F. Stephan's Blog
May 15, 2024
A new generation of classics
I read a lot. That’s a basic of my author’s life and it has been so for years. As a writer, it has also fed my imagination and how I write. There’s a lot to enjoy and learn from other’s books. I used to read far and wide, and since my mom was a latinContinue reading →
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May 3, 2024
Scifi short story : An unknown connection
Please find a short story below inspired by recent science news. Which news? Read the story and you’ll probably guess… The last fleet for the Outer Colonies waited just outside the Oort Cloud. One star destroyer, two battlecruiser and five corvettes were all that remained from the Rebel efforts to throw off the yokeContinue reading →
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February 3, 2024
A short story about learning reinforcement for AIs
2023 has been the year of the generative AI. A huge part of their training comes from learning reinforcement driven by humans. Just like we train pet animals, humans evaluates the results from IA suggestions and reward good answers better than wrong answers. But where will that lead? I wanted to write a short storyContinue reading →
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January 4, 2024
What would happen if you met a figment of your imagination?
I have spent the Christhmas break to catch up with my reading. Both because I love to read good short stories and also because you have to read to write better. This is the question Mary Woldering choose to tackly in her short story “the figment”. I enjoy it so much I couldn’t stop readingContinue reading →
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January 1, 2024
An amazing short story for story tellers to start the new year!
I was preparing my new year’s post when I found this gem by an author I admire: Jane Jago. This small fantasy story will speak to all aspiring writers and story tellers ! So, before anything else, I’ll share it with you ! Enjoy your read here. Weekend Wind Down – The Night Library atContinue reading →
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An amazing short story to start the new year
I was preparing my new year’s post when I found this gem. This small fantasy story will speak to all aspiring writers and story tellers ! So, before anything else, I’ll share it with you ! Enjoy your read here. Weekend Wind Down – The Night Library at New Year
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December 17, 2023
Do it right the first time … or do nothing !
As a scifi writer, I wanted to try a dystopian short story. But I didn’t want to go to that dark world where everyone is corrupt. We have seen a lot of those stories recently. This isn’t one of them. I have also kept it short. Maybe one day, I’ll expand it into a trilogy,Continue reading →
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March 10, 2023
An old tale of Elven kings
Available until-mid april.
Some say the elf king Midas, ruler of the high plateaus between Grisos and Darsenia, died from drinking pure gold. This is true, but only partially. He was mad about gold, this is true, and calling on his wild magic, he transformed everything he touched in gold.
Some say the elf king Midas died when the God Noupaos, Lord of the Heavens, transformed himself into a rain of gold. Midas couldn’t resist the appeal of that luminescent gift from the sky and drank it to death. Again, this is true, but only partially. Humans, rat people, dwarves and other races did not have enough power to fight and kill him.
It takes a God to kill a God, some say, and it is true.
The mad king threatened all his neighbors with his unending greed for gold. All cities within a week’s ride from his borders had been ransacked and burned. Caravans avoided his realms by a detour of two months at least. His own people toiled in the mines to extract more gold and starved from poor crops and fields barely tended.
Truth is the elven guard of Midas called on the elven kings of Grisos, Darsenia, and Antiago. United for once, they all traveled to his small realm. Together, they unleashed their power, feeding on his envy for gold, and transforming his palace, the rain, and the air itself into gold. Midas died smiling and choking, contended at last in his madness.
Truth is that this was the day the elven kings decided that all their children would be tested for intelligence and wits before being allowed to grow. No one followed that decision and thus began the doom of the elves.
January 2, 2023
Coming soon : Torkal’s war #1
A besieged neighbor will be live by the 9th of January ! Don’t miss it.
July 31, 2022
news for settlements on the moon
It seems that some areas on the moon, some shaded pits to be precise, have a constant moderate temperature. Without atmosphere, temperatures fluctuate a lot on the moon, depending on whether the sun heats you or not. Fighting those changes will require super strong insulation and massive energy consumption.
So a place more stable is definetely worth looking for !
