Reading Updates
It’s time for some reading updates, as well as updates to what I’m writing, watching, and playing. With the release of Amaskan’s Blood and the promotion that goes with a book publication, I’m woefully behind on my reading! I read Read More…
Flashforward Friday: Social Science Fiction
For this week’s Flashforward Friday post, I’m honored to have the always thought-provoking author, J. L. Forrest, here for a guest post on the “science in science fiction’s future, the social in science fiction’s future, and the challenges our species Read More…
Book Review: Snow White Red-Handed
While I love the speculative fiction genre, I have my occasional dives into mystery–usually because I’m needing a relaxing read that doesn’t require me to ponder the science behind FTL travel or telepathic dragons. I started out reading this series Read More…
Book Review: The Slow Regard of Silent Things
I’m long overdue to review something so here we go–a book review: The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss. I love Patrick Rothfuss’s previous novels, The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man’s Fear. When I heard Read More…
Flashforward Friday: Galaxies
This week’s FlashForward Friday: Galaxies. The Western screech-owl above is named Zeus. He’s blind. And he has galaxies in his eyes. Scientists say that the galaxy look is due to strands of gel that have clumped together to make lines Read More…
Flashforward Friday: Comets!
This week’s Flashforward Friday: Comets! If you’ve been living in a cave, you might have missed the wonderful news that we landed on a freaking comet. Imagine throwing a dart and hitting a bulls-eye over a million miles away. Yeah. Read More…
Flashfoward Friday: Equality
Normally on Friday’s I’d be flashing back to some great sci-fi or fantasy classic that changed me as a reader and writer, or I’d be looking ahead at what great, future tech is happening in our world, but I’m feeling Read More…
Flashforward Friday: Invisibility Cloaks
I remember when this was a thing: When I still taught computer classes & we were covering future tech, I’d show that video and watch my students be amazed. Then this week, I saw this: The image above is way Read More…
Flash Forward: Vulcan Mind Meld
Ah yes, the Vulcan Mind Meld. Rare is the geek who has not heard of this! The idea that we can communicate mind-to-mind and share experiences without ever saying a word. It’s a fascinating concept and one that’s been explored Read More…
Flashforward Friday: 3-D Printing in Music
I promise that not all of my Flashforward Friday’s will be music related, but this particular topic was too interesting for someone with my musical background not to cover! First, a little quiz. What’s better? A plastic clarinet or a Read More…
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