Author: KenMcConnell
By Ken McConnell I heard the mechanical shuffle and instinctively knew who was standing before me at my desk. Burnished metal fingers slowly presented a leather-bound ereader to me. The Silicant had already unsuccessfully tried multiple times to get me…
This is the forthcoming new wrap-around cover for the Corvette First Command paperback re-release. Another professional and striking cover from my brother, Byron McConnell. The new covers are built in such a way that there are three sections, back cover,…
Welcome back to the blog for the first post of 2026! This year we’re republishing all the Star Saga books with new edits, updated covers and new branding. It’s a very large project. I spent three months late last year…
Last week I lost my job to a tech company merger. I’m sixty years old and I could retire now, so working a regular job is not something I have to do to get by. Instead, I’m using the next…
By Ken McConnell I saw the blaster discharging blindly into the crowded store. Bodies fell and blood spilled onto the wooden floor. There was a little girl standing near her mother, who had been shot dead by the crazed gunman….
Elysia 1 All that I’ve ever wanted to do was kill bugs. Since I was old enough to carry a toy rifle, I was blasting those nasty creatures in my imagination. Maybe I was just reenacting what I saw in the holograms or pretending…
By Ken McConnell She came in looking like death warmed over and dragged herself up to my bar. She held up four fingers and then pointed down. This was her way of telling me she wanted four shots lined up…
By Ken McConnell They had built the bank building from wood hauled down from the nearby mountains and cut into boards in a timeless, traditional manner of construction. This was not unusual for all the buildings in the town of…
This was a short build, so this will only be two parts. I ordered some printed modern pilots in 1/144 scale for inclusion in the Interceptor. This shows how tiny they are. The final layout of the greeblies on the…
