Marker Stone

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There’s trouble on CMC-6 and it’s been brewing for a long time. The golden age of space travel and asteroid mining has ended almost before it began and the bean counters have taken over. Sally Buds’ patients are all suffering from low-gravity syndrome because the Canadian Mining Consortium won’t s…

Paul J. Joseph


    • Mar 4, 2009 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Episode 10 Yellow Light/Rendezvous/Stepping Stone/Home Fires

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2009 27:06


    In a make-shift life raft, Sally and Ian must find their way home. When they do, their fortunes change for the better. Now Sally must decide whether or not to take an even greater challenge.

    Episode 9 Icing on the Cake/Nine Planets/Emergency Procedures

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2009 25:18


    Sally and Ian found what they are looking for, but now they are unsure they can get back. Their computer is ailing while trying to determine where they are, but to make matters worse, a booby trap cripples them and forces them to abandon ship.

    Episode 8 Second Thoughts/The Other Door

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2009 18:26


    Sally and Ian have been approaching the kelthy region for days and are seeing nothing new. Both Sally and Ian are now expecting to face charges for a fool's errand. But then Sally gets a mysterious visit from Viaud uttering a strange and incomplete warning.

    Episode 7 The Mountain and the Guide/The Straining of Friendship

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2009 16:34


    Sally and Ian plan their mission to the Kelthy region while first trying to explain it to Ian's wife Angela. Jackie continues to support the mission with her art, promising them an unseen guide. The final party to be notified is Anderson, Ian's boss, who is dubious about Ian's sanity.

    Episode 6 Team Players/Pivotal Moment

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2009 15:33


    In this installment even Sally is surprised at LaValley's negative reaction the their discovery. Ian's crew is sequestered and Sally is locked in the infirmary. But Ian is more resourceful than LaValley thinks. Now they must decide whether or not to risk their lives to stake their claim.

    Episode 5 The Stone that Marks the Way/Spectrum

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2009 17:09


    In this episode, Sally learns of the nature of the Kelthy region. Jackie paints a picture of a rock that looks surprisingly like the last asteroid the mining robot saw and Ian discovers that the image the prospector recorded depicts a planet that can not exist. It is time to get some answers.

    Episode 4 Geology

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2009 14:45


    In this chapter, Sally first meets Ian Merryfield a shuttle pilot commanding the ship delivering their supplies. Ian learns of the mystery, and this is not the first time he has heard of problems in the Kelthy region of space. He also notices something odd about the images in the recovered ship's database.

    Episode 3 Old Salt

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2009 9:22


    In this chapter, Sally has a revealing conversation with Emry Viaud, one of the oldest miners on the station. She discovers that the region of space where the mining probe was lost has a history of unusual phenomena. She can't help but to be curious.

    Episode 2 Lost and Missplaced Items

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2009 20:13


    In this the second chapter we meet Jackie, Sally's partner and confidant. Through VR, Sally projects herself home to New Mexico where Jackie has her studio. Here Sally explains the problem with the station and its missing mining equipment. Jackie asks where things go when they are lost.

    Episode 1 The Feather-Weight Zone and the Margin of Profit

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2009 13:22


    In this first episode we first meet Sally Buds, a doctor who refuses to stay in the infirmary. Gravity is low on CMC-6 and the administration refuses to care. The result is a heated argument between Buds and the station commander, LaValley, who argues profit and shares over the health of a young miner.

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