I’m editing this for an alternate history anthology. I wrote it for a different project, but they didn’t appreciate my liberal interpretation of their directions. 😉 Well, it was a risk, and I knew it at the time! Let’s see if the new anthology grabs it! 5 October 1807 “Land ho!” While he waited for […]
Read More Writing Excerpt: Tout le Monde est MortOriginally posted on Physics and Art:
Neuroscientists have discovered that the brain contains multi-dimensional geometric structures, up to 11 dimensions. The scientists are talking about algebraic topology, and how it describes neurons connecting into ‘cliques’, and that the description requires higher-dimensional geometric objects. This is a mathematical concept, and they are not claiming to have measured…
Originally posted on The Toy Soldier Saga:
Hey all! Just an update that I’ve finished my Toy Soldier story for the Chasing Fireflies romance anthology yesterday and now it’s going to first edit. Then it goes to beta read by two other authors in the anthology, then the official anthology edit. When there’s $2 Patrons…
A thought-provoking article worth considering. Some of their data isn’t quite up to date, but this doesn’t hurt the article’s ideas or sentiments; though the simple answer for why we’re not doing all this is not that the points aren’t valid, and that some of these speculations may well be correct, but we’re literally looking […]
Read More Are We Looking for Aliens in All the Wrong Ways?It grieves me deeply to learn of the death of Carrie Fisher, whose humour, cleverness and bravery have been an inspiration in my life. Carrie Fisher’s legacy includes bravely sharing some of the most intimate details of her lowest points, from her struggles with drug addiction and bipolar disorder to the objectification that she was […]
Read More When I Grow Up, I Want to Be Princess Leia (RIP Carrie Fisher)It’s hard to find good advice about writing. A lot of people do vlogs about it, but in my opinion, they either seem to be amateurs who are more interested in discussing the social issues around writing than the writing process itself (which is important, and something I’m interested in, but I wish they would title […]
Read More A Good Writing Vlog: Jenna MoreciNew tests verify that Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X fusion energy device is on track to safely suspend plasma in magnetic fields. Source: ‘Star in a Jar’ Fusion Reactor Works and Promises Infinite Energy
Read More ‘Star in a Jar’ Fusion Reactor WorksThere’s water, water everywhere on the dwarf planet Ceres, according to new research. New observations have provided direct evidence that water ice is ubiquitous on the surface and shallow subsurface of this massive asteroid. Source: Water, Water Everywhere on Dwarf Planet Ceres
Read More Water, Water Everywhere on Dwarf Planet CeresA little more than a year ago I decided that I was going to read an imprint called the SF Masterworks in order of publication, and I formed a book club so that others could join me, share my interest, and discuss the books in question. The imprint was created to circulate classics of the […]
Read More Seven Things I’ve Learned from the Science Fiction Masterworks Book ClubThe purpose of science fiction is, arguably, to make you think and question what it is we’re doing now. The Dispossessed does just that. Source: Book Review: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
Read More Book Review: The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin
