Tales & Tidbits #27: September 2026

“September tries its best to have us forget summer.” — Bernard Williams

In Florida, September is peak hurricane season, but this year looks calm.

While it’s sad to say goodbye to summertime living, the month of September offers the perfect intermediary between the dog days of summer and the thick of autumn that comes in October and November. It’s a transition time for mind.

Can I mention that I am so ready for some FOOTBALL :-)

But now, let’s get back to writing our stories!

Image by Jean-Louis SERVAIS from Pixabay

Another of my Serial Story** *submissions is Romancing The Spacewoman. This is a science fiction story and is available [here](https://medium.com/@revol2/list/romancing-the-spacewoman-ad211ff2360e)*.

Dr. Ah-mee Krant is an alien anthropologist from the planet Ed-dan. To protect her people, she is on a mission to find all the human colonies in the Galaxy. This is the story of once such discovery.

Glancing at the indicator beside the door, Ah-mee recognized her visitor to be Chief Scientist Dr. Dav-tee Lam.

“Open,” she commanded the door.

“Did I wake you?” Dr. Lam asked, as he entered Ah-mee’s private cabin aboard the Starcruiser Cal-Vox.

“No, I was already up,” Ah-mee lied. She was standing in the stateroom in her birthday suit. She slept in the nude, and, upon identifying her visitor, she had not bothered to dress. After her husband had died, Dr. Lam had been her first lover.

“You have news?” she asked, while donning a fresh, white jumpsuit. Its seams melted closed. The fabric shrank until it fit her body like a second skin.

“Indeed, I do.”

Ah-mee’s life’s work was locating the human colonies scattered among the stars. While the people of Ed-dan cared little for space exploration, Ah-mee had retrieved valuable information from the Barbas. Like most intelligent life they had encountered, the Barbas were humans. They had provided Ah-mee with star charts depicting a region of the Galaxy where the Barbas scientist claimed to have visited a populated world during the war. On this planet, he had retrieved subjects and examined them. He claimed they were human lifeforms.

The war had ended sixty years ago, but it was stenciled in Ah-mee’s memory. She had been captured by the Barbas, and she was personally aware of how cruelly the Barbas treated captives. Nonetheless, she had accepted the data graciously.

Statistics

Let’s look at the statistics for the past month on the publication. As you can see, August took an uptick from July. Those who want to look at statistics from older months can look for those in previous newsletters.

• The publication currently has 1199 followers (previously 1179). Finally, Medium appears to have completed clearing-out dummy accounts and our followers are once again increasing in number.
• We had more than a thousand Reads this month vs 651 last month, a really nice boost. Those new followers must be catching up.

Series which ended in the past month

In August, two series ended:

The Dark Side Of Planet Hy Man by Kerrie Noor

On a Planet, just like Earth, a fool of a man finds a way to reproduce without the inconvenience of pregnant women, leaving women free to bring pleasure and clean toilets.

The entire collection can be found here:

[embed]List: The Dark Side Of Planet Hy Man | Curated by Kerrie Noor | Medium The Dark Side Of Planet Hy Man · On a Planet, just like Earth, a fool of a man finds a way to reproduce without the…kerrienoor.medium.com

Lady Jacqueline’s War by S M Revolinski

Lady Jacqueline Bennett’s secret missions have brought her under the cannon fire of an enemy ship. This historical fiction provides exciting insight into the first days of the American Civil War and England’s involvement. This dramatization reveals how Lincoln’s War almost ended.

The entire collection can be found here:

[embed]List: Lady Jacqueline’s War | Curated by S M Revolinski | Medium Lady Jacqueline’s War · Lady Jacqueline Bennett’s secret missions have brought her under the cannon fire of an enemy…medium.com

Series running on Serial Stories

We currently have the following series running on the magazine:

1. The Woman Who Wanted To Enjoy Sex by Kerrie Noor
2. An American Youth by Glenn M Stewart
3. Sailing The Naked Sea by S M Revolinski
4. That Girl by Marc Stevens
5. The Black-Iron Dragon and the Ancient Song by Miyabi’s Movie Diary
6. The Bound Shadow by Ali Mai
7. Number 18 by David D’Arcy

New series on Serial Stories

There is one new story in the list above:

Number 18 by David D’Arcy

The story of a single house spanning more than a century, Number 18 is a poignant study of architecture, social history and grief. To the outside world, it is simply a solid, unmodernised Victorian terrace on a changing London street. Yet behind its faded façade lies a rich record of the lives that have unfolded within its walls.

Since it was built, the house has witnessed generations come and go. Children growing up, families enduring wartime, marriages, losses and the gradual patterns of renovation and then neglect. Its taped windows, worn staircase and layers of wallpaper all tell stories from the past, showing how a house holds memories of all the people who lived there.

While the world beyond it has continually changed, Number 18 has remained remarkably intact. More than a building, it is a quiet witness to the passage of time. A keeper of stories and memories, patiently awaiting its next chapter.

S. M. Revolinski is the owner / editor of Serial Stories, writer of fact and fiction, sometimes erotic, and always about life. Likes to share, and treats everyone with the respect they deserve. Proudly part of The Cocktail Club.

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