Philip the Bard's Harappan Blog: Losing Max Gavaskar

Welcome gentle readers. Thanks for being here.

Sadly the Milky Way galaxy is coming to accept the reality that we will soon be losing Max Gavaskar. 

She isn’t even one hundred years old yet and her body is failing. All the advanced medical attention from all the advanced species in our galaxy have weighed in and declared that there is nothing that can be done for her.

As sharp as the Loric starship builders are, even they could not prevent the damage that all the FTL traveling Max did caused her. Her cells are losing their bonds and very soon her organs will start to fail.

As this realization spreads across the Milky Way more and more VIP visitors come to planet Kusha and they make the short trip to Yahvi, the compound that Max has made her home. 

Like I said in my last post I am hoping to get an audience with Max, I hesitate to refer to her by her title “The Mother of the Galaxy” as she seems to eschew the term. I will keep you posted and when this does happen I will post a transcript of our visit.

In the mean time I will spend some time going over Max’s life and how she came to be known as the “Mother”. 

Most people know the history of it. How Max ended the Galactic War and how she arranged a long lasting peace or the “Pax Mater” but not everyone knows all the back stories . . . I do. I was there for most of it.

I was there when Max and my friend Dorian Thain arrived together on planet Kusha and I was involved in Dorian’s return to power and “first contact” with the Fordian and the Lor.

I was there when Max returned from the Galactic Peace Conference and I remember how brief her respite was before she was called away again to resolve diplomatic issues elsewhere in the Milky Way. A pattern that was to be her life from then until very recently when her health forced her to stop traveling.

Never mix red wine and Oodo.

Philip Normer

Kushan Year 89

Earth Year 2481

The Return of Philip the Bard

A note to new readers: Philip the Bard is a character from my book series. He has come to be the historian of his time. These blog posts are from his perspective.

Welcome festive readers, thanks for being here. It’s been a while hasn’t it?

I needed a break from the writing. I hope you haven’t missed me too much. I’ve been spending time with my wife Ina and the kids and grand kids. I’ve been playing with my band the “Gutterminds” on weekends and visiting with my friend Dorian Thain when I can. Dorian is mostly retired these days so he has more time for me and my tall tales.

Life on planet Kusha hasn’t changed much in the last few months. The harvest last fall was great and the festivals were wonderful. Spring is starting here, near Harappa City and the Denstums are already blooming.

The only sad news to report is that Max Gavaskar’s health seems to be fading. She has been receiving visitors lately from all over the Milky Way but her schedule is dwindling. I am hoping to get one more visit with her in the coming weeks. She has invited Dorian to visit her soon and I am hoping to tag along. If I do I will make a transcript of the visit available here on the blog.

In the mean time I plan to resume writing regularly here about life here in Harappa City and around the Milky Way. The galactic news that most folks are waiting for is the return of the Andromeda Mission of the Fordians. They still call it Galaxy Two but most people have switched to the human name. They are expected to return within a month. What will they have found in the nearest galaxy? Is there sentient life there or is the Milky Way the only inhabited collection of stars? What else is out there?

Keep posted and we’ll find out together.

Never mix red wine and Oodo.

Philip Normer

Kushan Year 89

Earth Year 2481