Part of the great fun of Star Trek today is that it is rich enough for fans to be able to customize and design his/her own ship and make it feel like it is really part of the Federation. I imagine that this is the large appeal of the new Star Trek Online, which enables you to customize [...]
I thought that it would be appropriate to take a moment to mourn the loss of Andrew Koenig, an actor whose body was found yesterday around noon in Stanley Park by the Vancouver police. He was the son of Walter Koenig, the man we had all known to love as Pavel Chekov on ST:TOS. Andrew [...]
Last week, New Scientist came out with an article explaining why warp speed would kill the crew of the Enterprise. The article covers work done by William Edelstein at Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine, who presented his findings at the American Physical Society in Washington. He argues that as a ship like the Enterprise approaches the speed of light, the [...]
Well, enough of my chatter about largely useless and academic topics. Here is something that may be more exciting to all of you: the concept design of the new ship! The idea was to more or less maintain the same Federation shape that we have all grown to know and love, but to also make [...]
We all miss Star Trek. When I was a little kid, Star Trek: The Next Generation series had just begun, I was completely enthralled. The idea of a holodeck, voice-activated computers, and walking/talking androids completely captured me. I continued to love Star Trek when Deep Space Nine launched in 1993. I appreciated the creative direction [...]
How Becoming a Scientist Has Screwed Me Forever The term “science-fiction” (or sci-fi) is a little unusual relative to the other categories of fiction, like romance, or horror, or drama. All “science-fiction” really says is that it is a story that has some root in scientific fact. Wikipedia defines it as a story that has [...]
My sincerest thanks to everyone for your patience. Believe me when I say I’m doing everything that I can to get this site up and going quickly! In fact, my first novel will be posted here shortly (free of charge) in a series of chapter installments posted weekly. The tentative date for the opening of the [...]
Welcome to my new blog! I know there’s not much to it yet, but I’m hoping that will change shortly. I will be dedicating this site to some of my own science-fiction stories that I hope will capture an audience. The first will be published here shortly. Stay tuned!