Thanksgiving & Christmas

Updated: Dec 28, 2025

I trust you had a happy Thanksgiving and were able to spend time with

family and friends.

As you’re working on that Christmas gift list for loved ones, don’t forget

those who love to read. Below are the links to my novels—all of which are

available at Amazon.

The Lost Starship, my 23-minute Star Trek fan film, has (between two sites)

garnered over a quarter of a million views and has won a few awards. You

would not believe how many people make “fan films,” with subjects ranging

from Star Trek to Star Wars to Harry Potter to Scream.

Unfortunately, 2024 has not been the year I had hoped for in the context of

writing. For those who have read The Nova Quadrant, please be patient for

the next book in the series. Circumstances beyond my control—namely, my

wife was diagnosed with breast cancer—changed the focus of my day-to-

day life. For me, it has been time in a waiting room for surgery and sitting

next to my wife as she endures chemo treatments. But that’s nothing for

me compared to her travails: I’m not the one with cancer. People kindly ask

how I’m doing, but I bristle a bit (with apologies to those kind souls)

because what I’m “going through” is nothing compared to what she is going

through. I just drive her and care for her—she suffers through pain and

fatigue.

Nevertheless, Time marches on. My wife will be fine when this long process

is completed next Spring and I will resume writing—sooner if I can.

All that sadness and angst aside, I want to wish you and your families a

happy holiday season—may you have a merry Christmas and/or happy

Hannukah.

Brian W. Peterson

Somewhere on the edge of the Great Plains

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