Rebecca and I were invited to attend the national Challenger Center conference in Arlington, VA, where we gave a talk about the Star Challengers books and also attended a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery for the Challenger Seven.  It's been 25 years since the Challenger accident, and 25 years since the founding of the Challenger Learning Centers to help carry on the mission and continue to promote careers in science and engineering. Rebecca and I woke up on Wednesday morning to the news that a 4.2 magnitude earthquake had struck southern Colorado, but we didn't feel it.  During our...
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A prominent, and difficult, peak in the Indian Peaks Wilderness is Mount Neva, which I approached a few weeks ago from the east side of the Continental Divide, but the climb is difficult and technical from that approach.  I returned and climbed it from the west side of the Divide, a lovely and reclusive hike resplendent with wildflower-filled meadows and jaw-dropping views from the top.  I saw only a couple of other people all day.  During the climb, I dictated the last few scenes in my new "Saga of Seven Suns" prequel novella VEILED ALLIANCES (based on the graphic novel)....
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We've just released a collection that contains all of my short fiction with Doug Beason, Magnetic Reflections, available in all eBook formats for $2.99. Includes “Reflections in a Magnetic Mirror”—Gripping science fiction story set at a Magnetic Mirror Fusion Facility, where scientists believe they have created life inside a plasma chamber. “Rescue at L-5”—Short story that became the basis for the novel Lifeline, stranded space stations use living solar sails to survive. “Prisons”—On a harsh prison planet, the warden and staff are as much prisoners as the convicts, but a risky prison break might free them all.  BONUS: this collection...
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We've just released a collection that contains all of my short fiction with Doug Beason, Magnetic Reflections, available in all eBook formats for $2.99. Includes “Reflections in a Magnetic Mirror”—Gripping science fiction story set at a Magnetic Mirror Fusion Facility, where scientists believe they have created life inside a plasma chamber. “Rescue at L-5”—Short story that became the basis for the novel Lifeline, stranded space stations use living solar sails to survive. “Prisons”—On a harsh prison planet, the warden and staff are as much prisoners as the convicts, but a risky prison break might free them all.  BONUS: this collection...
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