Warp Factor Trek

“If loss has taught us anything, it is that each of us must sit with pain in our own way.” – Mister Saru, “Anomaly” Nearly two years into the pandemic,

“My friends… we’ve come home.” Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was my very first inkling, as an eleven-year-old girl nerd, that Star Trek could be a part of my

Introducing My Son to Trek “We’ve only just begun.” – Janeway Hologram to Dal, “Starstruck” Star Trek: Prodigy, the new animated series for Nickelodeon, has at long last made it

“Who’s your favorite Star Trek captain?” I’m so glad you asked. My favorite is Robert April. Let me tell you why. Growing up in a strict Christian sect in the

The final episode of Deep Space Nine invited us to reflect upon “What You Leave Behind”. The Coda trilogy of novels does the same thing. The first and second books

I’ve shared loads about how influential DS9 has been to me in my life. I’ve shared how it inspired me to become a writer, a feminist, and a deeply spiritual

“Charge means responsibility, Jimmy, decisions. Maybe lives on your hands.” This is one of the life lessons that Captain Robert April passes down to troubled sixteen-year-old Jim Kirk in Diane

I was a Niner growing up, before the term “Niner” was even coined to describe a fan of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. The series profoundly shaped who I’d become

As the final episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation taught us, all good things must come to an end. The continuity of the Star Trek novels is a very

Are you familiar with the first captain of the starship USS Enterprise? I don’t mean Captain Kirk, or Captain Pike, or even Captain Archer. I’m talking about Captain Robert April.