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Strong Women in Sci-Fi – A List

I promised Foxfier a thank-you post and today I deliver it. Allow me to list some science fiction stories, including several which precede the New Millennium, readers! This list should be a good launch point for anyone interested in finding more fiction with strong female characters in the narrative. We are losing our memory of… Continue reading Strong Women in Sci-Fi – A List

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Family Matters – Are Stories Surrounding Families Boring?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0H4EBicz5qQ While taking part in the Superversive Livestream on Romance, one of this author’s fellow guests mentioned that “anyone who thinks life after marriage is boring” is misinformed. Reflecting on these words I was reminded of the many, many adventures I have had with my own family, as well as escapades related by friends from… Continue reading Family Matters – Are Stories Surrounding Families Boring?

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Ready, Aim, Fire…!

Those who have read the Young Jedi Knights* saga from the original Star Wars* Expanded Universe may find the idea proposed in this piece familiar. One of the things that the Solo twins were allowed to do on their visits to Coruscant, the capital world of the New Republic, was to man the Millennium Falcon’s… Continue reading Ready, Aim, Fire…!