For those that’re interested, click the title to see the 13,000-ish word novella that I’m expanding into my “snowflake” novel Earth Fleet. The text at the link is about half the basis for Part I.
It’s very rough draft, and the ending really isn’t what I wanted, and there’s probably going to be some confusing parts, and I’m not really selling it very well, now am I? But if you want a sneak peek at some of the characters and situations of Earth Fleet, that’s the place to look.