For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
An article in the latest SFWA Bulletin dovetailed nicely with a home-experiment tip we picked up last summer from our friend, astronomer Larry Molnar. The tip was about cool science you can do with ordinary household grapes and your microwave. … Read More
Having escaped from the den of mind-control aliens [brushing the dust off my sleeves], I am now on to cheerier subjects. In case you haven’t kept up with progress in space entrepreneurship, there’s a series of articles at CNNMoney.com on … Read More
Or controlled by one. That seems the best explanation, to me. I just finished reading an SF novel by Timothy Zahn called, Night Train to Rigel, an entertaining yarn about mystery and intrigue aboard an interstellar train. At the risk … Read More
Lest I seem all dark and gloomy, let me hasten to add that today was my wife’s birthday! (Well, it’s yesterday now, but it still feels like today to me.) We’ve been together for over 20 years now, and it … Read More
A fine remembrance of Octavia Butler appeared in the Washington Post. I heard from a friend in Seattle—who isn’t even an SF reader—that a memorial reading is planned, in which many SF writers from the Northwest will take turns reading … Read More
Science fiction author Octavia Butler died last weekend, following a fall outside her home in the Seattle area. And the science fiction world, and all of the world, have lost another great treasure. She was the first black American woman … Read More
Followers of Get Fuzzy know that Bucky Katt has been hard at work on his film project. I’ve already mentioned it as guidance in how (not) to workshop a script. Today there’s a good illustration of a quick and easy … Read More