Microscope ( Image by felixioncool from Pixabay ) Sean tilted his head. “It’s a jar of dirt.” Dylan sounded disappointed. “That’s not dirt,” Emily added. “I’ve seen dirt. That’s not it.” Sean and I gave our daughter a questioning look. She shrugged. “I’ve been studying different things with the microscope you bought me last year. Dirt is mostlyContinueContinue reading “The Scientific Method”
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Mixing Genres
This is the second installment in a short story called “Better Than Fiction” that I’ve decided to serialize. Let me know what you think in the comments! See the first installment here. Pile of carbon fuel (Image by SeppH from Pixabay) “I really thought we’d finally caught a break,” Sean whispered. I kissed the scruffyContinueContinue reading “Mixing Genres”
A Bump in the Road
Green blue oil film wave (Image by PIRO4D from Pixabay) At first, we thought the black liquid was oil, that we’d struck it rich and that we’d be able to retire and live in leisure. We actually started writing down all the ways we’d spend the money. Our first choice was an estate out inContinueContinue reading “A Bump in the Road”
Maddison Stoff: Android Court Transcription — BURNING HOUSE PRESS
What an absolutely incredible piece of fiction! Click the link below to read the full story. Official – Subject To Final Review P R O C E E D I N G S (9 :45 a.m.) CHIEF JUSTICE GIBSON: We’ll hear argument f this morning in Case 84-2532, Android Rights Coalition verses The People’s RepublicContinueContinue reading “Maddison Stoff: Android Court Transcription — BURNING HOUSE PRESS”
Meagan Reads Sci-Fi: Feed by Mira Grant
I went on vacation, so I’m getting to this review a bit late. Spoilers are also ahead, so read at your own risk if you plan on picking up this book. It’s the first in the Newsflesh trilogy, taking place in the U.S. after a zombie apocalypse has occurred. Except it’s not really an apocalypse,ContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Sci-Fi: Feed by Mira Grant”
Meagan Reads SciFi: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
I’ve been participating in the MadLibs Reading Challenge 2018, and I chose this book as one of the “noun” categories. Be warned that spoilers are coming ahead, so if you plan on reading the book, do not pass this line! Annihilation is a relatively short read, but don’t let it’s small size fool you. ThereContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads SciFi: Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer”
Meagan Reads Sci-Fi: The Martian by Andy Weir
The Martian by Andy Weir (Image from Goodreads) I feel like it’s been a while since I picked up a book that made me really excited and breeze through it so fast, even with a full-time job and part-time grad school. Andy Weir’s The Martian did that for me. I read it as my 24thContinueContinue reading “Meagan Reads Sci-Fi: The Martian by Andy Weir”