I feature the technology of the James Webb telescope prominently in my near-future novel about asteroid mining in deep space, The Cloud: Who Will Get First Dibs on the Powerful James Webb Space Telescope? NASA has issued solicitation for science projects using the long-awaited and incredibly powerful successor to Hubble, which is scheduled to launch […]
Read More James Webb Telescope Taking Project ProposalsSo I figured it was time I talked a bit about my own writing, because I’m excited about it and I want other people to get excited about it! I’ve got a few irons in the fire right now: I’m working on two novels at the moment. The one I’m giving my most immediate attention […]
Read More A Note on Upcoming Projects!A Momentary Taste of Being by James Tiptree Jr. My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read in Star Songs of An Old Primate as part of a few reading challenges: Big Fun in a Little Package Novella Challenge and the Women of Genre Fiction Challenge. The collection is also being read for the LGBTQ Reading […]
Read More Novella Review: A Momentary Taste of Being by James Tiptree Jr.A visionary astronomer who played an instrumental role in confirming the existence of dark matter, Dr. Vera Rubin’s contributions to science will not be forgotten. A trailblazer with a passion for uncovering the unknown, she advocated for the role of women in science while expanding our understanding of the galaxy. Read the full article at […]
Read More An Intergalactic Trailblazer: Dr. Vera RubinRocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters by O. Richard Norton My rating: 3 of 5 stars This book is an excellent guide for the amateur meteorite hunter; where they come from, where to find them, how to recognize them when you see them, and how the science and geology work. It details the major […]
Read More Book Review: Rocks from Space by O. Richard NortonHuge numbers of supermassive black holes are visible in a stunning new photo that astronomers said is the deepest X-ray image of the sky ever captured. Source: Deepest-Ever X-Ray Image Captures Countless Black Holes (Photo)
Read More Deepest-Ever X-Ray Image Captures Countless Black Holes (Photo)A NASA spacecraft has given humanity a breathtaking, Mars-eye view of Earth and its moon. Source: Wow! Mars Probe Snaps Stunning Photo of Earth and Moon
Read More Wow! Mars Probe Snaps Stunning Photo of Earth and MoonThe Many-Colored Land by Julian May My rating: 4 of 5 stars Read for the 12 Awards in 12 Months Challenge, the LGBTQ Speculative Fiction Challenge, and the Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge. This novel won the Locus Award and was nominated for a bunch of others. My first acquaintance with the work of […]
Read More Book Review: The Many-Colored Land by Julian MayMaddAddam by Margaret Atwood My rating: 5 of 5 stars Read for the Apocalypse Now! Reading Challenge, the Women of Genre Fiction Reading Challenge and the Second Best Reading Challenge. Method of the world’s destruction: ecological devastation, corporate greed, and a mad scientist’s bioengineered supervirus. This book was my last hurrah for 2016; I’m not […]
Read More Book Review: MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
