Short Stories and Articles by Mike Combs

Short Stories and Articles

by Mike Combs

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The Advantages of Space Living Over Planetary Living
In: Vol. I, No. 6 (August 1994) This article started out as a paper for a college seminar hosted by Gerard O'Neill, and was then later modified for The Fearless Informer.

Crossroads
In: Vol. I, No. 9 (November 1994) Compares two different futures: One with space travel, and one without.

The Right Question
From: Vol. II, No. 3 (March 1995)
To: Vol. II, No. 4 (April 1995) Famous space engineer Bruce Franklin is shown a new technology which could result in a practical stardrive. But there's a problem...

Deadly Debris
From: Vol. II, No. 6 (June 1995)
To: Vol. II, No. 10 (October 1995) Famous space engineer Bruce Franklin and his partner Reggie Deitrich are stranded in space when Earth becomes ringed with a cloud of speeding space debris.

The Next Best Thing to Being There
In: Vol. III, No. 1 (January 1996) A space psychologist is called upon to solve the mystery of a curious increase in violence at a remote lunar mining base. Features telepresence.

The Land of Eternal Night
From: Vol. III, No. 4 (April 1996)
To: Vol. III, No. 5 (May 1996) In a distant future where the majority of humanity lives in space, an investigator is sent to examine a most unusual space habitat.

Condemned to Repeat It
In: Vol. III, No. 6 (June 1996) In a bizarre future where irrationality rules, a man is put on trial for conspiring with alien abductors.

If Not for the Fall...
From: Vol. III, No. 7 (July 1996) To: Vol. III, No. 8 (August 1996) In a distant future where the majority of humanity lives in space habitats, Dr. Tammerott, a historian specializing in the 20th century, goes to a dig on Earth. Script format.

Journey to Alfahsfere
From: Vol. III, No. 10 (November 1996)
To: Vol. IV, No. 2 (February 1997) In a natural, yet strangely artificial environment, Rahbert, a primitive, seeks to unravel the mystery of his unusual world.

I Have Seen the Enemy
In: Vol. IV, No. 3 (April 1997) Here's an article which touches on extraterrestrial conspiracies, the X-Files, Star Trek, and the decline of popular culture. It deceptively starts out like a review of the movie "The Arrival". But like the aliens of that movie, the writer has a hidden agenda.

Designing Paradise
From: Vol. IV, No. 4 (May 1997)
To: Vol. IV, No. 7 (August 1997) Wendell Drake, a humble designer of shopping malls, designs a space habitat in his spare time. But something seems to be physically pulling him into his creation. Is he going mad... or going someplace else?

Miranda and the Space Pirates
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How Haven Rock Was Saved
From: Vol. V, No. 1 (Jan 1998)
To: Vol. V, No. 5 (June 1998) This is the adventure-filled story of a family which decides to homestead in the asteroid belt.

Are We Alone In the Galaxy?
The View from the High Frontier
In: Vol. V, No. 6 (July 1998) An attempt to use the "High Frontier" perspective to answer the question of whether or not there are other technological races in our galaxy.

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Title	Ran -	Plot Synopsis	Controls
The Advantages of Space Living Over Planetary Living	In: Vol. I, No. 6 (August 1994)	This article started out as a paper for a college seminar hosted by Gerard O'Neill, and was then later modified for The Fearless Informer.
Crossroads	In: Vol. I, No. 9 (November 1994)	Compares two different futures: One with space travel, and one without.
The Right Question	From: Vol. II, No. 3 (March 1995) To: Vol. II, No. 4 (April 1995)	Famous space engineer Bruce Franklin is shown a new technology which could result in a practical stardrive. But there's a problem...
Deadly Debris	From: Vol. II, No. 6 (June 1995) To: Vol. II, No. 10 (October 1995)	Famous space engineer Bruce Franklin and his partner Reggie Deitrich are stranded in space when Earth becomes ringed with a cloud of speeding space debris.
The Next Best Thing to Being There	In: Vol. III, No. 1 (January 1996)	A space psychologist is called upon to solve the mystery of a curious increase in violence at a remote lunar mining base. Features telepresence.
The Land of Eternal Night	From: Vol. III, No. 4 (April 1996) To: Vol. III, No. 5 (May 1996)	In a distant future where the majority of humanity lives in space, an investigator is sent to examine a most unusual space habitat.
Condemned to Repeat It	In: Vol. III, No. 6 (June 1996)	In a bizarre future where irrationality rules, a man is put on trial for conspiring with alien abductors.
If Not for the Fall...	From: Vol. III, No. 7 (July 1996) To: Vol. III, No. 8 (August 1996)	In a distant future where the majority of humanity lives in space habitats, Dr. Tammerott, a historian specializing in the 20th century, goes to a dig on Earth. Script format.
Journey to Alfahsfere	From: Vol. III, No. 10 (November 1996) To: Vol. IV, No. 2 (February 1997)	In a natural, yet strangely artificial environment, Rahbert, a primitive, seeks to unravel the mystery of his unusual world.
I Have Seen the Enemy	In: Vol. IV, No. 3 (April 1997)	Here's an article which touches on extraterrestrial conspiracies, the X-Files, Star Trek, and the decline of popular culture. It deceptively starts out like a review of the movie "The Arrival". But like the aliens of that movie, the writer has a hidden agenda.
Designing Paradise	From: Vol. IV, No. 4 (May 1997) To: Vol. IV, No. 7 (August 1997)	Wendell Drake, a humble designer of shopping malls, designs a space habitat in his spare time. But something seems to be physically pulling him into his creation. Is he going mad... or going someplace else?
Miranda and the Space Pirates or How Haven Rock Was Saved	From: Vol. V, No. 1 (Jan 1998) To: Vol. V, No. 5 (June 1998)	This is the adventure-filled story of a family which decides to homestead in the asteroid belt.
Are We Alone In the Galaxy? The View from the High Frontier	In: Vol. V, No. 6 (July 1998)	An attempt to use the "High Frontier" perspective to answer the question of whether or not there are other technological races in our galaxy.