“Stress Management” is a short story published in the collection Small Victories in 2020. Tanner and Baldwin take the time to do some detecting as the Beowulf leaves general quarters.
Warning[]
This story contains morale issues, militarism, spacecraft, butter theft, interstellar warfare, abuse of authority, and.
Synopsis[]
Tanner and Baldwin helped out a group of inexperienced yeomen during an engagement. When the engagement had finished they did some investigative work involving theft and litter of butter. They succeed, to Baldwin’s regret.
Appearances[]
Roughly in order of appearance.
Characters[]
- Tanner Malone
- Jesse Baldwin
- Three new yeomen
- Admiral Meiling Yeoh (mentioned only)
- Chief Baxter, a bos’un
- Master Chief Floyd (mentioned only)
- Lt. Commander Trevor Jacobson
Locations & organizations[]
Continuity[]
“Stress Management” is set after Rich Man’s War. There are conflicting notes on when it is set; the Patreon timeline and original Patreon publication puts it in January, while Small Victories puts it in February 2277.
Publication History[]
“Stress Management” was first published on Elliott Kay’s Patreon in December 2019. It was re-published in Small Victories in July 2020.