Stephen L. Thompson's Blog, page 16
October 22, 2020
Useless Cogs
I
have just published my eighth short story collection. “Useless Cogs” contains forty, science
fiction stories that range from only a few dozen words to a few thousand and
are filled with time travelers, AIs, clones, aliens, even sexbots, although not
often as you would imagine. As examples,
there’s a time traveler that’s always a step behind, an AI that’s late on rent,
and a sexbot with bad
have just published my eighth short story collection. “Useless Cogs” contains forty, science
fiction stories that range from only a few dozen words to a few thousand and
are filled with time travelers, AIs, clones, aliens, even sexbots, although not
often as you would imagine. As examples,
there’s a time traveler that’s always a step behind, an AI that’s late on rent,
and a sexbot with bad
October 14, 2020
Big Election Sale
I
had a plan to have ten of my Kindle ebooks on sale leading up to the
election. The hope was that maybe
somebody would download one of my books so they would have something to read
while they waited in line to vote. So
that was the plan, but then I started seeing all these posts of people waiting
in line for ten hours or more to vote early.
My big sale that wouldn’t start until the end of the
had a plan to have ten of my Kindle ebooks on sale leading up to the
election. The hope was that maybe
somebody would download one of my books so they would have something to read
while they waited in line to vote. So
that was the plan, but then I started seeing all these posts of people waiting
in line for ten hours or more to vote early.
My big sale that wouldn’t start until the end of the
October 5, 2020
Free Election Kindle
Shortly
before the 2012 election, I self-published Political Pies, a collection of forty of my stories of various genres but all dealing
with politics in some fashion. In case
you’re wondering, I tried to be equally condemning of both parties. There are a couple of stories where there’s a
debate between a Republican, a Democrat, and some Third Party person, and it’s
the Third Party person who
before the 2012 election, I self-published Political Pies, a collection of forty of my stories of various genres but all dealing
with politics in some fashion. In case
you’re wondering, I tried to be equally condemning of both parties. There are a couple of stories where there’s a
debate between a Republican, a Democrat, and some Third Party person, and it’s
the Third Party person who
August 11, 2020
Register to vote/Check your voter status
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July 7, 2020
I need help from Latin speakers
Nine
years ago, I wrote a short story about people uploading their consciousness to
computers and becoming a new species. At
the time, I knew a guy who – out of boredom, or something – was teaching
himself Latin. I asked him for help in
naming this new species. What he came up
with was Homo narratus, which he said
meant “man recorded” since the Romans didn’t have a word for uploaded. Anyway,
years ago, I wrote a short story about people uploading their consciousness to
computers and becoming a new species. At
the time, I knew a guy who – out of boredom, or something – was teaching
himself Latin. I asked him for help in
naming this new species. What he came up
with was Homo narratus, which he said
meant “man recorded” since the Romans didn’t have a word for uploaded. Anyway,
June 30, 2020
Fourth of July Sale!
For
the last few years, I’ve tried to have a free sale for my ebook of political
stories, Political Pies, around the Fourth of July. But this year – because of everything – I
figured I’d include a few of my other ebooks as well. So if you are so disgusted with real politics
you don’t want to even read fictional politics, you have a few other choices. All of these will be free to download from
the last few years, I’ve tried to have a free sale for my ebook of political
stories, Political Pies, around the Fourth of July. But this year – because of everything – I
figured I’d include a few of my other ebooks as well. So if you are so disgusted with real politics
you don’t want to even read fictional politics, you have a few other choices. All of these will be free to download from
May 20, 2020
A ticking potato
Fifteen
or twenty years ago, I was at some book sale and I came across a collection of
condensed novels. I think some science
fiction magazine back in the 80’s condensed three or four novels from the early
1900’s to fit in a 100 or so page digest sized magazine. I picked it up – for maybe a dollar – because
I do have an interest in classic stories, to see what has and hasn’t changed in
or twenty years ago, I was at some book sale and I came across a collection of
condensed novels. I think some science
fiction magazine back in the 80’s condensed three or four novels from the early
1900’s to fit in a 100 or so page digest sized magazine. I picked it up – for maybe a dollar – because
I do have an interest in classic stories, to see what has and hasn’t changed in
April 5, 2020
Coronavirus sale II!
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March 31, 2020
Thoughts on Picard
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March 22, 2020
Coronavirus sale!
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