An Unexpected Guest – A UFO Christmas Story

1st December 2015

(first published Dec 2014) This is set in the era of the original series, and comes some time after the episodes ‘Conflict’ and ‘Court Martial’. Doug Jackson was one of the most enigmatic of the characters in UFO, a man who seemed to have his own agenda at times. There is virtually no backstory for him and in this story I have attempted to give him some ‘past’, some reason…

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T’was the night before Christmas

1st December 2015

T‘was the night before Christmas and in SHADO’s main base, Ed Straker was working, a frown on his face. The tinsel was hanging, the presents were wrapped. Moonbase was active, three UFOs were trapped, And Foster was flirting with Gay and with Joan While  Alec was sulking, for once all  alone. Then in the  control room arose such a clatter Alec leapt to his feet shouting ‘What is the matter!’…

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Christmas Weird

1st December 2015

Author: dragon Christmas, Christmas time is here Time for Toys and time for Cheer   Paul Foster caught himself humming the old child hood Christmas song as he walked along the corridors of Harlington-Straker studios. He wasn’t entirely certain why the cheery and somewhat cheesy Christmas song in the in the squeaky falsetto cheered him, but it did. Now he caught himself humming the song a few days after the…

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WeeWeeChu

1st December 2011

Javier and Xochitl Guerrero were techs extraordinary. They were also the exception that proves the rule. Married ten years when Col. Virginia Lake discovered and recruited them to SHADO, they were still married. While both were good Roman Catholics, they also understood that the mission precluded popping a baby a year, as did Xochitl’s health, so they had the three they were recruited with and busily adopted members of the…

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The Shepherd – Hefted (Chapters 4 & 5)

21st May 2011

Chapter 4 – Wednesday afternoon The antique oak door closed behind Rebecca as she stepped out into the street, scarf wrapped around her face against the chill December winds. A brisk walk to work, crossing the High Street that was heavy with traffic queuing to get into the car parks. There was no real reason for her to go to the shelter today; she was off duty, but there was…

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The Fishmonger’s Daughter

1st February 2011

As with all my UFO stories it is transposed to the current day, with general technology updated, but none of the other facts altered in any way. This story takes place the December (still during the inception of SHADO) following the concluding events of Confetti Check A-OK earlier that year in spring. Disclaimer: All publicly recognizable characters, settings, etc. are the property of their respective owners. The original characters and…

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