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DOOMED BY PROGRESS: A SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY, PART IV

                                               DOOMED BY PROGRESS Due to technical difficulties, I will need to postpone my posting of The Ultimate Experiment. So, for now, I will begin posting my short story, Doomed by Progress. This story was published by Aphelion in May 2010.                                       Another ten more later. David shouted with anger and hopelessness, “I can’t…

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DOOMED BY PROGRESS: A SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY, PART III

                                        DOOMED BY PROGRESS Due to technical difficulties, I will need to postpone my posting of The Ultimate Experiment. So, for now, I will begin posting my short story, Doomed by progress. This is an unpublished story.                                       Twenty years later With sweat on his brow, David said to Lisa, “Isn’t this heat unusual for November?”…

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SHORT STORY PROGRESS UPDATE

                                SHORT STORY PROGRESS UPDATE First, I was wrong in stating that The Ultimate Experiment was not published. It was published by Aphelion in issue 143 in May 2010. So much for my record keeping. I know I posted that I would not continue to post The Ultimate Experiment dure to technical problems. Well, I have managed to rescue a copy of the story. What I intend to…

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DOOMED BY PROGRESS: A SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY, PART II

DOOMED BY PROGRESS Due to technical difficulties, I will need to postpone my posting of The Ultimate Experiment. So for now, I will begin posting my short story, Doomed by progress. This is an unpublished story. The United States had decided to turn back to coal for the main source of power, primarily based on politics. Also decided was to relax pollution standards also the product of a weak…

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DOOMED BY PROGRESS: A SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY, PART I

                                             DOOMED BY PROGRESS Due to technical difficulties, I will need to postpone my posting of The Ultimate Experiment. So for now, I will begin posting my short story, Doomed by progress. David and Lisa studied the scene around them, a scene they knew they would soon join. A decreasing number of people walked the area. The lack of trees offered an…

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WHAT WAS THE MARTIANS' MISTAKE? THE ANSWER

The mistake the Martians made was that they did not wear spacesuits, and this led to their demise. Of course, if they had worn spacesuits you would not have seen how hideous they were in the movies. A picture of the Martians was not a concern in Wells’ book. Although he does provide a detailed description of the Martians and, to me, they would have appeared more frightening than they did in the…

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THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT: HARD SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY, PART IV

                                      THEULTIMATE EXPERIMENT                                         An unpublished short story. On one of her visits he said, “I’ve worked hard in this life.  I am satisfied with what I have accomplished.  But I am so very tired.  I look forward to the next life and being united with my dear wife.” Virginia finished with her patient and left instructions with…

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THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT: A HARD SCIENCE FICTIION STORY, PART III

                                      THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT                                       An unpublished short story. He could tell she did not understand his request.  “Wheel me into my study and you shall meet them.”  She wheeled him up to the sliding double doors of darkly stained wood.  When she opened them her eyes were greeted by floor to ceiling shelves overflowing with…

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THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT: A HARD SCIENCE FICTION STORY, PARTII

                                    This is an unpublished short story                                       THEULTIMATE EXPERIMENT Stewart lived alone in a grand old house.  His wife died some years ago and he still deeply mourned her.  His only child, a son near 70, lived nearby and would visit when he could.  Stewart would have liked to see his two grandchildren and great grandchildren more,…

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THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT: HARD SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY, PART I

                                       An unpublished short story.                                       THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT George Stewart, age 94, with his mane of white hair and flowing beard, looked the part he had chosen in life, that of a distinguished scientist.  His mind wandered as he waited in his study for Virginia to arrive. He always anticipated her visits.  Twice a week she…

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COMING SOON: THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT, A HARD SCIENCE FICTION SHORT STORY

                       COMING SOON, THE ULTIMATE EXPERIMENT I mentioned in a previous post that I would soon offer my unpublished short story The Ultimate Experiment. It is a hard science fiction story. To whet your appetite; the story involves string theory and the existence of heaven.

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HARD AND SOFT SCIENCE FICTION; WHAT ARE THEY

                 HARD AND SOFT SCIENCE FICTION I’m sure science fiction addicts are well aware of the difference between hard and soft science fiction. But the occasional science fiction reader may not. For soft science fiction, think Star Trek. The story line is science fiction but the scientific facts driving the story are not true science facts. The author creates the facts, and once…

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THE MARTIAN MISTAKE

                                 THE MARTIAN MISTAKE One of my favorite movies is the 1953 edition of The War of the Worlds. In both this movie, and the Tom Cruise version, the Martians make a major mistake resulting in their demise. I will be discussing these movies in a future post. What was their mistake and why did they make it? Hint: The source of the Martian’s mistake is explained at…

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CHILDREN AND CELL PHONES

                              CHILDREN AND CELL PHONES First a disclaimer. I don’t own a cell phone. My kids are grown so I don’t have one of society’s major problems: Children and the influence of cell phones. Even with the above disclaimer I am well aware of the problem cell phones are causing with our youth. You would have to live in a cave or under a rock not to be. We have restrictions on…

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THE HORROR AT LAKE HARMONY: HORROR SHORT STORY, PART IX

HORROR AT LAKE HARMONY: HORROR SHORT STORY, PART THE IX This story was published by Necrology Shorts in January 2010.                       THE HORROR AT LAKE HARMONY   As I sat there waiting, I felt a strange fear creep into my bones as the waves gently caressed the shore.  All was quiet; most of the campers were fast asleep.  Would anything happen?  Of course not, that is the stuff of…

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THE HORROR AT LAKE HARMONY: HORROR STORY, PART VIII

This story was published by Necrology Shorts in January 2010.                       THE HORROR AT LAKE HARMONY   I could not believe that circumstances were putting me in the one place I felt evil that evil might lurk.  How could I tell my wife we should not go because of a legend I read in an old book?  I admonished myself, “Get a grip.  Too much Stephen King.” We arrived at our campsite.  It…