Tag Archives: Science Fiction

Musings on “The Neverending Story” and My Own Writing

Posted on October 14, 2018 by

The Neverending Story is a classic movie from the 1980s and a must see for anyone who enjoys the fantasy genre or simply appreciates a free range imagination. I have watched this movie many times, but I can still watch … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt – Artificially Intelligent Judge

Posted on July 13, 2018 by

A local government (city or county) appoints an artificial intelligence as a judge.   Consider possible advantages in an artificially intelligent judge: It could know all relevant laws and precedents without any lapse in memory, maybe a nation’s entire legal … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt – Ship in a Bottle

Posted on June 15, 2018 by

You find a ship in a bottle . . . with people onboard. First decide where you find the bottle. It could be in a ship captain’s quarters, in a museum, in an antique shop, or somewhere else. This will … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt – Visiting Auschwitz

Posted on June 6, 2018 by

I had originally planned to post my next prompt on Friday or this weekend, but I finished it early. I am also interested in people’s thoughts on it. Sometimes a story can serve as a reminder of terrible deeds of … Continue reading →

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Writing Prompt – Some Reanimated DNA

Posted on June 3, 2018 by

A scientist acquires what he thinks is dinosaur DNA and uses methods inspired by Jurassic Park to bring it to life . . ., but it is not dinosaur DNA. It is Grendel’s DNA. Someone could write this as a … Continue reading →

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Pros and Cons of a World with the OASIS

Posted on May 26, 2018 by

By now many people have seen the movie Ready Player One. If you have not read the book, then I recommend you do so. The movie (directed by Steven Spielberg) is about 10% based on the book by Ernest Cline. … Continue reading →

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Two Writing Prompts Collide

Posted on May 6, 2018 by

While sitting in my car one morning before work last week I looked through a list of speculative fiction writing prompts. Two of them especially caught my eye, and I thought it would be fun to see how different people … Continue reading →

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A Cell Phone in the Oasis

Posted on March 30, 2018 by

I have commented briefly in other posts on how people are addicted to their cell phones today. For example, sometimes when I am standing in line at a restaurant I will notice the people. I often see people who are … Continue reading →

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Theological Themes in “The Black Hole (1979)”

Posted on January 5, 2018 by

I am finally returning to my movie reviews focusing on theological and philosophical themes. I had planned months ago to return to writing them, but they fell to the side as I wrote other posts. All that time these continued … Continue reading →

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“The Watery Place Your People Call Venus”

Posted on November 17, 2017 by

In his short story, “The Watery Place” (1956), Isaac Asimov writes about a sheriff and his deputy sitting in the sheriff’s station in Twin Gulch, ID. The sheriff has various business interests in addition to his work as a sheriff, … Continue reading →

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