This site is devoted to:
1)
My wife, Maria Gabriella, whose perseverance and love seem to border on
the supernatural. They have to be close, considering with whom she lives.
2)
Gene Roddenberry: His vision lives on in every young man or woman who decides
on a career in the sciences because of Star
Trek.
3)
The captain, officers and crew of the USS Liberty (AGTR-5), an
American intelligence ship attacked by Israeli air and sea forces on June 8th, 1967.
Their courage has gone mostly un-lauded, but there are those who will never
forget.
There
are, in addition, I number of people to whom I owe my gratitude. Without them,
Star Trek
1) Jason Maxwell: Doer to my thinker, musician, artist,
web designer, author, snot-nosed kid … Renaissance Man. He took the mishmash of
graphics I gave him and forged them into this version of the site (not to
mention the last, as well). He gives generously, works tirelessly, and is
always willing to do whatever more is required. Sometimes I feel like the
manager of an Indonesian sweatshop. Every fan fiction writer should own one! [A
Maxwell, not a sweatshop.]
2) Alex Thompson: Early on in
3) Andreas Bodensohn, Michael
Gray, Tim Morgan and Richard Merk, the Four Horsemen
of Photomanipulation: Once upon a time, I would never
have even dared to attempt one. Now, in large measure due to their mentorship,
encouragement and diagnostic skills, I’m at last worthy to be counted amongst
their number—well, on a good day.
4) Johnny R. Call and Julie Raybon,
the other members (along with the aforementioned Alex Thompson) of the
now-defunct TetraLuminaire Group: Our ambitions may
have been too far-reaching, but we had a good run while it lasted.
5) All those writers who’ve contributed to the fiction
or artwork on this site: You are part of the