by Fiona Ross | Sep 22, 2017 | Whimsy
Astronomers have discovered a blue planet which looks like planet Earth 63 million light years away, it’s a gas giant in a class of planets called “hot Jupiters” and scientists describe its atmosphere as “changeable and exotic”. The cold...
by Fiona Ross | Sep 22, 2017 | My Fiction
Day 9 Alpha Centauri is the star system nearest to Earth. Actually it’s a binary star system, Alpha Centauri A and B, which revolve around each other. We see it from the southern hemisphere, where it is one of the pointer stars to the Southern Cross. The...
by Fiona Ross | Aug 14, 2017 | My Fiction
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 of the god Zeus and his mother was a mortal, the Princess Danaë. Taking a break from his busy timetable of heroic...
by Fiona Ross | Aug 12, 2017 | Articles
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 fascinated to hear this interview with Richard Manley about his play, This Rough Magic, a syfy story which...
by Fiona Ross | Aug 7, 2017 | Articles
Writers Readers & Genre I’m talking about meeting genre expectations here, first with my writer’s hat on. Boilerplates and handcrafting, that is, which plot template should you use, are important considerations at the concept stage. As a reader,...
by admin | Aug 7, 2017 | Whimsy
But don’t tell my writer friends about it. We’ll never get anything done. I love the goggles. Humans are bouncy. Especially these days. via Bong! Bong! Ba-Bong! — Over the Hedge
by Fiona Ross | Aug 5, 2017 | My Fiction
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 monstrous scorpion. Every true huntsman has a dog; Orion has two, Canis Minor and Canis Major in which you can find...
by Fiona Ross | Aug 5, 2017 | Articles
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 multiples, inside their heads. I’m only at page 15, and I feel like I’m there. To be honest...
by admin | Jul 24, 2017 | Whimsy
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, and presumably if he didn’t like it, he would disable the button. However, publicity is publicity,...
by Fiona Ross | Jul 23, 2017 | My Fiction
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 were essential to be able to understand agricultural cycles. Food meant power and calendars were part of the armoury of...
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