U=(N/T)M*G: Beast
I think my favorite part of science is finding something expected that isn’t quite what we expected. This particular discovery is no different and I’m giggling over it. Astronomers have … Read more
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Sources of Inspiration: Blogs
At times I worry that I’m spending too much time on my blogs, time that takes me away from my many works in progress. The Cauldrons, however, have been a … Read more
Sources of Inspiration: Space and Company
I’ve been thinking about this a lot during Camp NaNoWriMo. To write, I find I require space and company at different times. I need a place where I can write, … Read more
A Loaf of Bread, A Jug of Urine and Thou – Jeff Baker
Writers have day jobs. It’s a plain fact of economics, writing doesn’t pay that much unless the writer is very lucky. We supplant our creative careers with a nine-to-five (or … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Ferocity
There’s some weird opinions floating around the science intelligentsia all the time. It’s common knowledge and it usually comes down to ideas about how the universe works, until that idea … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Imminent
As I read this article, I didn’t realize all the pieces had started coming together. That humanity was really on the brink of finding life outside of our little half-evolved … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Zombie
Know that strange tingle one gets when something bad is about to happen? Well, that happened to me when I was hunting down a nifty bit of science to feed … Read more
U=(N/T)M*G: Hexagon
Floating cities. When I first saw the phrase, I was thinking something more space-like. Great, domed orbital platforms nestled in the yellowish hue of Venus’ atmosphere. Maybe serenely sitting above … Read more
Following Oscar Wilde – Boogieman In Lavender
Following Oscar By Jeff Baker “In the old days, men had the rack. Now they have the Press.” —Oscar Wilde. It is possible, in the United States, to … Read more
Ray Bradbury Revisited: jeff Baker, Boogieman in Lavender
I haven’t read every story by Ray Bradbury, but Graham George Barber may have. Barber contacted me to point out that Ray Bradbury did write at least two more … Read more