Hello again, friends and fans! Modern prisons have been the setting for movies, books and series too numerous to mention. Some writers and movie makers have speculated about what form futuristic prisons might take – and they range from the ambitiously humanitarian and rehabilitative concepts of “Star Trek” and “Magnus, Robot Fighter“, to the opposite…
Tag: science
Fun Fact #12: Vhere Are Mein Eyebrows? – The Tragedy Of Dr. Gleichstein
Today in Fun Facts, a series of articles about characters and plot devices I’ve used in my stories, I’ll be talking about Dr. Gleichstein.
The Tech Side #5: Tech To Die For – Slamtorpedoes
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I continue expanding on various bits of assorted tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories. This time, I’ll be taking a look at slamtorpedoes – one of the primary weapons used by…
The Tech Side #4: Tech To Die For – Corsair Rail-Guns
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I’ll be continuing talking about various bits of different tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories. This time, I’ll be taking a look at the rail-guns used on Corsair ships!
The Tech Side #3: Imperial Starships – Artificial Gravity Systems
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I’ll be continuing talking about various bits of different tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories. This time, I’ll be taking a look at the artificial gravity system onboard Imperial starships of…
The Tech Side #2: Imperial Starships – The Bridge Complex
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I continue expanding on various bits of assorted tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories. This time, I’ll be taking a look at the “bridge complex” onboard starships of the Terran Space…
The Tech Side #1: A Broad-Spectrum Approach To Sci-fi Storytelling
In this series of articles – The Tech Side – I’ll be talking about various bits of different tech, what gave me the ideas for them, and a little about what I did with them in various stories. This time, I’ll be giving a brief overview of my relationship with technology, how it influenced my…