State of the Universe – Shadow Run book news
I’m really bad at keep people in my personal life up-to-date, and it’s become terribly apparent that I’m equally terrible at keeping anyone else up-to-date. But since Shadow Run is […]
This World
Truth is stranger than fiction.
Alive Inside
In writing a space opera like Shadow Run, AdriAnne and I spent a great deal of time discussing what made the most enjoyable space operas tick. How do you keep […]
Running
These two fine peeps are Mari and Hooch. They are going to run the Iditarod next year. As a fundraiser, ActiveSoles in Palmer is helping Mari put on the No […]
Mysteries of Damascus Steel
No one knows exactly how these swords were made. Doing some research on manufacturing swords, I stumbled across Damascus Steel, a process for creating blades from mixing iron, steel […]
One mystery of the Nazca plains explained
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160408-the-ancient-peruvian-mystery-solved-from-space I 100% get inspiration from stories like these when writing Shadow Run. Ancient civilizations are part of any good space opera, and AdriAnne and I tried to instill a sense of […]
Coolest Lightning Strikes
Growing up in Alaska, lightning is not a common occurrence. Occasionally, in June, you might hear distant thunder or, if you’re very lucky, see a few flashes. So, much as […]
What it feels like to be bitten by a black widow spider, and my less exciting story
Nope, I am very happy to report that this is not my personal story. But it is one I dug up on Quora doing research about spiders, and like many […]
Hundertwasser – awesome name for awesome architectue
http://gardencollage.com/garden-style/garden-history/hundertwasser/ In the process of researching architecture for our little space opera story, I was reminded of the existence of Friedensreich Hundertwasser , an Austrian architect whose name was so […]