Yeah, I know I said it was silly to think Elon Musk would buy Twitter. His seemingly obvious attention grab turned into sickening reality with the news we all received this week. Where do we go from here? TBH, I’m prepping for a post-Twitter universe and I’m not the only one. Here’s what the NYT said:…
Click Here to Read Part I – As I said in the previous post, science fiction isn’t just a genre, it isn’t just a community, or a hobby. It’s a tool, it’s a weapon in the war against our dystopian reality. We can weaponize this power to slay these monstrous problems, and it’s why I…
Oh man, somebody pull the civilization fire alarm. Call the police, call the government, call somebody. Look at what our world has become – do you remember that mass shooting in Sacramento on Sunday? Did you hear Noam Chomsky say ‘We’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history?‘ Did you see the UN warning…
Yes, I’ve been radio silent – thanks for working with me. I’ve been heads-down on Cinderellavator and this gives me an opportunity for a Beta Testing Sneak Preview of the upcoming project. Beta testing is a valuable part of any writer’s process, because it gives you insight on how your project might be received by…
Ran across a discussion on Reddit that made me think about the process of being an author. When discussing sage scifi, it’s important to acknowledge that listening to criticism is hard but we should do it anyway. From a neuroscience perspective, criticism kicks off a number of potential responses. “When our self-esteem is threatened — when…
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Doing some thinking today about ‘cancel culture’ and cancelling this toxic behavior within our modern civilization by using ‘sage scifi.’ As I’ve said before, science fiction has done a lot to help people think rationally and mindfully about social challenges. ‘Woke culture’ doesn’t really exist in scifi – scifi has always been woke. But now…
An odd point of interest at Reddit last week provides the perfect metaphor for MCU leaving itself no way home after this latest Spiderman story. People took to posting their neighbors’ supercars parked in non-super neighborhoods. Lambo and McLaren car fans fell all over themselves pointing out how those cars need secure, safe garages to…
Dateline – Thursday Night, a dry Eugene evening. Weeks of unseasonable dryness in the Pacific Northwest. A car coughs to life down on the street, fanbelt squealing with outrage. No chance of making sense on a savage, dreary night where all seems ominous and the signs point to doom. Take inventory of our present space,…
I guess it’s time for me to do this. Are you one of the millions of Harry Potter fans outraged at comments by J.K. Rowling or aspects of the universe? If so, sit down because I have something to share with you. Even though I know absolutely nothing about Harry Potter, you’ll be happy to…
Want to hear something weird? It took me about two months to really figure out what the Cinderellavator story is about. As I’m following the story construction process, it became clear right away that I had a story concept, but not a story premise. More on the difference later. In a nutshell, though – the…
