2375--The Septimus Massacre.

They were the enemy. It was deserved.

Or was it?

Hear the voice of Massacre survivor, Gul Zejil Rebek, and remember and reflect--for "this, but for the hand of grace, could have been you."

Eighteen-year-old John Quigley has waited a lifetime for an opportunity to get away from his self-destructive mother's cycle of abuse. Starfleet Academy is his dream escape, but when he fails to make the cut, he must decide whether to endure another year of hell in exchange for one more chance.

Winner: No One Wins All the Time Challenge

A dusty day for two mechanics on Cardassia Prime turns into something neither of them could have anticipated.

Captain Sandhurst encounters an old nemesis in an unexpected venue. Conventional wisdom says time heals all wounds. Conventional wisdom has apparently never met Captain Terrence Glover.

Winner: Clashing Personalities Challenge

A too-late for consideration entry to the News Headlines Challenge.

Sometimes the eidetic Cardassian memory is the most dreadful burden of all.

Glinn Tayben Berat knows he wants to survive. But how?

Written for the July 2009 TrekBBS Writing Challenge.

(This story takes place in 2369, just a week after the events of Lois Tilton's novel Betrayal, and almost six years before "Let He Who Has Eyes See," so be aware there are extensive spoilers for her book.)

Winner: Haunted Challenge