Please pay careful attention! This means you. Yes, you. Please read the following four words out loud (and no, we are not kidding about this): KRESPLAP FURGRIKAT NOP DWENT'TAK There. You remember now, don't you? If you do, then all is well. Please proceed with the mission as planned. If you are still puzzled, then please go back and read... read more »
I was pretty tired when I wrote this last night. Krelnar and the five others of his party had fought their way deep into the caverns of Dora-Jin when he saw the strange glowing symbols appear to float in the air before him. Simultaneously, an unintelligible voice that seemed to come from every direction spoke calmly and firmly. Instinctively, Krelnar... read more »
I mailed off my latest story, "The First Ambassador," to WOTF yesterday. I'm really hoping it gets quickly rejected -- and no, that's not an April Fool's joke. You see, past winners in the contest are not allowed to enter again. I found out yesterday that my previous entry, "Betrayer of Trees," is a finalist. So that's two quarters in... read more »
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Preschool: Somewhere in Lima, Peru Kindergarten: Fairbanks Elementary School (Massachusetts) 1st Grade: Fairbanks Elementary School, Escuela Campo Alegre (Venezuela) 2nd Grade: Escuela Campo Alegre, Escuela Lincoln (Argentina), 3rd Grade: Escuela Lincoln 4th Grade: Escuela Lincoln 5th Grade: American Community School -- Wimbledon (England) 6th Grade: American Community School -- Cobham (England) 7th Grade: American Community School -- Cobham 8th Grade:... read more »
I was born in Bronxville, New York. I've lived in: Montreal, Canada (Less than one year old.) Buenos Aires, Argentina (Age 0-2. My sister Angie was born here.) Boston, Massachusetts (Age 2-3.) Lima, Peru (Age 3-4. My sister Julie was born here.) Boston, Massachusetts (Age 5-6. My sister Carolyn was born here.) Caracas, Venezuela (Age 6-7.) Buenos Aires, Argentina (Age... read more »
Beginning of a new science fiction short story. The automated distress call from New Jerusalem Colony went out over the tanglecom, so it was received instantaneously two hundred and thirty-seven light years away on Earth. Since a least-time hyperspace journey from Earth would take over three years, the message was forwarded to Mir Colony, which was the closest to New... read more »
Finally. I was searching on Amazon and found out that the first season of Quantum Leap is being released on DVD in June. Quantum Leap was one of my favorite TV shows of the 1990's: usually funny, often thought-provoking, and sometimes heart-rending. In case you're not familiar with the series, here is the basic premise: Thinking that it's possible to... read more »
I've mentioned before that I take an online writing course. I'm in the second week of the current class, and the teacher, Caleb Warnock, has changed the assignments a bit for this class. Instead of writing a scene portraying something, he's been having us write plot outlines. When it was only scenes, I didn't really have a problem posting the... read more »
The climate around the human outpost was far too cold for Entarak-Suli Grelfarb's taste, though its inhabitants seemed to like it well enough. She wished she had another glick-pelt coat on top of the two she already wore. More than that, she wished she were not the junior grelfarb in the district. Iklor-Junup's ears had been positively waggling with glee... read more »
