Science Fiction Pet Peeves: Space

Space is vast. Space is full of wonder. But, apparently, space is also either an enormous black void with absolutely nothing in it aside from some significant stars and planets, or completely cluttered with asteroids, comets, and even whole planets, so much so that you can’t gave a decent trek in a rocket without crashing … Continue reading →

The Melody

Within the ever busy building of Offington corporations, which doubled as the company’s main robotics factory, was a room on the fourth floor known as room 416. It’s two doors stood alone, twenty feet apart, in the hallway of the the fourth floor, leading to the East wall of the west wing of the building. Within … Continue reading →

Bacchus who Jumps the Wicker Man Fence (4)

[First]     [Previous]       [Next (not yet available)] There were two events in Tigbolter town in which nobody in the town could ignore: the Forest Wait and the arrival of the merchants. Both were events that stirred great excitement. With both to be held at the same dates it was no wonder that the … Continue reading →

Fifteen Minute Runs and Fifteen Minutes of Fun

You know, I think Library Express (15 minutes) computers with internet access are the best thing for me. My library is rarely very busy, so I get more than one session. Most of the time, I have infinite sessions! I just have to remember to watch out for that timer at the top hand corner … Continue reading →

A Robot Rants (ep. 1)

Dear Science Fiction Writers, Why is it that when you write a scenario in which a robot insults the foolish humans opposing them they insult them by calling them “meat bags” or “walking meat” or even mention their “meatiness” in general? There are so many horrible, pathetic flaws that we can, and do, point out … Continue reading →