Monthly Archives: December 2007

I just found out about this. So I’m late. But perhaps there’s an irony or joke in there somewhere. In any case, from Wired Magazine, a list of special things to do on this day: – Walk up to random … Continue reading →

The Space Shuttle is now scheduled to lift off on Sunday at 12:20 PM PST at the earliest. Send to Kindle

I can’t not write. I’m obsessive-compulsive, and I know it. Harry Turtledove Send to Kindle

I can’t not write. I’m obsessive-compulsive, and I know it. Harry Turtledove Send to Kindle

The launch of NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis will take place no earlier than Saturday, Dec. 8, at 12:43 p.m. PST. Send to Kindle

Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away if your car could go straight upwards. Sir Fred Hoyle “Sayings of the Week”, Observer, 9 September 1979 Sir Fred Hoyle was an astronomer, as well as a science … Continue reading →

Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away if your car could go straight upwards. Sir Fred Hoyle “Sayings of the Week”, Observer, 9 September 1979 Sir Fred Hoyle was an astronomer, as well as a science … Continue reading →

Interesting article in the Times of London, Why don’t we love science fiction?, by Bryan Appleyard: In the 1970s, Kingsley Amis, Arthur C Clarke and Brian Aldiss were judging a contest for the best science-fiction novel of the year. They … Continue reading →

A fuel tank sensor glitch for the space shuttle Atlantis prompted mission managers to scrub today’s planned 4:31 p.m. EST (2131 GMT) attempt. They’ll try again tomorrow. Send to Kindle

Here is what I wrote about SF. If it has a familiar ring, my publishers liked it well enough to make it into a postcard for publicity purposes. ‘I love SF for its surrealist verve, its loony non-reality, its piercing … Continue reading →