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Why is Sci-Fi lite on Religion?

Most of the Sci-Fi stories that I’ve read, seem to avoid religion. Some touch on it and others do make it a part of the story, but usually it is treated more like magic or some kind of mystical power. I think we, as Sci-Fi authors, are missing a key element of potential stories. I […]

Why do SciFi stories have mostly White Male Leads?

I’ve read my share of Sci-Fi short stories and novels. I often wonder why almost all of them have a white male lead. I rarely encounter alien leads, but even less have I seen female leads. On occasion, there has been stories with non-white leads, but there is usually a ‘yes, but’ factor. In the […]

“Her” the Movie

I watched this movie a couple of days ago and even though it was released two years ago I found it to be interesting and characteristic of what I call ‘quality’ science fiction. Many Sci-Fi stories are just typical plot lines but Hollywood throws in some aliens, spacecraft or special effects and they call it […]

What “Pre-release” means to the author.

To everyone that follows my blog and has bought my books, I wanted you to know how important pre-release sales are. Books that are in pre release with Amazon.com are all released on the sale date. I get credit for all of the sales in one day and that will move me up the author […]

“Progeny” Now in Pre-Release through Amazon for 6/4/15 $.99

The civilization was progressing well. It was growing and it was following the laws. Helen was following the third law to expand their knowledge and the fourth law to maintain variation in their thoughts. She started following an interesting piece of information and soon discovered a past that her civilization had forgotten. She found a past […]

“Circle is Closed” Now in Pre-Release through Amazon for 6/4/15 $.99

Humanity left Earth a long time ago. They had treated their home planet poorly and the deteriorating environment forced them to leave. They traveled 189 light years to a faraway world and named it Horizon respecting the new lives they intended to build. Fortunately, they learned their lessons and treated their new world much better. […]

“Virus” Pre-Released Through Amazon for 6/4/16 $2.99

During a public relations trip to Europe the first lady Abby Patterson, her daughter Beth and son Dave lose their lives to a very fast and suspicious virus. As the virus takes over the world the President of the United States Arnold Patterson must deal with the collapse of the United States Government. His trusted […]

Sci Fi Anthology Cover Preview

I’m excited to announce that I have a Sci-Fi anthology book coming out in the near future. It will be released through the normal eBook channels as well as an Audible version. This is the cover I’m thinking of using. Please take a look and give me any feedback. You can discern each of the three […]

The Scribe’s Banishment – to Ventura Beach Ca.

Scribe’s Lament

I found that I had to leave my village and seek enlightenment elsewhere. I have been capturing the lives of alien creatures, which I see in my dreams, and sharing them with my tribe. I have worked hard to place those vivid images on paper. I wore my quill to the nub while I used my pen to paint the amazing pictures that I saw.

I must take my aluminum dwelling to the great sea. I must take my visions away from my village and seek the power of the sea god Ventura-Beach. I must make the sacrifice of separating myself from the other villagers and perhaps containers of fermented berry juice will allow my humble musings to appear, once again, on paper.

The sacrifice is difficult; I must face the heat of the 75-degree sun. I must work in its glare and I must endure the rhythmic pounding of the waves. I must do these things for my craft. I must resist the heat of the campfire, I must survive the consumption many foods. I do all of this so that power will return to my pen.

In my disappointment, I find that the wondrous prose that I penned yesterday now appears written in some foreign language; perhaps Klingon and I must edit more to return it to the beauty it had when I laid it on paper. Alas, my beach god is weak today and I must consume more fermented juice. Perhaps the other scribes whom I share this craft with, will find strength in their Ice, Snow and Wind gods.

May amazing images flow from their pens?

I must find the strength for my tribe; I must endure.

Ray Jay Perreault

https://rayjayperreault.wordpress.com

Moon Colonization

Moon Colonization

http://www.space.com/21588-how-moon-base-lunar-colony-works-infographic.html

This is a great article on moon colonization. It covers the reasons why a moon base can make sense and it is technically feasible. Surprisingly the moon provides most of the necessities to support life; except of course food. Surprisingly the soil is 42% oxygen.

Aside from materials to make rocket fuel the moon has a high concentration of Helium-3 which is a good source of fuel for nuclear fusion. H-3 is a non-radioactive fuel which could be a great long term reactor fuel source.

The materials mined on the moon would be sent into orbit using a dual rail system which fires the materials off a track a couple of mile long. Instead of rockets, electrical energy is used to accelerate the mass.

I’m pointing this out, because this is precisely how my moon base is described in my SIMPOC series. The only major different is, my moon colony named Desert Beach has to be abandoned because 99.9997 % of the people on Earth are wiped out by a suspicious virus and the astronauts on the moon have to use their lifeboats to get home.

Incidentally the first book in the series is FREE.

 

Ray Jay Perreault

https://rayjayperreault.wordpress.com