The side effects of spacetime travel. — Galactic Survival Guide: Lesson 1: We don’t know where we are going but will be there soon. We are indeed traveling through space in an irregular wobble around a galaxy we call the Milky Way. We have no destination at all. Powered by a colossal nuclear dynamo, we are surfing freely on the waves of a giant black hole. We are waiting for something cool to happen…

The roots of belief. — Ada woke up with the large man’s face a few inches away from her own. Looking into the librarian’s deep hazel eyes, not even the fog of waking could hide the fact that he was worried. In an instant, Ada was also frightened. She wondered what could scare this giant…

An attempt to understand some ghosts. — If you are a fan of the band Lord Huron, you might be like me. There is also a chance that you only enjoy their music and you aren’t interested in the lore. I am not that type of fan. Rather than tell a long story about my history with…

Let Us Call it the Emerald Star! — Would you rather look at a gem of an idea floating through space, or a collection of random symbols? We need to start calling C/2022 E3 the “Emerald Star.” I know it is not really a star. I assume that the comet is not made out of emeralds either. It…

Can you see it? — You may not see it quite yet but a comet is coming our way. It is green and some say it may be a fabled bit of lore from the Lord Huron universe. I am not so sure about that. On the other hand, I think I would be a fool to miss it. I don’t know…

Another artificial intelligence story? — I asked ChatGPT to print out an outline for a novel. It was pretty basic. Can we make it better? If you are thinking about using AI to tell a story, you are not alone. I like the idea of bouncing ideas off of our collective knowledge and getting an…