Monthly Archives: April 2023

Clones, Replicons and Exactoids, Oh My!

A clone is essentially your identical twin. You can differ quite a bit from your identical twin, especially the older you get. You will have had different experiences and people of importance in your lives. A replicon and exactoid are … Continue reading

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Book Launch

Here I was last Sunday for my official book launch at the Stratford Book Fair. Get my book Fabricated. To order, go to the right column at the top. Click the image to go to the Amazon site it’s available … Continue reading

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Late April 2023 Grab Bag o’ Humour

Few things are as opaque to see as the day of the week that Jesus died and the day he rose again from the dead. I was brought up in a Lutheran church and heard that Good Friday was the … Continue reading

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Fabricated Diagram

My new book, Fabricated, links together fundamentally different fantasy machines. The following diagram lists these fantasy machines and the story in Fabricated that contains the link. Notice how the arrows connecting the machines only go one way. This is because … Continue reading

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April 2023 Grab Bag o’ Humour

As two letter abbreviations for Canadian provinces become more and more common in Canada, I looked up Newfoundland. NL is the two letter abbreviation for Newfoundland. This is way better than the four letter, Nfld., we were taught as kids. … Continue reading

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The Weakest Link in “Fabricated”

In my collection of short stories called “Fabricated”, I link together disparate fantasy machines. I’ve been saying they are strong links, but there is one weaker link. For time travel into the past, I substitute seeing into the past. I … Continue reading

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