“New Antiques” was yet another go at a little bit of time travel (I’ll figure out how it really works eventually), but I wanted to play with the mundane wonder of being a kid, having to deal with how fantastic reality can be. I saw this one play out visually like a movie as I … Continue reading
I give a lot of thought to dementia and Alzheimer’s. It could be due to hearing of prominent people (Ronald Regan, Terry Pratchett) who have wound up with it, as well as relatives. Then again, it’s more likely on my mind because my own memory always seems to be in continuous decline. I wondered about … Continue reading
True Artificial Intelligence is on its way; I believe it may actually be here already, but it’s not widespread or commonplace as it will be. Just about every invention eventually escapes from its creator (patents only last for so long, and we as humans are always building on the work of others), so it will … Continue reading
Here’s the Blurb Be careful what you smoke. L.D. had always been an unapologetic pot-head, but something has gone wrong and he’s fallen off the radar. Eric returns home for what he thinks is going to be a simple intervention, but turns into… something else. Find out what – read “Cannabis alienus ‘alien dope’.” Here’s … Continue reading
Mind control and invasion keeps cropping up in my work. “My Brother’s Keeper” took the medieval notion of demonic possession, which some “science” now tries to explain away as probable psychological disorders – I’m not sure I buy into that. What if there is such a thing as possession, but it’s a little more commonplace … Continue reading
In “Bugging Out” I was exploring a couple of disturbing observations about impermanence – the way that buildings seem to instantly appear (yes, I know they were probably being built for weeks and I just wasn’t paying attention) and also how common objects that I know I just saw a moment ago simply vanish (where … Continue reading
Last Week’s Goals All my blog posts went up on time. Four stories returned from market and were sent back out. I finally found someplace to send the orphaned flash story from a couple of weeks before, but it returned from the slush pile in less than a day (rarely happens that fast anywhere.) I … Continue reading
With “The Sheila Wulf Chitinoid Sessions”, I just wanted to play with the mistake we make about assuming that other life (and people) have to be the same as us, or look and behave like something familiar to us instead of something alien. And if we can have tools and tricks to help us communicate … Continue reading
I love time travel stories, especially the variety of theories on how it could work (if it could work – I’ve heard that the idea is now discredited, and should be moved from science fiction to fantasy. Snobs.) We all have things we regret about our lives, and that we wish we could do over, … Continue reading
I’m stretching here to try and offer an explanation for where “The Body” came from. If you neglect people in your life and only pay attention to what YOU want, don’t expect those people to sit idly by without exercising their own, alien agendas. Admit it – for most people, it’s all about ME (without … Continue reading
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