Building the Dream

February 26, 2026 Leave a comment

Two men share a dream.
To escape the air stream.
Together they start to build.
Gathering parts to be milled.

With a screwdriver, hammer, and wrench.
Building each part on the bench.
On to the carts to be wheeled.
Strung along the field.

Looking over their notes.
They assemble it with screws and bolts.
Connecting it all to the hull.
With each problem rolling around in their skulls.

Fusion reactor and Ion engines are in.
Then they attach the fins.
Wiring the controls in the cockpit.
They make everything fit.

Once a pile of junk.
Now something to get them out of their funk.
Seeing before their eyes.
The craft that will reach beyond the skies.

Strapped in their seats.
A new adventure they will meet.
When they started people would scoff.
But now it’s the countdown to blastoff.

Higher and higher they go.
Leaving behind them their woes.
Everything feels right.
Forward into the eternal night.

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Sci-Fi Sports

February 24, 2026 Leave a comment

I do a lot sci-fi world building and have a few sports created for it. The first game was called Floatball. It is a game played in zero-gee. It has rules are a combination of water polo and team handball. It takes place in a large room that is totally enclosed. Beginning of each period and after each goal is a face-off/jump ball where one player is on the ceiling and the other on the floor. The ball is between them and would push off and try to tip the ball to one of your teammates. There is also bars players can grab to stop or change directions.

The other other sport I have is called Scapela and is played by one of my alien races called the Elvari. There is a scoop similar to Jai Alia strapped to one hand. The ball is hard like a lacrosse ball. Played on a hard court with a goal that is on a pole that can be scored at in 360 degree. There are also rebound broads in key spots on the side lines.

The last game is called Hover Hockey. Instead of ice it is replaced with cris crossing mag rails. Players have special shoes that let them “skate”. The puck also hovers as well. Not sure if I am going to have goalies or not.

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Cosmic Lounge at Montreal World Con

February 24, 2026 Leave a comment

I have been doing party room at Sci-Fi conventions for a few years now. I would have karaoke with non-alcoholic drinks and snacks. I don’t have alcohol because I can’t check IDs and run karaoke at the same time. I am planning getting a suite for the party room at Montreal World Con in 2027.

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New Idea for a Show on Twitch.

May 17, 2019

With my friends at The Mighty Monkey Corporation (http://www.fc3roc.com) talked about doing more with their Twitch.tv channel. I had an idea of a show for them. It is called The One Shots. A bunch of games will play a different table top RPG every episode and then tell us what they think about the game setting and rules. Even if they don’t pick it up I will try and produce it on my own. The trick is getting the space, equipment, cast, and crew. Hopefully this will work.

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Sad Puppies aren’t Much Fun

May 27, 2016

SAD PUPPIES

parody of Dead Puppies by Ogden Edsl

Sad puppies, sad puppies
Sad puppies aren’t much fun

They want to say mean things
They want all the bling
Sad puppies aren’t much fun

Those puppy cried late twenty-fourteen
They keep making an awful scene
Sad puppies aren’t much fun, no, no, no

They says puppy’s days are through
They say they’re going to lose
Sad puppies aren’t much fun

Sad puppies, sad, sad, sad, sad puppies
Sad puppies aren’t much fun
Come on everybody out there, sing along, okay

Sad, sad, sad, sad puppies
Sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad puppies
Sad puppies aren’t much fun

One more time for rolling resca
Sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad puppies
Sad puppies aren’t much fun

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Dog Catchers

May 25, 2016

Lately if you’re a sci-fi/fantasy fan you might of heard about the Sad or Rabid Puppies.  They are a campaign to get books from white male authors nominated for a Hugo and try to flood the slate of categories to once of there approval.  The system is easy to game for that of all it’s over 10000 members at WorldCon only a small portion of them submit ballots for nomination.  This has many of the same vain as Gamergate.  It seems like the right wing hate machine is getting it tentacles into everything that is changing to be more diverse.

So how we going to change this you ask?  Do the same that the occupy movement and the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign.  We need to get the rest of the WorldCon goes to nominate books that are not supported by the sad puppies.  To strengthen are resolve like the Occupy Wall St movement.  Pressure authors and artists to no accept the nomination if they are on the sad puppies list.  Same goes for publishers also.  TO BE DOG CATCHERS.

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Episode 4-7: 4 Color Creators

September 23, 2015

Ever wonder what it is like to create comics and the process they go about making them.  I talk to a few comic creators and we discuss what they draw and on how they create characters.  We have an array of genres: Sci-fi, Horror, Fantasy, Humor, and True Life.

Guests

Jeremy Kahn (http://www.jkahn.org)

Sal Otero (http://www.facebook.com/innerthreat)

Liz Pritchard (http://www.paperbagcomic.com)

Nigel Carrington (http://www.starrskillscomics.com)

E. D. Mead (http://www.edmeadart.com)

Promo: Get Published, Flash Pulp

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Episode 3-6: A Speculative Bunch

August 9, 2014 24 Comments

I am back after a short hiatus, but that is the norm for me. I have a new episode for all my fans where I talk to the member of the Rochester Speculative Literature Association (R-Spec for short). They have been support writes of the speculative genres (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery and everything in between).

Promo: Good To Be A Gamer Podcast

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What I’ve been up to.

November 18, 2012 12 Comments

Sorry I haven’t posted anything as of late, but I want to give you an update of what I have been doing.  I’ve been helping out with a local science fiction/fantasy convention in Rochester, NY called Astronomicon.  They are having a fan film awards at the convention and doing promotional work for them.  

As for season 2 for the podcast, I have a new picture to scan and add to the site and the opening credits.  Looking for new ideas for topics for future episodes and if you have any ideas I would love to hear them.  I hope to make season 2 better then season 1.

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