Help…I can’t reach that knife in my back

Writers always want to know what other people think about their work. Many tie their very self-esteem to these opinions and no matter what they might say to you, they do not want to know what you really think. They want to hear how much you enjoyed it, how it...

Big Bang, Baby

I wake up early, before 6, to catch the train at 7. There is no sky, only an atmosphere of mist that seems to thicken the farther up you look, and the occasional sprinkle of rain. In the first class car I find an open seat with a table, ignore the paperback novel...

The science and technology of Rift

Attention: this section contains significant plot spoilers. If you haven’t yet read the book, you might consider returning here later. –RC Rift is an adventure story that uses the idea of radical and new technology to drive the plot. Cameron volunteers to...