My novelette, An Illicit Mercy, is part of a new promotion in March: Up & Comers: Bringing You the Best in Speculative Fiction.Over fifty short stories, novels, samples and excerpts, available at no cost.Wars make unlikely allies.Get your FREE copy of Shadow Game by Caitlin Demaris McKenna!When his ship is damaged, retired assassin Gau Shesharrim finds himself stranded on a hostile world. To repair his ship, he will have to sneak into a jungle spaceport crawling with Terrans and their scaly Urd allies. An impossible task. Until help comes from an unexpected source. Arkk just wants to evade the Urd hunting him. A chance encounter with Gau offers him temporary refuge, and something more: a way to get justice for his slaughtered paddock. But first they have to get off-planet.Can Gau and Arkk work together to escape before their enemies catch up to them?For over two years, I’ve posted occasional updates on the development of Probability Amplitudes, my upcoming collection. Many of these have included my progress in terms of word count, but I’ve never shared a list of stories which might appear.Thanks for reading The Cosmic Codex! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.See below for a summary of what Probability Amplitudes may offer.”Chthonic Echoes”Stranded on a harsh world, seeking shelter until help arrives, three castaways wrestle with mysteries that may be critical to their survival.Originally published on Wattpad in August, 2019“The Paths of Time”She walked a world transformed by humanity, ever mindful of the acts and achievements of those who came before.Originally published on Wattpad in August, 2019“A Sea Like Glass”Isna Dahal is ready to kick back and toast a job well done on her first break from the project in five years. When she's called in to investigate an unusual problem, however, she uncovers a danger that could threaten the entire Array. The celebration will have to wait.Originally published on Wattpad in September, 2019“Voices of Dominion”The unexplained broadcast from a remote world was hauntingly beautiful...and stopped as abruptly as it had started. The “House of Wisdom” has traveled light years to find out why.Originally published on Wattpad in January, 2020Thanks for reading The Cosmic Codex! This post is public so feel free to share it.“The Play of Light in the Present Moment”Cutting-edge medical research offers Perla the possibility of a miracle--but does she want one?Originally published on Wattpad in January, 2020“Critical Impact Vulnerabilities”She's a cop with a job to do--bring in Seattle's most notorious hacker with an offer too good to pass up!Originally published on Wattpad in February, 2020“The Trouble Run”Li Jie Robinson thought it was just another haul through the Belt--but he didn't know how bad his day could get!Originally published on Wattpad in June, 2021“An Illicit Mercy”Infants in the Martian outpost of Basin have been plagued with birth defects for years--until recently. Corporate has dispatched Siwela and her team to find out why. What she learns will have profound implications for her job--and for who she wants to be.Originally published in “Boundary Shock Quarterly 12: Lawmen and Crimefighters”, Currently available for download with a free subscription to The Cosmic Codex“Long Night On the Endless City”On the vast ring habitat Ouroboros, Jel and her synthetic companion Marcus search for Arja, the third member of their triad. This quest leads them to a cryptic technology cult with questionable motives. When they suffer a vicious attack, Marcus and Jel join forces with one of Ouroboros’ most renowned computer and robotics experts to get to the bottom of the mystery.Originally published in “Boundary Shock Quarterly 26: Tomorrow’s Crimes.”“Nasty, Brutish, and Short”When the first expedition to the mysterious planet Janus takes a deadly turn, Lieutenant Carita Keahi must fight for survival against an alien ecosystem unlike anything humanity has ever encountered. As crew members fall victim to bizarre and lethal life forms, Keahi races against time to escape the dangers of this two-faced world.Originally published in “Boundary Shock Quarterly 28: SF Horror.”“Fire From Heaven”In the shadows of an alien world, terror awaits. On the radiation-blasted planet Janus, a team of explorers descends into Abbadon—an ancient mountain facility hiding unimaginable secrets. As they navigate bizarre chambers filled with cryptic carvings, they unleash a nightmare. But the true horror lies not in the alien ruins, but in the chilling implications of the team’s discovery.Originally published in “Boundary Shock Quarterly 29: First Contact.”“All One, All Glorious!”In a world where the embers of war never truly die, the totalitarian might of Tongyige Duniyaan tightens its grip on the last free nations. As brutal enforcers like Captain Xiang Gupta rise through the ranks with ruthless ambition...