An android longing for his human wife.
An ancient Roman temple terraforming Mars.
Will their deadly clash doom all androids to forced labor?
How much of the neuroscience in The Regolith Temple did I get right in the novel? Here are some concerns when writing uploaded brains in sci-fi stories.
If I recall correctly, I’ve written only three poems in my life, and each one of them has a story worth telling. The second poem is trying to answer the question: What do history and the ocean have in common?
Whenever I puzzle over something in my life, I often end up understanding the characters I write in my stories a little better too. A conversation with a friend helped me see that connection last year, when I learned about high-conflict personalities.
My work draws power from books such as The Evolution of God and The Pillars of the Earth, and the Vikings TV series. Here’s why I admire them and why they matter to my worldbuilding.
Most Romanians know this name. It’s mentioned in school textbooks and historical documentaries, and it appears on souvenirs sold at tourist attractions, yet it’s tricky to figure out who exactly it refers to. Was Zalmoxis an ancient Dacian king? A god? A philosopher? A priest?
The third No Kings rally and march took place last Saturday, and we joined it in Seattle. People gathered at Cal Anderson Park, and after the rally, we marched to the Seattle Center.
It’s hard to write about books and ideas when the world is hurting all around us, but as a fiction writer, I keep trying to make sense of political power and human behavior. And that reminded me of something I once felt while reading a certain very famous book.
Here’s another intriguing Romanian folktale I loved as a kid. I kept the translation close to the original language and cadence to give you a sense of what storytelling sounded like for my ancestors almost 150 years ago.
Tim Marshall’s Prisoners of Geography argues that mountains, rivers, and coastlines shape nations far more than ideology or intention. The maps in this book explain so much about the world we live in but also make me wonder how much room is left for self-determination.
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