Category: Science Fiction
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Her skin glows. A bright lavender haze. His hand approaches her cheek and he feels more warmth than he knows possible emitting from her skin. For a moment he wonders if he could make do with just this. Long ago, it was considered inappropriate for Bothans to get close to other species as inter-species bonds…
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It’s hard to imagine a world without Philip K. Dick (aka PKD for brevity and to avoid the obvious joke of the last-name-appellation standard for authors). His way of thinking suits our contemporary style of ingestion—short, persistently relevant chunks of compressed information. His ideas were just barely coming into vogue before he died in 1982…
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On the bridge of an Imperial Star Destroyer halfway between Bespin and Tatooine, two men argue over money. “Due to the circumstances of Captain Solo’s capture, the Empire must deduct a small portion of your pay.” “That is not what I consider small.” “It’s more than reasonable for the loss of five of my best…
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[The first in a series of (ahem) fan fictions, designed to fill in some interesting cracks in the original Star Wars continuity with pure conjecture based on the actions of minor characters I love. Today’s subject: Admiral Firmus Piett] With a massive handful of chak, several stalks of which she’s resolved to prepare for breakfast,…
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I’m writing a novel. There’s a bunch of other things going on as well, but the one that I am most excited about, particularly because it seems the most daunting, is a full-length prose novel. WHAT IS KNOWN SO FAR: It’s an SF/fantasy story set in 1983. Its locale is the West San Fernando Valley…