mentioned in my previous entry, I am instead returning to one of the long-standing traditions of this blog...

As seen in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012, I will once again offer up a challenge for anyone reading this:

Comment here with a topic, any topic, and I will write a limerick ( Read more... )