solar system science 28 Jun 2009 05:04 pm
No, I didn’t just make up the makeup of this beguiling moon out of the thin thin atmosphere. Here’s some related factual basis for how I described the geology and frozen hydrosphere of this Jovian moon. From the Planetary Society:
There may be life out there beyond our pale blue planet…life with no connection to us, life with an ancient history of its own, life that — if discovered — would rewrite natural history as we know it.
New Work & Published Work 05 May 2009 11:20 am
In the MAY 09 Aphelion Webzine: “The Dolphin of Europa” in which an innocent nurse is trapped in an underground cavern on this icy moon, with a half crazed marine biologist and a creature whose mesmerizing song feels too good to be true.
Click on “The Dolphin of Europa” to go directly to the story.
Please feel free to write in a comment on the reader’s blog as well.
Published Work 29 Jul 2008 11:29 am
“Squatters,” appears in Aphelion Webzine.
JC is a boy surviving the urban jungle, considering a life of drug pushing as sponsored by his Rastafarian cousin Skip. But his first “deal” goes way bad when his contact turns out to be harboring a gang of unearthly beings who are preying upon the souls of the locals, and JC is next on their list.
Click on Aphelion Webzine to go to the webzine or on “Squatters” to go directly to the story.
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Published Work 29 Jul 2008 11:26 am
My “Lovers Under the Green Sky” is in Planetary Stories, complete with custom illustrations! Almost like having your very own Ken Kraus adult “graphic novelette.”
Planetary explorer Herschel Rexrode suspects his rocky marriage is about over. But, when his cheating wife Anna is ambushed returns profoundly changed, he faces a new problem. The “old” Anna, a competent botanist who’s sacking with the station commander, is gone forever. The “new” Anna will likely prove deadly to the crew, but - hey!- she’s finally the devoted, loving partner he always wanted.
Click on Planetary Stories and click on issue #11, get a load of that cover, or click on “Lovers Under the Green Sky” to go directly to my story.
ALSO: look for my article in the “From the Vibrating Ether” Letter section entitled: Two Tales of the Damsel in Distress.