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Monthly Archives: March 2014
Magic and Tech
Magic and high tech can have interesting convergence at times. I always found it an interesting coincidence that summoning demons and writing computer programs have the same problem. One little comma is off somewhere in the wrong place and disaster … Continue reading
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God is not dead
If you haven’t seen “God is not dead” you ought to go. This film is an important dramatization of something that is playing out all too often in today’s College classrooms. Namely the attempted suppression of Christianity by academia. The … Continue reading
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100th sale!
Thanks to someone in Canada we have our 100th sale. (Well I don’t know the person in Canada was the 100th, I just found there was a sale at Amazon.ca and I was at 99 till that point.) I’m also … Continue reading
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Inspiration from the Rhein
Thanks to those who’ve bought my book in Germany. I think it’s Germany, I just get a sales report from Amazon.de Drop me a line and let me know how you found it. It’s actually fitting that the book … Continue reading
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Leprechaun report
Here’s a thought experiment for you. Take your classic leprechaun. Now I want you to imagine that he’s going to put on a different suit of clothes. Instead of the modern green jacket, we’re going to put him in a … Continue reading
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Hollywood helmet syndrome and the Army of the Stewardship.
Sometimes you have to put up with a little poetic license in a movie. I think the best example is what I call Hollywood helmet syndrome. There are times in real life when you have to put something in front … Continue reading
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The great flight simulator conspiracy
This will come as a shock to some of you, I guess, but owing a flight simulator is not actually evidence that you are part of a sinister conspiracy to take over the world. I say this because I’m hearing … Continue reading
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Lost colonies and a found fantasy world.
Having decided to base my fantasy world, loosely, on Roanoke, I then had to go into the details. First question was, should I actually use Roanoke? There were pros and cons, but ultimately I decided to use an entirely fictional … Continue reading
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Where is the world?
When you set up a fantasy world, you have three choices as to where to put it. Backwards, Forwards, or sideways. I had to decide which to use. Some writers use the distant past, like Tolkien and Robert E. Howard. … Continue reading
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Einstein and the light barrier
At nearly every science fiction convention I’ve been to, some young kid stands up and asks if Einstein could possibly have been wrong? He or she wants to go to the stars. This is usually met with scorn and derision … Continue reading
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