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 …
Tag: Middle East
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 …
Time Passages
I don’t post every week. You might have noticed. So it was with some surprise that I noted my post counter showed my previous one was the 64th. Sixty-four? Being of a certain age, echoes of an old Beatles' song always sound when I hear that number. ("When I’m Sixty-Four"). I also remember that sixty-four is …
136 days – how was it for you?
Here we are, day 136 of 2013 (that's 37% of the year gone). And how is everyone getting along? So far, it's been a good year for me, creatively... TWO Liebster awards runner-up in a LinkedIn microfiction contest (on a writers' vote) my short story, "Conservation", accepted for publication spent a few, happy weeks on a movie …
Then And Now? Spot The Difference?
Oh, what a strange couple of months. Two new "rulers" - a new modernizing Pope and a new Chinese President. Please allow me to congratulate you both on your promotions and please remember to send invitations to your celebration parties using the Feedback form provided! Between them, these two men influence some 2.6 billion people, or …
Andy McKell, Speculative Fiction Author 
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