Tootfinder

Squirrels at War: Shuteye
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** The Dazzler announced that she would remain as neutral observer for the Terran Triplanetary Federation but would defend herself if attacked again. Captai…

Squirrels at War: Injection
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** I asked Maven about the effects of our drone injections on Ilyrian ships. She played an intercepted video that came from the first injected ship, the o…

Squirrels at War: Maneuvers
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** The Ilyrians who had gone after the fake ship Lion’s Nose had blasted the beacon and were now after the Dazzler. If they fired on it, Terrans would be …

Squirrels at War: A Brief Respite
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** We thought about launching some drones into the periphery of the debris field, programmed to attack anything Ilyrian that came near. We decided a…

Squirrels at War: First Kill
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** On the coms I heard “Chit chit chit chit chit! Chit chit chit chit chit!” The translator just said, “Celebratory noises.” The Tweedles were happy. I w…

Squirrels at War: First Strike
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** Normally with a new ship we would go on a shakedown cruise for several weeks to test systems and fix bugs. We didn’t have the time. We had to hope t…

Squirrels at War: Drone Mother
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** As it turned out, I was put in command of an entirely new type of warship, a drone mother. This was largely due to Zuki’s recommendation, but also b…

Squirrels at War: Flight School
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** After the probe was destroyed, the Ilyrian scout ships disappeared. We were sure they would be back, but in what force and for what purpose, no one…

Squirrels at War: Herbicide
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** That night, in my new room, I had a different version of my repeating anxiety dream. Instead of the Iskan ripping a giant hole in the hull of the Magic…

Squirrels at War: Sneak Attack
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** The meeting with the military went as I expected. They maintained that they were perfectly capable of defending themselves, but repeatedly stressed …

Squirrels at War: Politics
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** I wanted to stay and watch what happened when Lion’s Tooth got to Arbol, but Mac said we had an appointment. Another scientist took over the workstation…

Squirrels at War: Intrusion
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** The Ilyrians had entered the system beyond the orbit of Blyss, so the signal, traveling at light speed, was 30 minutes old. Mac explained that Oran had…

Squirrels at War: Postscript
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Squirrels at War: Mission Control
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** Mac and I walked into the Spacers Guild Mission Control Center. A majestic real-time holographic display of the Oran planetary system dominated t…

Squirrels at War: Conclusion
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Squirrels at War: Rescue
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** I watched the sun rise on the viewscreen. Soon it was a bright morning, but no attendant showed up with breakfast. I tried opening the door, but it was im…

Squirrels at War: The Cavalry Arrives
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Squirrels at War: Hopeless Situation
#writingcommunity #sciencefiction #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** I sent the followi…

Squirrels at War: The Nightmare
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration An installment in the ongoing story. I am collecting the posts as they become available on this page. *** “Let’s try this again.” “Do I have to, Henry? It’s not easy.” “You are making progress. Think …

Squirrels at War: Drifting Hulk
#writingcommunity #sciencefiction #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** Stone swarm still had 2…

Squirrels at War: Drone Swarm
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** Our attack on the pod ship had revealed our precise location to anyone who was paying attention. Gentle Ripple shifted course and accelerated. It was…

Squirrels at War: New Clothes
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration A new scene in the ongoing story. Scroll to the end for links more scenes. *** The attendant brought more porridge and vegetables. When I had finished, I had another visitor, a tailor. I had been wearin…

Squirrels at War: Wild Card
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** The destruction of the Lion’s Tooth left us stunned. Then Maven said, “It’s not quite as bad as it looks. The cannon shells that hit Floating Seed were…

Squirrels at War: Interrogation
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration The beginning of the story can be found here. *** I had left the viewscreen tuned to the outdoor view so I saw the sun come up. Thus I was awake and rested when the interrogator arrived, this one high…

Squirrels at War: Losses
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration Earlier installments can be read from this page. *** Maven woke me up by gradually increasing the light source. I hadn’t dreamed at all. No green ooze, no Ilyrians collapsing and crumpling up when the herbic…

In my latest Squirrels at War post, I forgot to put in the hashtags. Here they are:
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Squirrels at War: An Ongoing Space Opera
#writingcommunity #visualinspiration This story began as a response to an image provided by Visual Inspiration on Mastodon. The story seemed bigger than a couple of Mastodon posts, so I decided to continue it on this WordPress b…