Review of An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth by Chris Hadfield Although this book has been out since 2013 I only just read it. I am always looking for a story that is motivational, not because it tells me what I want to hear but because it’s real. An Astronaut’s Guide To Life OnContinue reading “Review of Chris Hadfield’s: An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth”
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Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Fourteen) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Fourteen) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris Paradoxically, it took a few years working with other wildly competitive people for me to learn to think of success as a team sport. To instill and reinforce expeditionary behaviour—essentially, the ability to work in a team productively and cheerfully in tough conditions—astronauts doContinue reading “Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Fourteen) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris”
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Thirteen) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Thirteen) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris The more we define our differences the more observers notice the similarities. She remembers Iluka revving up her Super Soco as Liam helped her onto the back. Something rubbery and tight pressed against the skin of her abdomen. “I’ve bungeed her to you,” LiamContinue reading “Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Thirteen) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris”
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Twelve) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Twelve) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris I keep thinking of Marvel’s Ultra’s words in Avenger’s: Age of Ultra: ““I’m sorry, I know you mean well. You just didn’t think it through. You want to protect the world but you don’t want it to change. How is humanity saved if it’s not allowedContinue reading “Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Twelve) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris”
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Eleven) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Eleven) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris Maybe humans did come from the sea. https://www.nma.gov.au/explore/collection/highlights/yawkyawk-sculptures Later that day Rita is invited to eat supper with the Martins. “Hope you like meat pies,” Aurora says passing her a steaming plate. “I do,” Rita replies. She glances down at her new clothes. “ThankContinue reading “Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Eleven) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris”
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Ten) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Ten) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris “If you believe your culture is shattered and scattered and finished, or your language is gone, then you are a dead man walking. But if you believe you can reconnect to your language and your culture, you become empowered.” – Ezzard Flowers in No Longer aContinue reading “Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Ten) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris”
Book Review of Cixin Lui’s “Death’s End”
Book Review of Cixin Lui’s “Death’s End” (translated by Ken Liu), the third book in the Three Body Problem. * In Chinese the surname is placed first Cixin Lui has written the next evolution in Science Fiction. Whereas Star Trek asks how will we react to certain circumstances, Cixin Lui suggests what could happen. HowContinue reading “Book Review of Cixin Lui’s “Death’s End””
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Nine) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Nine) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris (reference links at bottom) Rita finds both the Martins sitting outside on their covered porch sipping coffee. She can hear them talking in whispers as they stare into the sunrise. In the distance she can just see the Sydney Opera House and Sydney HarbourContinue reading “Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Nine) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris”
Rita Walker: Australia (Blog Seven) by Dan Watt and Taylor Norris
Captain Alejandra and her motley crew of female pirates is determined to protect the pregnancy ship and defeat the Monstrous Captain Barhadrow!
Fallen (from the as yet unpublished 4th book in the Children of the Myth Machine series)
(From “Miya” the as yet unpublished 4th book in the Children of the Myth Machine series) Fallen I rebelled against destiny So Father Sky severed my wings And I plummeted into Mother Nature Who chained me to her bosom In vines dense with iron But still I rebelled So they gouged out my eyes And IContinue reading “Fallen (from the as yet unpublished 4th book in the Children of the Myth Machine series)”
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