For the curious reader of science fiction (scifi) and fantasy
I have just finished our taxes, and in celebration I am toasting the tardigrade! This hardy little critter can survive the vacuum of space, the cold of near absolute zero, and temperatures up to 300 degrees Fahrenheit. These little extremophiles … Read More
Here’s what happens when you fence in the back yard so the dogs can run and play. Are there groundhogs down there somewhere? For a science fiction story in this dog-digging spirit, read my short, “Dog Star,” in the free … Read More
I was just reading in Astronomy Magazine that astronomers have predicted that a binary pair of stars will merge into one in 2022, and set off an explosion called a red nova, similar to this image of V838 Monocerotis, from … Read More
Conduct your own experiment with Schrödinger’s Cat in space! Go to APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) and press the button to see if the astronaut is holding a picture of a live cat or a dead one. You have … Read More
Here it is, March 31 and snowing. (Sigh.) Kind of pretty, though. The forecasters can’t decide whether we’re just going to have real snow pile up, or just get soggy.
Rewriting is sometimes joyous, but usually it’s a finicky and ornery-making process. You never know what chapters are going to give you the most trouble. I recently finished some fairly heavy reworking of a series of chapters in my will-I-ever-get-this-finished … Read More
