Just a quick post this vacation month... YouTube and ARC copies 1. YOUTUBE I launched my first YouTube video this week, featuring a tale from my Galaxies and Fantasies collection. Video available at https://youtu.be/sjS3aQCGvKE I hope you tick the Like button and subscribe, and why not give a comment? All comments - good or bad …
The Long Silence
Hi - it's been a long time since I posted, but I'm still here... And I'm BACK online! So why the silence? Issues. Over the last couple of months...* desktop burnout due to an overnight power surge, followed by...* finding mismatched backups when installing the replacement pc...* emergency spinal surgery in the family...* finally, a …
OOPS!
Apologies to email recipients of my Blog for the formatting issue on many email apps. The scramble of text was supposed to be a table. Please view it in a browser to it properly at this url...https://andymckell.com/ Hope you find it interesting/entertaining/enlightening.... 😉
Is ANYTHING Really New?
It struck me the other day. Nothing is genuinely new. Hold on, let me explain. ITEM...INVENTED...AND NOW...MedicineHerbs, blood-letting, magic...Science (when it works)Oil lamps for lightingChina (?), 481–221 BCFuelled by plant or animal oilsElectric lighting partly fuelled by... oilIncome TaxPitt the Younger (UK prime Minister), 1799To fund the Napoleonic Wars as a "temporary" measurePermanent income-sharing by individuals …
Mixed Spring Thoughts
I was wrong. My previous post showed me looking forward to a sunny spring. The past couple of weeks in Luxembourg have seen hail and icy rain falling in between sickly bouts of unenthusiastic sunshine. Lucky I'm not a meteorologist! But the mixed weather has been symbolic of something deeper. On an upnote, my local …
Spring has sprung or still springing?
I just got back from a great trip to Tenerife, to get away from the dismal winter weather. Here's an ocean-side restaurant we enjoyed. The sunnier south is very commercialized amid a quite arid landscape. The north is very different. It's not tourist-centered. It's lush, with banana plantations and other farms, though less sunny. (I'm …
Educate. Don’t suffocate.
I started reading science fiction in my teens. Occasionally, there were features that puzzled me. So what better than to ask my Physics teacher for clarification? "Sir, if a spaceship travels at light speed with a spotlight on its prow, how fast does the light emerging from the spotlight travel?" I held my breath waiting …
LIBYAN “HOLIDAY”
Watching the sad news about the Libyan floods back in September 2023, I was reminded of my first visit to that country... Back in 1981, I was sent there to obtain research data. It was just a couple of months after the USA shot down two Libyan fighter jets over the Mediterranean. Maybe not the …
Wishing you the very best of Christmases!
Christmas is coming up fast, with a New Year close behind. Let's all hope for a calmer year ahead. And a huge welcome to my new followers! Lots of new stuff coming next year, new novels, more about YouTube, and more promotional goodies! Have a great Christmas with family and friends and I'll see you …
FaceBook Interview with Bob Goddard
I've been quiet for a while. Reason? My Long Covid returned with a vengeance - serious brain-fog and physical lethargy. I was zombified for weeks. But here I am again, rising from the depths. I’ve been mentally blocked from making creative redrafts following the developmental edit of “Revolt”, hence the beta-reader phase is postponed. But, …
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