Stories tagged “space western”
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Kuiper Cowboy
Tycho finished his pre-flight check. A pain in the ass for sure but even a small tear would leave him to asphyxiate in the cold depths of space. Tycho locked himself into his Equus VII and hit the ignition switch. The bike was dirty from the constant e...
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The Martian Frontier
The suited figure that approached the airlock at Robinson Base could only be one man. Somehow, the stetson perched jauntily on the helmet never looked out of place on him. When the kids played outside, they always just looked silly, but him? How he got...
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The Unforgiving Country
His ridges exploded in Klingon gore. “Curious,” said Spock, eyebrow all a-lift, “in death he proves his point. It was indeed a good day to die.” Kirk laughed. Spock’s boney, green-blooded fingers snapped a few more bullets...
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The Unforgiving Country: The Tarnished Badge
“How can you watch this stuff?” Jen asked. Hank waited until Kirk’s green-gold figure faded into static. “It ain’t much to ask. Electrics an’ all ain’t that pricey.” “It’s not the price itR...
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The Unforgiving Country: Old Engines
She was five and wanted to play the piano. Her mother said no, her father said that they didn’t have the money. That’s when she took up shooting. Down on that range, that’s where she had her first kiss with Billy Bob Zezzon. Later she...
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The Unforgiving Country: The Apache Wing, Hall 2B
Hank rubbed his moustache. “Comin’ in thick this year?” Davey had always said. Yeah, Hank thought, real thick this year. His pony was dead. Ol’ Duke caught a charge to the forehead, nearly ripped right through his skull into Han...
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The Unforgiving Country: Crossed Signals
Hank on one side, Jero on the other. “You’re no alien,” Hank said, “just a traitor.” Sweat rolled off Jero’s face and down through his moustache. “No such thing, sheriff.” The distress light blinked away ...
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The Unforgiving Country: The Swine and Rocket
“You want t’make something of this, partner?” Yom did, very much. But the sheriff was riding armed today— his duster was bulky and Yom saw silver barrels peek out from every break in the fabric. There might have even been a ray ...
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Kuiper Cowboy: Enter Dr. T
Dr. Tiberius slammed his fist down on the console. Those fools on Titan, they have no idea who they are dealing with! Dr. Tiberius had just been dismissed from the colony board of directors and asked to leave the planet. While his passion was science a...
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Kupier Cowboy: Straight Flush
Remmi looked at his hand and grimaced. He was already down 2000 credits and couldn’t afford to lose any more. Hell, he thought, I had to spend most of what we made on the Europa job on repairs to the ship and myself. Remmi’s finger twitched...
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Kuiper Cowboy: Six Shooter Therapy
Remmi broke the silence, “Gentelmen, surely there must be some mistake?” “The computer doesn’t lie!” blurted the dandy as he thumbed the console in front of him, signaling the sheriff. Remmi had to think fast. He computed ...
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Kuiper Cowboy: Attack!
Tycho keyed the final sequence of pulse beams needed to send the comet into orbit around Iapetus. Thankfully the hard part was over and all that was really left to do was collect his paycheck. Tycho and the boys finished the pulse sequence and headed b...