Tag: Science fiction
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Kornak: Machine World — Finding Humanity at the End of the World
Discover *Kornak: Machine World*, an epic science fiction novel exploring survival, nature, and redemption. Follow Kael Ash, a broken soldier stranded on the alien world of Danu, where brutal ecosystems heal his shattered spirit. Learn how wilderness, interconnectedness, and hope become humanity’s greatest weapons against the machine civilization known as the Kornak.
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Spirit Tree: A Story of Isolation, Resilience, and the Hidden Strength Within
Discover the deeper meaning behind *Spirit Tree*, a poetic science fiction novella exploring disability, neurodiversity, resilience, and belonging through the journey of a solitary tree. Learn how isolation, adaptation, and consciousness become powerful allegories for human difference, revealing that our greatest struggles can become our greatest gifts.
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Fractured Worlds: What Science Fiction Can Teach Us About Our Deepest Divisions
Discover the philosophy behind Fractured World, where the conflict between the Holdfasts and the Weave mirrors today’s debates over technology, ecology, and Indigenous knowledge. Explore Arthur Koestler’s holon, Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory, systems thinking, and practical ways to bridge ideological divides. Learn why humanity’s greatest challenges may require integrating complementary perspectives rather than choosing between…
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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…
