If Gene Roddenberry is The Great Bird of the Galaxy and Majel Barrett the First Lady of Star Trek, then David Gerrold is  Star Trek’s Nanny.  He nurtured it, disciplined it, educated it—encouraged it to be the best it could be.  David Gerrold has done nearly as much for the franchise as Roddenberry—it could be argued that he has done more. He wrote for The Original Series, The Animated Series, and The Next Generation.  He was involved in Star Trek: Phase II, a proposed TV […]

by Jack C. Haldeman II “You lived, Kirk.  My brother died.  There is the difference.  You will pay for that difference, pay dearly.  Not now, maybe not tomorrow, but someday.  Someday, when you least expect it, I will kill you.  Slowly, painfully.  It will give me great pleasure.  I have sworn the oath of blood upon our father’s grave. ” Long ago, Captain Kirk killed the Klingon Khall, Commander Korol’s brother, in hand-to hand combat.  Probably on Kardashia. Korol swears revenge and follows the Enterprise […]