What would aliens make of us?

Since becoming an author and a blogger I look at the world and human society in a different way. I have become more of an observer, I think about it more. If I’m going to […]

We are someone’s ancient history

I’ve been reading quite a bit of historical fiction recently, which as I blogged on some time ago, I think is a good source of inspiration for a science fiction writer in that it describes […]

A travelling writer’s blog

Not to be confused with a travel writers blog. Last summer I took the bold move to write a blog while on holiday rather than preparing one in advance. Bold because a) will I find […]

Monthly science highlights – 6)

When I started these monthly blogs six months ago it was a bit of an experiment.  First, I wasn’t sure if I could keep it going, but if anything every month I come across more […]

Science fiction and science – chicken and egg?

So the chicken and egg conundrum, which comes first? I think the same is true of science and science fiction.  I was reminded of this by the recent pictures of the Spacex reusable booster coming […]