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Gordon: Our guest today is Samantha Pederson, the person who told us in Teleportal: Damage Control her harrowing account of tracking down the people who caused the Duncan Reid explosion. Welcome to So What Live, Ms. Pederson. Pederson: Please call me Sam. Is it alright if I call you Gordon? Gordon: Absolutely, Sam. I know … Continue reading "Samantha Pederson Interview"

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Gordon Savage: Our guest today is Dr. Melissa Kim, inventor of the first working teleportal on this earth. She just returned home after several weeks as the guest of the federal government somewhere in western Colorado. Dr. Kim, welcome. Kim: Thank you, Mr. Savage. It’s a pleasure to be here. Gordon: Call me Gordon, please. … Continue reading "An Interview with Melissa Kim, PhD."

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Murphy’s Law says that if anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. Summer’s law says: “What do you mean “IF”???” That seems to have been especially true with my launch of Teleportal: Damage Control. My original plan was simple. I would launch the Kindle book and the paperback on February 22 and simultaneously give … Continue reading "Teleportal: Damage Control Launch"

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The wait is almost over. Teleportal: Damage Control will soon be available on Amazon. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the launch announcement will be on the website (https://bit.ly/2DOLjea) next week. Look for it. In the meantime, here’s a little bit of the first chapter to whet your appetite: I’m Samantha Pederson, an analyst for the government at … Continue reading "Coming Soon – Teleportal: Damage Control"

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Samantha had tried to organize a company prank. Because everyone knew about it, the vote had to be unanimous, but one member of the company had voted against it. Disappointed, she called on the company commander to dismiss the company.   Marilyn nodded, but before she could speak, Randall Grayson, a plebe, spoke up. “Ma’am, … Continue reading "Samantha – Getting the Prank Done"

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In high school Samantha had gotten into the playing pranks. She avoided anything that harmed someone else but didn’t mind embarrassing them. Plebe year had been too tightly controlled for her to come up with something but short-sheeting Wilson’s rack (bunk). Third class year was another matter. Ashley, Danielle, and I remained in 16th Company, … Continue reading "Samantha – It’ll Teach Teamwork"

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One of the traditions of the Naval Academy is the Herndon Monument Climb. It takes place at the end of the plebe year and serves as a rite of passage for the plebes. When the climb is successfully completed, the freshmen are no longer called plebes but “fourth class midshipmen.” I’ll let Samantha tell you … Continue reading "Samantha – Herndon Monument"

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Although Samantha had headed off one emergency with Ashley, her roommate continued to struggle with the pressure of Plebe Summer. Samantha persisted in watching her progress until it came to a head after a particularly bad day at the obstacle course. The rope climb at the end of the course was the final straw. I … Continue reading "Samantha – Ashley"

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Samantha has returned from her vacation and continues with her description of Plebe Summer. She had two roommates, Ashley Carr and Danielle Tennant. As the de facto room commander, she took a special interest in both of them. The first time at weapons training signaled a coming crisis. Let me tell you about Ashley. She … Continue reading "Samantha – Weapons Training"

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This post continues Samantha’s visit to the Alternate Earth. She sent it to me the night before she stepped into a teleportal to return to this Earth. I realize she has only given a digest of her visit, but she has promised me to answer any reasonable questions we receive. You can direct your questions … Continue reading "Samantha – Alternate History"

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