Tag: writing
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Realm Makers!
This July, I attended my first Realm Makers Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This is an annual gathering of speculative fiction writers, and I (and several hundred other attendees) had a blast! Here are some of the highlights… THE NEW TBR PILE I had been making some significant headway in my ‘To Be Read’ pile…
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Thoughts on Alien Overlords
One of my favorite books growing up was Jeff Rovin’s The Transgalactic Guide to Solar System M-17. This book, presented as a tour guide for an imagined solar system, allows you, the space tourist, to visit several exotic planets and meet their alien inhabitants. One of these alien races is called the ‘Buskap,’ which means…
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Name Game
As a consummate map geek and a huge Google Earth fan, I sometimes stumble on some very interesting things. Like the scene below from a North Carolina college. Is this strange scene emblematic of our current culture? Are we so wrapped up in our screen time and scrolling that we just slowly…disappear? Must be, because…
Jeff Maxim 