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Monthly Archives: January 2020
Not A Chance
Irxul pointed into the park. “We walk in there at the exact time, and we’ll be transported back to our planet.” “Yep,” Pixuc grunted. “But we’re always delayed.” Irxul began to pace. “Every ten years, you insist on staying to … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Aliens, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, James Bond, Pop culture, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Transporter
17 Comments
Majesty and Motion
Hey everyone. I’m considering changing my book cover. The current one is plastered all over my blog right now. I assembled it from bits of this and that, but looking at it now and comparing it to covers in the … Continue reading
Posted in Geo-Politics, Military, Science
Tagged Book cover, book marketing, Luca Oleastri, Space Ship, Spaceship, Spaceship art, Starship, The Huralon Incident
13 Comments
The Tradeoff
Alien technology was great, but the aliens took wicked delight in human foibles. That’s why Jenny felt nervous at meeting George the alien in the cafe. He placed a tub of Haagen-Dazs Rocky Road before her. Jenny was addicted to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Aliens, Allergies, Chocolate addiction, Flash Fiction, Funny, Haagen-Dazs, Humor, Nanotechnology, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story
16 Comments
Taste of Success
Jones sighed contentedly. When they had accidentally been locked into the eco-dome with no supplies, that was bad. That the door couldn’t be opened for two weeks, was worse. The dome being full of predatory dinosaurs was a catastrophe. Yet … Continue reading
Posted in Short Fiction
Tagged Dinosaur, Eco Dome, Flash Fiction, Funny, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story, Speculative Fiction, Survivalism, Tastes like chicken
21 Comments
Technobabble Versus Technical Description
Continuing on in the Momus News essays, let us consider the differences between technobabble and technical description. I’ve been a technically-minded person for most of my adult life. I’ve made my living developing databases and refining web-based user interfaces. All … Continue reading
Posted in Essay
Tagged Essay, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Technical Description, Technobabble, Urban Fantasy, Writing, Writing Advice
5 Comments
Cravings
Bryce guided his sailboat into the slip where his RV waited. The aliens had returned him as they promised, but he’d lived on alien worlds for so long he missed simple things like a good chili-cheese dog. He sighed, “Oh … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Alien, Alien Abduction, cravings, Dinuguan, Flash Fiction, foreign food, Funny, Humor, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Story
24 Comments
What Makes an Artificial Intelligence?
In my next book, I wanted to explore how an AI might be developed. As so often happens in science, I thought it might occur by accident. This is from Book Two of the Springbok Chronicles (untitled). In my previous … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged AI, Artificial Intelligence, Robots, Science, Science Fiction, Short Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Technician, War Machines
6 Comments
A Timely Distraction
Nanotechnology meds ensured Ben lived until 2050. The divorcee sank all his savings into one time travel trip to provide a timely distraction. *** Ben and Jasmine were preparing to welcome the new year of 1930 when their first fight … Continue reading