Ardash Vartparonian The author of Solstice High discusses this and future books! Publisher: Strategic Book Group Urban Fantasy/Sci Fi/Young Adult 360 Pages An interview with Ardash Vartparonian, author of SOLSTICE HIGH Serendipity: I felt like I was reading the first… Read More ›
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RUMINATING ON REALITY: YEAR ZERO, A NOVEL BY ROB REID
When in 2012, Rob Reid wrote Year Zero, a science fiction novel about the music business and its impact on the universe, many people sat up and took notice. Who better to write about the Byzantine complexities of the music… Read More ›
IS CORONAVIRUS THE EARTH ABIDES PLAGUE? from the “Earth Abides” Project
In his amazing predictive authoring, Stewart revived the earth by a plague. Is it here? The book is available in paperback from Amazon and as an audiobook. I have both versions. I’ve read it (repeatedly) and listened to it (at… Read More ›
TIMING, TIME TRAVEL, AND THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT – ELLIN CURLEY
I am fascinated with the concepts of time travel, parallel universes and the Butterfly Effect. Fortunately for me, there are several TV shows today that deal with these things. One is Timeless and another is The Flash. The Flash is… Read More ›
TOO MANY BOOKS TO READ BEFORE I SLEEP – Marilyn Armstrong
Half a dozen times during the past few months, I’ve seen the sunrise and heard the birds wake and sing the morning in. I have sometimes gotten up very early to see the sunrise and take pictures. It is the… Read More ›
ME AND DOUGLAS ADAMS – Marilyn Armstrong
First of all, I missed International Towel Day, which was on May 25th. It was the day of Douglas Adams’ far too early passing. Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans. On… Read More ›
CHANGING THE WORLD BY TIME TRAVEL WORK WON’T WORK – By Tom Curley
So there I was. Thinking. Not quite awake. Not exactly asleep. You know. The funny place between. And it hit me. Fixing all this craziness is simple. The question is WWCKD? Or, to put simply, “WHAT WOULD CAPTAIN KIRK DO?” If you look at… Read More ›
SECRET BRAIN STEALERS – Marilyn Armstrong
I spend way too much time reading science fiction. “The Invasion of the Body Snatchers” is my favorite of the brain-stealing monster stories. I first saw the movie when I was 14. I had a tumor on my right tibia…. Read More ›
THE UNREALITY OF FINDING YOUR WAY HOME – BY TOM CURLEY
AND because this is absolutely relevant to the previous story … here’s one by Tom Curley. I’m not a fan, I’m a zealot. I’ve read all his books. Listened to all the BBC radio series. And watched both movies of… Read More ›
RANDOM, SON OF OBERON AND PRINCE OF AMBER – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — Random It’s a beautiful day outside today. The temperature is down and so is the humidity. The sun is shining and I want to go take some pictures. I could sit here and think of something random… Read More ›
YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP – Marilyn Armstrong
When in 2012, Rob Reid wrote Year Zero, a science fiction novel about the music business and its impact on the universe, many people sat up and took notice. Who better to write about the Byzantine complexities of the music… Read More ›
HOMINID OVERVIEW OF LOST ARTS: WELCOME TO HOLA! – Marilyn Armstrong
The horrors of the late 21st century were — as we all know — at the root of the collapse of hominids as Earth’s dominant species. It is a cautionary tale for every species — two, four, six, or eight-legged…. Read More ›
