This moment in the Author Journey is about wild publishing stories – indeed the kind of swill that makes a grown man weep and reach for the freelance writing gigs on Upwork. I have no use for suppositional arguments on the subject of writing. The work of storytelling and publishing is enough to tax the…
More GSBCW Silent Book Club options are coming in, this one thanks to Darlene Cypser, who turned me onto the Silent Pages Society in Denver Colorado. This April event will let you grab a free ticket on the North Metro Rail Line in Denver, and read in silence from 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm on Friday,…
Every weird, nerdy kid has some stories – let’s start sharing them – this one will be about the Oregon Trail Tragedy. I decided to start telling stories about being a weird, nerdy kid in the Xennial 80s. Please feel welcomed to share some of your own. I’ll start with one of my tamer stories…
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Welcome to Sci-Friday, Hyper-Reality is a film about the cautionary problems of VR, augmented reality, and AI. Even though it came out in 2013, Hyper-Reality still feels fresh and vibrant, like the film came out yesterday. Take a look and then we’ll discuss. From the website: Our physical and virtual realities are becoming increasingly intertwined….
Stupid business ideas pop into my head – let me tell you about HackUrFit. I was moved to comment – after noticing the Eugene Xfinity store yesterday – ‘oh look, another example of corpo-dystopia has arrived. How nice, good for us!’ Then, I started thinking about it – what if you really *did* have a…
The world may be circling the drain, but there’s always time for bizarre banalities courtesy the ongoing performance artists of ‘Eugene, Oregon USA.’ Yessir, Eugenians are not being disingenuous, fully committing to the bit of suburban strangeness as though the whole world was a stage. For example, Joanie M. Starshine Kent was crowned the new…
Some thoughts on why it matters that we have GSBCW, or Global Silent Book Club Week. I was re-watching Hypernormalisation by Adam Curtis this weekend and came away with a few thoughts. Number one, the doc is unsettling because it articulates a system of control forcing us into a hopeless future under techno-feudalism. Number two,…
Happy News – submitted Newlyweds, a scifi short story, to Clarkesworld to begin the rounds for consideration. It’s been a while since I submitted a short story to a magazine, and it feels good to get back into the game. You’ll enjoy Jakob and Yasmine, jumbled up versions of people I’ve known who are ordinary, anything…
Low Orbit Real Estate – are you ready for a real estate agent selling you a home out in space? Can you imagine showing a home where the sky is literally the limit? I’m fascinated by the topic of low orbit living, and scientists have been talking about how to make it work for over…
Happy SciFriday, celebrate making it through the week by watching as Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains Climate Change. I think you’ll find that he articulates the subject from a different perspective and that might help increase understanding. Take a look: Now here’s what I want you to take from this video because climate change is…
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