This is an immediate sequel to ‘A Mother’s Love’ (so it would be best to read that story first) and was inspired by the free write entitled ‘Of Sock Drawers.’  What does Spock keep in his ‘sock drawer’?  Certainly not what you’d expect.  The story is peppered with allusions to some of my other works, as well as TOS episodes and movies.  Understanding all of those really isn’t necessary, but does add some emotional weight to the piece.

The Even Odds returns with a message for Kira... from Iliana.

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This is a sequel to ‘The Last Full Measure,’ and is an AU retelling and follow-on to the events of the TOS episode ‘Errand of Mercy.’  This is the journey of those left behind – both physical and emotional.  While the prologue will give one enough information to follow this story, it’s highly recommended that you read LFM first, to get the full effect and ramifications of the events in that story, which severely impact this story.

A dangerously depressed Garak goes to desperate measures to find help.

Similar to the previous episode, this is of course also an already officially published story, Andrew J Robinson's direct sequel to the rightly lauded A Stitch in Time (which I had previously adapted as part of season 8). Again, I chose to adapt an existing story because it fit my plans for the season perfectly. In fact, much of the Cardassian storyline over the entire season has been written with the knowledge that I was coming to this point.

When this story was first released, I think it confused some readers. I have tweaked a few small aspects, hopefully made some things clearer. I also dug in and found the way in which this story slots seamlessly in with the larger developing arc of the season, as you'll see in the final act.

Unlike with "Reservoir Ferengi," I do not have official permission to upload this story, mostly because I do not have the ability to ask for that permission. The same caveat applies: I lay no claim to the original storyline, dialogue or scene descriptions, which come almost entirely from Andrew's story and are his intellectual property. If anyone objects to my uploading this, please tell me and I will happily remove it with apologies. No offence is intended. I also heartily recommend that everyone buy the book in which "The Calling" first appears - the excellent DS9 collection Prophecy and Change, available here.

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Hello everyone. With the discussion forum down and not all of us having our Ad Astra blogs up and going I thought I would try to create a little round robin story where we can all post a little response to my posited ‘How do we cope when technology fails?' prompt.

Our heroes would have to tackle Star Trek life without the magic of their technology - say no transporters, no replicators, no grav-plates, no warp power, etc. Maybe they find themselves in a crutch, maybe it ends up with some hilarious or fish out of water moments, or puts their lives in mortal peril. Have at it. Remember to keep it clean given the K rating and that this is just for fun to help us while over the absence of the forum.

Just post your prompt response as a new chapter and sign your name to the ‘chapter' you write. Well that's the plan. Fingers crossed as to whether this works! Remember, just write it, don't edit it to death - for this one time on the archive! ;)