Tag: science-fiction
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June 13, 2007 03:42 PM EDT --
His soul is a hungry, empty mirror. He travels about the Badlands, following game, season, and drift of clouds. He carries everything he needs, except for what he really needs. That he . . . more
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October 10, 2007 11:55 PM EDT --
The boy looks out on sun splashed fields
Across from which rise blue mountains,
Above which circle lazy buzzards and raptors
Amid cottony clouds painted on blue eternity.
The heat of the day . . . more
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September 29, 2007 06:18 PM EDT --
Walter's gaze settled on the playing children as he rocked in his porch chair, sipping lemonade. They know nothing of Before, he mused, and wondered if that was a good thing.
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December 05, 2007 05:28 PM EST --
I was challenged by our fearless leader, Dr. Curmudgeon himself, to post a brief description of my favourite Heinlein book.
Damn, now which one is it?
One could go for the obvious, Stranger In . . . more
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February 02, 2008 10:10 PM EST --
Alexei was awakened by the smell of fresh paint flowing
through his open window. It was bright in the bedroom. Sunspots
played on the wall. Blinking, he screwed his . . . more
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May 20, 2007 12:56 AM EDT --
This wicked bodhisattva came to town one day with a demon on his shoulder. He looked like any other well armed man yet passed by the guards without incident, found the local inn and made . . . more
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October 13, 2007 02:57 PM EDT --
"Boy, listen to me," croaks the old man,
"I have more stories than time, I fear."
And he coughs and spits dust brown phlegm
That plops wetly in parched earth - . . . more
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May 21, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
The following is my submission for 100 word stories, week 15, themed "One whole year".
Major Limbaugh screamed, shaking as the echo faded through the unsympathetic . . . more
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May 12, 2007 11:56 AM EDT --
I orignially wrote the following article for the Fantasy Amateur Press Association (FAPA) a group of about three dozen members of science fiction fandom, some published authors and some not. I decided . . . more
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April 06, 2008 02:25 PM EDT --
I love good quotes. I have seen lots of people giving quote on famous religious figures, famous politicians, etc. But some of my favorite quotes are from science fiction or fantasy books, . . . more
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July 01, 2008 10:29 AM EDT --
Rundown and abandoned, yet regal, this house had been empty for years. I felt sorry for it, so I bought it. I figured out quickly why it was empty. Not ghosts, but a time distortion centered in a . . . more
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May 24, 2006 11:13 AM EDT --
I am half-way through my re-write of this chapter and would like some feedback. I invite you to get out your red pens and have at it.
Here is the location of the original draft: /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976753090 . . . more
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June 03, 2007 11:46 PM EDT --
A first time novelist’s first time at the show (originally published on my website at www.duskbeforethedawn.net)
I went to BEA (and took my wife and son) for many reasons:
My first book (Dusk Before . . . more
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July 26, 2007 02:20 AM EDT --
Family,Love,Romance,Religion,Politics,Thriller & Science fiction.
Name & Story line. 1) UNIVERSAL LOVE. The New Religion. . . . more
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December 07, 2007 12:42 PM EST --
In my first installment in this series ( Ray Bradbury ) I opened with a brief discussion of what SF is. Science fiction, or speculative fiction as I prefer to think of it, is not about rayguns and . . . more
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December 25, 2007 09:54 AM EST --
Hi. I just want to get this group started by posting an initial article. Here are some questions/topics for discussion. Take them and run with them if you want to, or ignore them and . . . more
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March 23, 2008 09:59 AM EDT --
The Hugo Award niminations for Science Fiction have been announced. Heroes, Dr. Who and Torchwood all have nods for media. The Yiddish Policeman's Union, which I reviewed on here, has a nod. . . . more
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February 15, 2008 11:00 AM EST --
If you could have one science fiction story come true, which would it be?
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March 18, 2008 11:13 PM EDT --
I'm saddened to bid goodbye to legendary scifi writer Arthur C. Clarke, who died recently at 90. His work is much more than 2001: A Space Odessy. So many of his novels were brilliant. The Rama series . . . more
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April 19, 2008 07:29 AM EDT --
Some of my favorite quotes are from science fiction or fantasy books, movies, and TV shows. Here is some quotes from Robert Heinlein's Starship Troopers. Another multi-Hugo award winner. . . . more
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