Three years after arriving at Mining Station 14, Anna Foster goes through a typical day. As she performs her duties, her mind wanders back to her past, when life was better. Meanwhile, the station's computer continues its relentless demands. Can Anna cope with the computer's domineering behavior?
This short story is a deleted scene from Alone on the Edge, the first novel in the Chronicles of Anna Foster series, and takes place between the book's prologue and first chapter.
The above statement is true with Patrick. He has always loved science fiction, being heavily influenced by Star Trek and Star Wars as a child. He read classic science fiction by authors such as Douglas Adams and Frank Herbert while in high school.
His career as a writer truly began when he became involved in roleplaying games while in college, where he created his own world and wrote his own adventures for his gaming group. Step by step, he finally achieved his dream job of working as a game designer for the Star Wars Roleplaying Game, Saga Edition produced by Wizards of the Coast.
When the game line was retired in 2009, he set forth on the next step of his writing career as an author by writing his first novel, Alone on the Edge.