These are stories I didn't write -- didn't even co-write -- but I like them anyway. At the moment, they all happen
to be TBP stories, most of which my TBP character, Jubatus, has
a non-trivial role in. But that's just happenstance, really; I
will be perfectly happy to host other stories here, as and when
I run across them.
My first contact with Michael Bard was an e-mail message I sent
in response to a story he'd posted to the TSA-Talk list. The gist
of this message: "Well done, you bastard!" If you ever get a chance
to read A Father's Love, you'll understand... Anyway, he and I got to discussing various
matters, through e-mail first and then online chatting, and it
turned out that we get on reasonably well. We've done a fair number
of collaborations together (including One Small Step, our TBP novel-in-progress), and we also co-edit the bimonthly
netzine TSAT (main or mirror site). But as stated above, the stories listed here are not ones
I had anything to do with the writing of!
Something to Live For is Michael Bard's first TBP story, and the second non-Cubist-written
one that features Jube. In addition to introducing his character
Sue Carter, Bard raises some cogent points that will probably
continue to be ignored by most other TBP writers, unfortunately...
Death by Calculus, the 6th non-Cubist tale featuring Jube, by Hallan Mirayas and
Michael Bard. In which leonine SCAB Hallan asks for help with
math homework, and discovers that the phrase Too Much Information
is not necessarily restricted to sexual matters.
Acquiring Targets, the 9th non-Cubist tale featuring Jube, by Michael Bard. Sue
Carter is not pleased: Not only did she not find out about Jube's accident
until after he made a full recovery, but she can't even persuade him he was
wrong to keep her in the dark... (Sue's view of Death By Calculus, which occurs simultaneously with this)
Schroedinger's Dryad, one of the two 7th non-Cubist tales featuring Jube, by Michael
Bard. Sue Carter doesn't believe there's anything Man was not meant to know, and she's just the SCAB to prove it...
(Written for the TSAT 25 anniversary celebration; hosted offsite, at TSAT)
Hallan, a relatively recent addition to the TSA-Talk mailing
list, is on a self-imposed mission to brighten up the TBP setting
(which has gotten a bit 'dark' from time to time). He also happens to be
a devout Christian; fortunately, he's a nice guy, not one of those
wackoes who gives Christians a bad name.
Actions & Reactions was written by a promising gent named Hallan Mirayas, and it's
Jube's first appearance in a story writ by someone else. The local highschool has a rule against the use of claws, which
doesn't help a lionmorph student deal with the school bully. Maybe
it's just me, but I detect some foreshadowing of things to come...
Throwing Down the Gauntlet, by Hallan Mirayas. Fifth non-Cubist tale featuring Jube. Hallan
Mirayas, young lionmorph SCAB last seen in Actions and Reactions, continues to have problems with bullies; fortunately, he's got
help this time, in the form of a certain cheetahmorph.
Death by Calculus, the 6th non-Cubist tale featuring Jube, by Hallan Mirayas and
Michael Bard. In which leonine SCAB Hallan asks for help with
math homework, and discovers that the phrase Too Much Information
is not necessarily restricted to sexual matters.
In real life, Sly is a damn fine wrestler from the Midwest with
lots of interesting stories to tell of his matches, plus gobs
& gobs of sheer, raw, Determination. In his writing, Sly's viewpoint
character is almost invariably a wrestler who has an interesting
story to tell of one of his matches, plus gobs & gobs of sheer,
raw Determination. Me, I'm curious to see what'll happen if Sly
ever gets tired of thinly veiled autobiography...
Man in the Mirror comes to us from Sly 'SurviFur' Squirrel, and is the third non-Cubist
story in which Jube has any significant role. In this case, a
freshly SCABbed-over full-morph squirrel decides that talking
to Jube would be a great way to help him overcome those dratted
'run away!' prey instincts he's been saddled with...
It's Time That I Realize..., the 4th non-Cubist story with Jube, is the immediate sequel
to Man in the Mirror, and likewise written by Sly. Reality sets in for Jim Hart after
the euphoria of the previous story's ending has faded.
Wanderer has been a fixture of the TSA-Talk list since long
before I joined up. He's got good research skills, a somewhat
formal (if not 'stilted') set of mannerisms, and is customarily
cheerful. Turns out a mean story.
Christmas Resolutions, one of the two 7th non-Cubist tales featuring Jube, by Wanderer.
The Caped Canine has a family -- and his favorite niece makes
a surprise appearance to brighten his Yuletide! (Written for the TSAT 25 anniversary celebration; hosted offsite, at TSAT)
Maeror Tacitus, a short -- and powerful -- TBP story which does more to illuminate the human cost of
Martian Flu than any other I can recall.