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“Green” is the new pink

This post is a little different from the kind of thing I normally write about, but an article in Scientific American kind of inspired me to go on a bit ...

Of Porgs and Force Ghosts

So. The Last Jedi. Let’s do this in three stages, depending on how much you want to read. The first two parts should be spoiler-free, but the third, well. I ...

Flying Killer Discs from Planet AOL

Flying Killer Discs from Planet AOLScience fiction is full of weird technology. Sometimes it’s super-Swiss-Army-Knife weapons like the Zorg ZF-1 Pod Weapon from Fifth Element, and sometimes it’s just something ...

The Beginning of the End is Here, Well, at Least the Trailer Is

Just finished watching this... whew. To be honest I... No, wait. You go watch it. Then I'll write. Okay, done? As I said... whew! If there's one thing that Marvel ...

Queens is a Good, Tension-Filled Follow to Pawns

I’ve always found the mix of science fiction and fantasy to be a little weird. For some reason, including magic in a universe that has space travel just seems incongruent ...

The Awesome Insanity of Thor: Raganarok

Thor: Ragnarok is probably the most entertaining movie I’ve ever seen that left me with more questions than I started with. I’ll try to make this as spoiler-free as I ...

Of Side Projects and Artistic Jealousy…

A few weeks ago, I posted an update on Scarlet Raven and Scarlet Phoenix. Well, I have a little secret. I've been working on other things as well. If you ...

FlashFic: The Response

Space is deadly. And space in science fiction is even deadlier. This #NerdArt struck me as a particularly vivid and graphic visualization of the kind of death and destruction that ...
Easter Eggs by Nick Storozhenko at Deviant Art (https://www.artstation.com/artwork/J5Olm)

FlashFic: Demon Eggs

This is a great piece of #NerdArt I found a few weeks ago. I thought the scene was so interesting, that I had to write what, in my mind, was ...

Truckin’ Along! Checking in on Scarlett

Heyooooo! It’s been a little while, so I figure it’s time to check in on Scarlett as well as the rest of my writing adventures. Scarlet Raven Scarlett’s darkened return ...