Daily Archives: January 11, 2012

Through Darkest Ebook Reader with Gun and Camera

By Brenda Clough Isaac Asimov and I have one thing in common.  Aside from the SF writer thing!   We are late adopters.  It is said of the late great Asimov that he never rode in airplanes; anyplace he could not … Continue reading


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Introducing Weird Science

By Sue Lange It has been said that my book, Tritcheon Hash, is full of  weird science. Jets that can change the speed of light? Breathable chloroform? Human males that are sensitive? Ridiculous. I agree, but really, when it comes … Continue reading


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Born To Wander

By Linda Nagata (cross-posted from Hahví.net) “Not All Those Who Wander are Lost” — JRR Tolkien On the other hand, some of us are — lost, that is. Oh, I don’t mean that we don’t know where we are in … Continue reading


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Forging Stories: Exploring the Metaphor

A mainstream writer, who shall remain nameless (only because I have, mercifully, forgotten his name), equated writing with forging horseshoes. A writer was a wordsmith, he said, which was just like being a blacksmith. It took sweat, discipline and brute … Continue reading


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