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October 15, 2018
Fasten your safety harness: Star Lawyers Origins
Fasten your safety harness: Star Lawyers Origins New Spin-Off Series – Three Sets of Trilogies Planned in the Star Lawyers Origins series. Prepare for a whirlwind flight to the dawn of humanity’s awareness that we are not alone. New characters appear in each trilogy, which will take readers along on the rise of FTL travel, …
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September 23, 2018
Message from a Stucco Buddha
Message from a Stucco Buddha What mysterious gifts are people hiding within them? Passing people in the street, I sometimes wonder—as a writer and student of humanity—what mysterious gifts are people hiding within them? True, people carry burdens and sorrows, sometimes almost beyond bearing, and there are real villains loose in the world, who choose …
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September 10, 2018
Alien Civilizations and The Postage Stamp Theory
Alien Civilizations and The Postage Stamp Theory Where are they? Just a few thoughts from a true believer in spacefaring, alien civilizations, who nevertheless wonders, with Physicist Enrico Fermi: “Where are they?” What are the odds that we are alone in the Cosmos? Let’s put it this way… Las Vegas wouldn’t take the bet… …
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September 4, 2018
Light vs. Dark : Lesson from a Young Raccoon
Light vs. Dark : Lesson from a Young Raccoon Light vs. Dark… Light vs. Dark Why is light better than dark as a cultural metaphor? The symbol of light as the Divine presence usually gets by without examination, yet, as I grow older, other parts of my day have begun to show the signature of …
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August 28, 2018
A Few Thoughts about Space Pirates
A Few Thoughts about Space Pirates “Raise the Jolly Roger, an’ go to FTL, me hearties!” Yeah, pirates in the movies are campy, stereotyped, and ridiculous. But will real space outlaws be out there some day, laying in wait for fat ships to board? The word for today: “Avast, Ye Scurvy Dogs!” (Teaching point from …
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August 20, 2018
Know Any Music Bigots?
Know Any Music Bigots? A few thoughts about an alien culture you know quite well… your kids and their music! Free of Prejudice… but… Today’s young people are remarkably free of prejudice, with one ominous exception: All kids—regardless of race, color, creed, religious preference, or sexual orientation—are rabid music bigots. Rap, Hip-hop, Grunge, Thrash Metal, …
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August 13, 2018
A little Bio-Diversity, Please!
A little Bio-Diversity, Please! A blogger’s plea for complicated ecosystems, climate zones, and cultures on hab worlds. A little Bio-Diversity, Please! The word for today: Bio-Diversity Bio-Diversity in Sci-Fi I love Star Wars, but Lucas went off the rails when designing the backdrop for the central action in the original three films (now 4, 5 …
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August 6, 2018
Disease from Alien Worlds? Living amongst the Stars
Alien Disease Dying of disease or indigestion under alien suns? Blog about food, drink, and communicable disease in our journey to the stars. The word for today is MEDICAL RESEARCH. Admit it. You would love to swagger into a cantina on a distant world, amble to the bar, and order a big mug of Kelusian …
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July 9, 2018
Aliens out there: Friends or Foes?
Aliens out there: Friends or Foes? Welcome back to the starship Patrick Henry. Are Aliens out there Friends or Foes? A Diverse Universe I sit at my laptop, looking out at the rugged Catalina Mountains east of Tucson, and I can’t help wondering about what other sentient species experience in their daily lives. What do …
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May 14, 2018
Sexy Humanoid Aliens
Sexy Humanoid Aliens Sexy Humanoid Aliens—How Likely? Most sci-fi Writing—books, teleplays and screenplays—feature humans in the lead role. Makes sense. If you want to sell dog foods you need to feature a dog in the promo. But even smart dogs can’t buy their own grub, so advertising shows attractive women or men playing with and …
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