Tom Shepherd's Blog, page 4
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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April 9, 2018
LOVE vs. SEX: THE FINAL FRONTIER?
LOVE vs. SEX: THE FINAL FRONTIER? Why are so many stories about love either sloppily sentimental, cynical or tragic? Why do books about love outsell all the other fiction genres combined? Maybe because we think we know what love is, and maybe we don’t know what it is at all. Lumped under the generic heading …
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March 20, 2018
Why Science Fiction is Vital to Human Survival
Why Science Fiction is Vital to Human Survival “Without vision, the people perish.” (Proverbs 29:18) Dinosaurs Didn’t Write Science Fiction You don’t ordinarily associate dinosaurs and KJV biblical texts, but roll with me a sec. The idea that vision–or prophecy, or seeing the future, sameo-sameo–is essential to the survival of a species couldn’t find a …
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My Website is Live!
Just saying, quite proud of it. Real content will follow shortly! Tom
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