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1. I Hope You Dance
(September 1953)
Late at night Thelma Beckett holds her infant son and
reflects on his future.
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2.
She Gave Me A Book (August 1955) - Coming Soon
In Honeymoon Express Sam
mentioned that he could read at the age of 2. Just how is it a 2 year
old child learns to read?
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3.
Let It Be Christmas (December 1956/December 1966)
Faced with financial difficulties, John and Thelma Beckett realize there's
no way to give their sons much of a Christmas without some kind of miracle.
This takes place when Sam is three and is the Christmas Sam makes reference
to in
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like...
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4. Reasons
A series of short vignettes that, perhaps, explain some of
Sam's reasons for stepping into the Accelerator.
1 - We Regret to Inform You (April 1969)
2 - You're A Beckett (August 1969)
3 - Home (November 1969)
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5.
The Vacation (October 1984) - Coming Soon
Al convinces Sam to join him on a long weekend shortly after Sam joins
StarBright. Murphy's Law takes over their planned vacation in every
way possible.
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6.
Las Vegas (May 1985)
Against his better judgment, Sam let’s Al
drag him off to Las Vegas for a mini-vacation. The trip ends up being
anything but a vacation. This is the trip to Las Vegas mentioned in
the story
What Are Friends For?
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7.
Time Heals (June 1987)
Why did Donna leave Sam at the altar?
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8.
Fall to Earth (September 1987) (co-written with
asearcher)
Al convinces Sam to go on a vacation while waiting to learn if PQL has
been funded. In this prequel, things go very wrong…but Al and Sam
learn about each other and their bond of friendship is strengthened and Al
and Sam’s family develop a closer relationship as well.
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9.
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like...(December 1987)
A sequel to Fall to Earth,
it's less than a week before Christmas and Thelma is coming to
New Mexico to spend the holidays with
Sam. He comes to the realization that his home is not ready to host
his mother and drafts Al to assist him in the holiday preparations.
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10.
Mile High (March 1989)
Sam and Al are a mile up in the air and when a need for medical help
arises, they may as well 1,000 miles up.
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11.
It Happened One Night (October 1989)
An encounter at an ATM leads to a
disquieting night for Sam.
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12.
The Message of A Dream (January 1990)
What dreams are haunting Sam?
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13.
What Doesn't Kill Us...(March 1990)
A series of unfortunate events while in Washington, DC to obtain funding
for the Project strengthens the ties of friendship between Sam and Al.
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14.
...Makes Us Stronger (April 1990)
A sequel to What Doesn't Kill Us... Sam and Al spend time in Hawaii as Sam
continues to recuperate from his injuries and they both come to terms with
the emotional trauma of the accident.
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15.
Looking For Christmas (December
1990) (co-written with
asearcher)
Sam and Al go to the Colorado Mountains for the holiday. In an
unfortunate chain of events, nothing goes as planned.
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16.
The Stand (December 1990)
(co-written with asearcher)- NEW
Sequel to
Looking For Christmas (December
1990)
Back in Socorro after the Cabin incident,
Al, Sam, and Thelma spend a few days together. Tensions and laughter
intermix, leading to Sam making his needs known.
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17.
Uncle Sam (January 1991)
- Coming Soon
Sam volunteers to baby sit his infant
niece while visiting his sister in Hawaii. Al, who’s along for the visit,
gets drafted into helping.
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18. Out of Commission
(February 1991)
(co-written with asearcher)
- Coming Soon
A recurrent illness lands Sam in the hospital for some minor surgery.
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19.
Mysterious Actions (June 1991)
- Coming Soon
Sam's in the wrong place at the
wrong time. A crossover with the TV show "Diagnosis Murder".
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20.
Broken Man
(September 1991)
Al gets a call in the early hours of the morning to pick Sam up at the
hospital after he falls asleep at the wheel.
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21.
Anniversary (June 1992)
An anniversary pushes Al to turn to the bottle. In turn, Sam has to cover
up for him so he doesn’t get dismissed from the project.
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22.
Three Point Shot (August 1992)
A basketball game goes awry resulting in a freak accident.
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23.
What Are Friends For (August 1993)
Overwork takes it's toll on Sam and Al is there to help pick up the pieces.
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24.
Nothing's Ever Easy (October 1993) - Coming Soon
It was just supposed to be a simple vacation but when a childhood disease
rears it's ugly head it's anything but simple.
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