I watched the Defiance episode “The Serpent’s Egg” on Monday and am in awe of their world-building. As a fan of world-building myself, one of the things that struck me in the episode is how they are peeling the layers back from the mystery that is Irisa, and in doing so, revealing a lot about … Read more
Today I am taking part in the Please Allow me to Re-Introduce Myself blogfest as hosted by the following bloggers: Stephen Tremp Elise Fallson Carolyn Brown Mark Koopmans To quote Elise in describing this blogfest, it is my opportunity to “tell us something interesting about yourself. It doesn’t have to be very long, just something … Read more
Boy, the fact that this blog fest by Alex rolls around so often makes me realize just how fast I’m aging. Before I know it, I’ll be receiving the AARP magazine in the mail. One of the weird insecurities that I experience when writing or getting involved in creative projects is that I kind of … Read more
Prior to his death, Carl Sagan claimed that science and science-fiction kind of do this dance with one another. Jules Verne invented an atomic submarine way before one existed. Michael Crichton took genetic engineering and gave us dinosaurs. William Gibson saw what was happening in the eighties and coined a term, “cyberspace”. You may have … Read more
If this dragon rode in a spaceship,is it still fantasy? What if thespaceship was headed to Eden?is it still fantasy even though nowit is infused with spirituality? According to sci-fi super magazine io9, San Diego Comic Con 2012 is set to be overwhelmed with fantasy picks this year, chief among them are legions of George R.R. Martin … Read more
Find Part One HERE if you want to read it. Electromagnetic Pulse When the electromagnetic pulse disrupted the mysterious glowing cube that lay inside, the cataclysm began. The White Tower detonated. A wave traveling at 1000 miles per hour exploded outward to consume every corner of the planet in flame. Those that didn’t burn became … Read more
This post is taken from a Tumblr called Long Live Lemons which is no longer around. “The car who has her headlights as her eyes from Cars 2. I drew her the way I see her in my mind – beautiful; like all the of the lemons. I even gave her a name, Claudette. One … Read more
I read an article on the science-fiction blog io9 about this autistic savant who spent 20 years creating a fictional city called Urville. Here are some pictures that he drew (go and see the rest at this link if you are interested in the full story). In a nutshell, he envisioned everything including its own … Read more
The Artist is about George Valentin. A silent film star who is at the top of his career. The side effect of this is that he is vain. Vain of how handsome he is, vain of how successful he is, and vain of his position as a superstar. Then comes the invention of sound, and … Read more
