• A Review of the Book “Inner Space” by Jakub Szamalek

    This is a review of the book, “Inner Space,” by Jakub Szamalek, with the translation from Polish to English by Kasia Beresford.  The book takes place largely on the International […]

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  • The Logic of Other Worlds

    As I was watching on television a few days ago one of the first three Star Wars films to be made (they’re now numbered 4, 5, and 6) I kind […]

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  • A Few Questions

    As a scientist and a virologist of absolutely no repute whatsoever, I have an inordinate tendency to ask questions about science, virology, science fiction and perhaps a few other phases […]

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  • EXPLORER Now Avaliable

    My first book, a science fiction novel about several explorers who travel to a beautiful new world which they’ve nicknamed the “Blue Planet” because of its color, has been available […]

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  • EXPLORER Now Available

    Now!  My first book, my first novel, and my first science-fiction novel—EXPLORER : The First Book in The Anthanian Imperative Trilogy—is now available for purchase.  You should be able to […]

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  • Book Review: Eyes on the Horizon, by Carrie Lynn Fazzolari

    I met Carrie Lynn Fazzolari at the Wildacres Writer’s Conference in 2010, and we have been friends on Facebook for most of the time after that.  Her book, Eyes on […]

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  • Tools of a Writer

    I’ve seen a few comments on social media in the past few weeks concerning writing and what makes a good writer and good written copy.  Most of what I’ve read […]

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  • The Adventure Story

    I just finished re-reading The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien, the precursor to the well-known Lord of the Rings trilogy.  The Hobbit is an interesting book, filled with elves, goblins, trolls, […]

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  • To Quit or Not to Quit

    As someone who has come to writing lately—and I’m talking here about writing fiction, especially science fiction novels and short stories—after a career spent doing scientific research and writing scientific […]

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  • The First Writer

    Who was the first writer?  That is, who was the first person to set down on some surface—a rock, a leaf, a cave wall, in short, some surface that could […]

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  • Who Is A Person?

    Okay, now.  We’ve been told in recent months, if not in recent years, that we’re supposed to state our pronouns.  We’re supposed to tell everyone, and that includes everyone, what […]

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  • A Few More Thoughts On AI

    AI [Artificial Intelligence] is so hot these days (I’m writing this on 3/10/2024) I feel I have to comment on it.  Generally, I’m not too much in favor of writers […]

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