Perseus and Andromeda
Day 8 Perseus and Andromeda are two famous characters of Greek mythology. You can also see them as constellations in the night sky. Perseus was a son …
This Rough Magic a SyFy Story
This Rough Magic a SyFy Story "What to do if your robotic parents don't live up to your expectations." I am so excited about this, and I was fascinate…
Boilerplates and Handcrafting
Writers Readers & Genre I'm talking about meeting genre expectations here, first with my writer's hat on. Boilerplates and handcrafting, that is, …
Over The Hedge – Meet Cheever The Beaver
Introducing Cheever the Beaver. The intro matters for the next two posts, but don't tell my writer friends...
Orion The Hunter
Day 6 In Greek mythology Orion the Hunter was placed in the heavens by Zeus, King of the Greek Gods, to honour him for dying in his last battle with a…
Hang Out
Hang Out I'm reading THE QUANTUM THIEF by Hannu Rajaniemi. He uses language the way an abstract painter uses paint. Some writers have the universe, or…
Hammy Ain’t Beanbag — Over the Hedge
Hammy has skills. (I love this strip cartoon. I hope Michael Fry is okay with the sharing thing. I do it because there is a "share" button on the site…
Astrology and Astronomy
Day 5 As soon as humans became aware of the natural rhythms of the earth and seasonal changes they wanted to create calendars and clocks. Calendars we…
Plots and Patterns
Design Patterns In my IT degree course, we learned about Design Patterns. A design pattern for coding is like a template, evolved and shaped to solve …
In The Observatory
Day 4 This is where you look at the stars. In the observatory, it doesn't get much more romantic than this. Actually, I think Saffron and Nate might h…