A Time to Live -by Renee Roberts @mress_1701
This story includes characters and plot elements from Star Trek: The Original Series, The Animated Series, Enterprise, and from the novel „Cold Wars“ by Peter David. No infringement is intended. A Time to Live -by Renee Roberts “To every thing there is a season, and a time for every purpose under the heavens: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pull up what is planted” -The Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:1,2...
My Away Mission to Destination Star Trek Germany -by Renee Roberts @mress_1701
Personal Log, Star Date 2014.222 (Saturday, 22 February 2014) The mission began in Munich at 05:00 hours, when I awoke to the rousing sound of the TNG theme from my cellphone, which doubles as my alarm clock. After a quick breakfast of a muffin and a steaming cup of Earth’s closest approximation to raktajino, I headed for the train station. I arrived in plenty of time to pick up provisions for the trip, consisting of a couple of...
A Visit From St. ar Trek -by Rick Austin @EvolvedRick
(With special thanks to Clement Clark Moore) ‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Star Trek Not a lifeform was stirring, not even Sarek; The latinum was kept in the cargo bay with care, Just in case some Ferengis soon would be there; The Doctor was nestled all snug in sickbay, With visions of Tom Paris getting in his way; With Seven in her alcove, and Data with his cat, Had powered down his positronic net as he...
Reg Barclay: Money in the Bank -by Rick Austin
Anybody who knows me knows that I root for the underdog. I like the dark horse in the running. I cheer for the little guy. Give me a lost cause and I’ll back it completely. It could be because I’m English by birth, and I was always told that the reason why the English support the losing side is because it’s usually them. That may be true, especially in football, but it’s also one of the reasons why I always got behind the character of...
Planes of Time, Part 5 – by Anna-Lena Bäuschlein
Chapter 5: Tianes and chaos The transporter platform he materialized on seemed to be the only place in the room that was not covered in junk. On second look, however, the admiral rephrased his prior thought and crossed out the “seemed”. It was the only place not covered in junk. And with a look through the open door he noticed that it was most likely the only one in the whole station. The engineer at the control panel gave him a short...
Reaching for the Stars…But Will We Ever Get There? -by Gail Gerard
The great thing about Star Trek is that it has inspired so many people to reach for the stars, to wonder what exactly is out there, to see whether or not aliens (whether they be Vulcans or little green men from Venus) actually exist. It makes you have hope for the future, hope that one day we’ll stop fighting each other and start working together for a brighter tomorrow. A tomorrow without hate, anger, greed, envy, and the...
34 – 6 – 22 – 8 – 7 – Ga ? -by Rick Austin
You may be asking yourself what this article is about. It’s okay, you can ask yourself that question periodically. It’s code, and it’s what spies use. Being a spy is a dangerous profession, even in the Star Trek universe. Julian Bashir may have entertained fun fantasies of being James Bond on the Deep Space Nine holosuite, and found the concept of Garak being a spy for the Obsidian Order quite fascinating, but over time we learned the...
Planes of Time – Part 4 By Anna Lena Bäuschlein
Chapter Four: Cheye Shana and the flux of time “I knew you’d come.” The admiral could hear her voice before he could actually see her. “I just wished you had come at a less inconvenient time.” Turning around, he saw Commander Cheye Shana emerging from the bathroom, wearing only a huge towel. Most likely she had just showered, because her hair looked a little fuzzy and was standing out in every direction possible. Only the...
Signs of the Times: My Shout-out to “Loud as a Whisper” -by Renée Roberts
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about how Star Trek portrays characters with long-term physical and perceptual challenges. I’ve decided to pick some of the episodes I remember best, and just talk about my thoughts and feelings on them. I’m not really disabled myself, so I’d especially love feedback from any of you who are, or who know someone who is disabled. The first episode that came to mind was „Loud as a...
Some thoughts on the “Voyager” episode “Innocence”
“Life should begin with age and its privileges and accumulations, and end with youth and its capacity to splendidly enjoy such advantages.” -Mark Twain Tuvok’s shuttle crash lands on a moon, where he meets a group of what appear to be alien children who begin mysteriously disappearing one by one. I have, perhaps, an odd approach to rating Star Trek episodes. Some are excellent all around, and yet they do not resonate...