Mark SchaeferinDelivering the CommonwealthSix: The AddressThose of us who have pledged our lives to the fleet know the risks that come with such a commitment; the dangers of space …4 min read·Jan 24, 2024----
Mark SchaeferinDelivering the CommonwealthFive: The BreakI went off duty at 1600 hours and went immediately to the officer’s mess. I wasn’t hungry, but I knew that it was the place where I was…25 min read·Jan 4, 2024----
Mark SchaeferinDelivering the CommonwealthFour: The VoidBut here, we’d downjump and there would be nothing. No waiting beacon to align our ship’s chronometers. Nothing but the void.21 min read·Dec 20, 2023----
Mark SchaeferinDelivering the CommonwealthThree: The DeliveranceFor the last 400 years, no League starship has ventured beyond the boundaries of these three systems. This will not be an easy task.28 min read·Dec 10, 2023----
Mark SchaeferinDelivering the CommonwealthTwo: Basic TrainingIn every mil-adventure vid I have ever seen, they always have this whole sequence in basic training with the gruff drill sergeant (or in…1 min read·Dec 10, 2023----
Mark SchaeferA Sci-fi Story by StagesFor the last sixteen years, I have been writing a science fiction novel. I’ve started at least half a dozen such efforts over the years…2 min read·Dec 10, 2023----
Mark SchaeferinDelivering the CommonwealthOne: EnlistmentIf I was accepted the ISG would give me anything else I needed; if I was rejected I wouldn’t be gone long enough to need anything else.11 min read·Dec 6, 2023----
Mark SchaeferinDelivering the CommonwealthPrologWe were not alone. And whoever they were, they meant business. This was not how we’d ever imagined ending our isolation.8 min read·Dec 5, 2023----
Mark SchaeferHow to Foil the AI UprisingTurns out they suck at jokes and crosswords10 min read·Jul 21, 2023----