Fiction   The Spiral Seas .  The Last Pilgrimage The Man Who Went After JT McGyre   Saving Grace   Where Hearts of Suns in Pieces Lie		. The Spiral Sea An Idea Exchange Vehicle for Contagious Concepts			Entire Site Copyrighted 2001 by Spiral Sea Enterprises	Vol 1 No 1 Aug-Dec 2001
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	.	Stories had to be, in a sense, the first intelligent communications between minds. Why? Because the word "story" implies a string of communicated ideas, not necessarily accurate nor truthful, but meeting some general criteria for internal consistency and continuity. Communication of truth, on the other hand, is a skill which must be developed, mastered, and passed on. Each human being spends a great part of his and her life learning that latter skill. To be sure, after people figured out how to be accurate in their communications of "truths," most of them, for one reason or another, preferred to stick to the initial mode of idea exchange (!). Our intent in this section of Spiral Sea, is to give a platform for an honest presentation of ideas not necessarily truthful, factual nor accurate--but interesting. And, above all, enjoyable.       Send your contributions electronically, or query if you propose to send physical items, prints or manuscripts. See our SUBMISSIONS page for specific instructions. Also, our CONNEXIONS page provides links to other websites with potential relevance to your favorite topics.			In this first issue, Spiral Sea is pleased to bring to the World Wide Web a collection of SF&F fiction which we hope will serve to whet your appetite for future visits--and may kindle within you the urge to communicate some idea streams of your own. CLICK ON the ICON for story. CLICK ON the author link for bio. Kate Thornton graces our Premier issue with a story that seemed fated to appear in our zine from its inception! Read about the strange quirk of fate that gave rise to "The Spiral Seas" as you enjoy another of Kate's Mare Tranquilitatus epoch mysteries--this one involving a sassy female shuttle pilot who runs her own lunar intra-port operation her way... until she and her partner sign on to help a guy take his sister on a simple little hop to Otherside. Also be sure to check out Kate's earlier stories in the archived editions 1997-2000 of THE ARK OF TITAN, maintained here under PORTS o' CALL. . . H.David Blalock makes his first appearance in Spiral Sea with a story carrying a thread of only too-current history far forward in time. HDB is uniquely qualified to explore the religio-philosophical angle of the human equation, as those of you familiar with his extensive web presence already know. In "The Last Pilgrimage," he spins a tale pitting heretical honesty against institutional deceit with a twist that reveals the conflict's inevitable human cost. Illustrated by Jack Egan. . William C. Burns, Jr. appears with a bounty hunter's vaguely Homerian odyssey, "The Man Who Went After J.T. McGyre," wherein the hunter finds himself the hunted, and the game deeper than he had imagined. The story is illustrated by veteran VR game illustrator, Joerg Fiederer. . Jay Othersky pens, in "Saving Grace," a simultaneously sardonic yet wistful set of vignettes examining one small force for good, lost in a dangerous and often uncaring world. . Jack Egan contributes a novella-length tale in his universe of the G'nai--"Where Hearts of Suns in Pieces Lie." This is one incident in the continuing hunt for an elusive lifeform known as the Ri, which neither the incredibly ancient master race from the Nested Worlds of the Milky Way's black hole-dominated core, nor any of the younger intelligences of the galaxy, have been able to approach. A hunt which sees agents of the Pan Planet Service shanghieing outcast, out-of-work navigator Edward Delloso, forcing him into a pursuit which has already cost him his past, and very nearly his life. . Paying the bills As with any enterprise providing a service to its practicioners, Spiral Sea achieves its global presentations through the use of modern technology. In support of making that means available to our authors and artists, we pay the bills--in part through earnings from our Catalog [coming soon] of relevant products and services offered by ourselves, our members, and a select few outside parties. By all means, check it out. The commercial products of a culture tell us much about its spirit and direction.		Mission     Meet the Staff   Meet the Authors         Tech Corner       Problems & Solutions
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