Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 3: Entering Randhra
It took just shy of half an hour to reach Randhra. Black and yellow barricades signaled the end of the Spine, which was pretty much a wall save for a small yard where two spare train cars were stored, one…
Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 2: The Safety Video
With his duffel slung over his shoulder and the PDQ strapped to his thigh, Geddy and the others stood before the door to the Spine, Durandia’s only conduit to the spaceport and the outside world. The vault-like outer door, Bartok…
Xeno Xoo Lost Chapter 1: Welcome to Durandia
Including the smallish Durandian freighter on level three, Geddy counted just seven ships in all of Wuntara Station. Maximum capacity was maybe thirty, thirty-five. Stepping out onto the stone floor, it was quiet enough to hear workers talking from clear…
San Pedro Series 4 of 4: Six Lessons
Before launching into my reflections on this experience, I want to acknowledge two important points. First, I did lose a few subscribers who, going by their email open stats, were avid fans. I knew that was a risk, and that…
San Pedro Series 3 of 4: The Second Ceremony
Day 2: Are You Gonna Go My Way? The first ceremony didn’t leave me wanting more. Not because it wasn’t a wonderful experience, but it was just … a lot. Eight-plus hours is a long time to be in an…
San Pedro Series 2 of 4: The First Ceremony
After a lazy morning of drinking coffee and chatting, Steve and Sammy excused themselves to prepare for the ceremony. Half an hour later, we were asked to come to the maloca and were reminded to leave all our electronics in…
San Pedro Series 1 of 4: The Context
We weren’t in Ecuador very long before we started hearing about something called ayahuasca. You might have heard about it here and there since it’s become a thing that celebrities do. The basic idea is, you go out to the…
When is Book 3 of Reassembly Coming Out?
Just thought I'd give y'all a quick update on book 3. I know you're chomping at the bit, and believe me, so am I. Book 3 is called Ship Show, and in my estimation, it's the best yet. As the…
Dystopian thinking and the social divide
Like any good sci-fi, The Cytocorp Saga takes elements of our present and projects them, perhaps cynically, into the future. Recently, I ran across two separate TED talks that speak to themes in my books. But they're also related to…
The Old-Timey, Metaphor-Laden, Inspirational Presidential Speech We Could Really Use Right Now but Absolutely, Positively Will Not Receive
Ever watch old speeches from back in the day? Even the mediocre orators were still pretty good, and they really knew how to get a crowd riled up. No matter what era you most long for or which side of…