Short Trips Update

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February was such a mess for me both personally and professionally that I'm just now getting caught up with my fandom interests and writing. Last week I added some drabbles for various Short Trips (those are Big Finish's Doctor Who short stories) and other audios:

• "The Astrea Conspiracy," the first Twelfth Doctor story on Big Finish, was released at the end of February. It's a historical about Aphra Behn, who I'd never heard of before, and it's read by Neve McIntosh who plays Madame Vastra in the series. It's good and I certainly enjoyed it, although the ending is a bit anticlimactic. The drabbles for that audio begin here.


• "The Revisionists" came out in January and features the Fourth Doctor, Leela, and the Brigadier teaming up to hunt ghosts in a hotel. I really liked this one, in part because it allows Leela and the Brig to get to know each other. I also enjoy the story's overarching theme about how a person's ancestors can impact their present/future. Drabbles for that audio begin here.


• "The Devil's Footprints" came out in December 2018 and features the Seventh Doctor and Melanie Bush. I've got mixed feelings about this one; it comes across as a bit unfinished, but it is very atmospheric and there are some good bits for Mel in there. The drabbles for it begin here.


• And while it's not a Short Trip, I might as well mention that the drabbles for the Fifth Doctor/Tegan/Turlough/Kamelion stories "Black Thursday / Power Game" are also online. "Black Thursday" is a historical about a coal mine disaster and "Power Game" features a mysterious 1980s game show.