Category Archives: Science Fiction

What If?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by

One of my favorite kinds of science fiction is a subgenre known as “alternate history.” The authors of this sort of science fiction ask the “what if” questions of history: what if the North had lost the battle at Gettysburg? … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

The first science fiction novel I remember reading was by Robert Heinlein. It happened to be his first novel, entitled Rocket Ship Galileo. Published originally in 1947, it told the story of a nuclear scientist and some boys who built … Continue reading →

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Little Drummer Writer: Guest Blog by Sarah A. Hoyt

Posted on February 16, 2013 by

Sarah A. Hoyt is a prolific and well-regarded science fiction author, having been awarded the Prometheus Award in 2011 for her novel Darkship Thieves. The award has been given annually since 1979 (well, regularly since 1982) by the Libertarian Futurist … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Theology

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

I’m a theologian, science fiction fan, and science fiction writer. It is an interesting combination. With all that being jammed into one human being, the fact I’m so peculiar may almost make sense, and it may explain why both my … Continue reading →

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Narrow Gate Now Available

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

The novel Narrow Gate is now available for the Kindle. The blurb about the book on Amazon says Alex Hammond invents a way of linking distant places through a sort of doorway making instantaneous transportation possible. Meanwhile, Steve Cornman leads … Continue reading →

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The Debate

Posted on December 12, 2012 by

And another of my science fiction short stories is now available for the Kindle. I figure I’ll get all the interesting ones up that I’ve either already seen published or that have already made the rounds without success. Those short … Continue reading →

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Cover Concepts for Five Novels

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

Three of my old short stories are now available for the Kindle (see previous posts for information about Timewinder, Not in My Backyard, and Shades of Darkling Nights and Other Colorful Metaphors). So what am I up to now? I’m … Continue reading →

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Timewinder Finally Available

Posted on December 5, 2012 by

Timewinder is now available as an ebook from Amazon. So, Timewinder is now available on Amazon. It was not as easy to get it there as I had anticipated; the actual conversion from Microsoft Word to a format that Amazon … Continue reading →

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Shades of Darkling Nights and Other Colorful Metaphors

Posted on November 27, 2012 by

What follows is the first few paragraphs of another of my short stories, published long ago in a small press magazine that no longer exists. Like the magazine that published Timewinder, my first story for which I actually received payment, … Continue reading →

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Time Loops and the Omnipresence of God

Posted on November 3, 2012 by

If you take a course in theology, sooner or later you come to the listing of the divine attributes. God is love, God is just, God is omnipotent, God is omniscient and God is omnipresent, among others. I want to … Continue reading →

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