Tag: Science fiction
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Wave Riders of the Galaxy
Listen to the audioblog (1451 words) The Voyager The Starlight Voyager hummed as it cut through the endless black of space. Its sleek hull shimmered under the light of distant stars, its powerful engines off, a silver solar sail pulling them towards their destination. Inside, the crew stood at the observation window, their faces illuminated…
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Mermaid Planet: Lirael’s Last Song
Humanity’s quest for a new home leads them to Tethys, an ocean world inhabited by mystical mermaids whose songs hold the secrets of harmony with nature
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Toffler on Science Fiction
“Science fiction…has immense value as a mind-stretching force for the creation of the habit of anticipation. Our children should be studying Arthur C. Clarke, William Tenn, Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury and Robert Sheckley, not because these writers can tell them about rocket ships and time machines but, more important, because they can lead young minds…
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Reflections on Blogging for Science and Surfing
Blogging had made me a better writer, created new opportunities and expanded my creative directions. Above all, it’s fun and I enjoy it.
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First Contact: the Mote in God’s Eye and Lessons for the Future of Humanity
Fictional setting for the novel: the red supergiant star known as Murcheson’s Eye. Associated with it is a yellow Sun-like star which appears in front of the Eye. Since some see the Eye and the Coalsack Nebula as the face of a hooded man, perhaps even the face of God, the yellow star is known…
