Category Archives: SFF: Writings

The Soul of the 7th Son: Beth

Posted on 19 July 2006 by Michael Spence

[Continued from Part Aleph. You can find the podcast thriller 7th Son, read by author J. C. Hutchins, at www.jchutchins.net and Podiobooks.com — and I can assure you that it moves a heckuva lot faster than what you’ll read below. … Continue reading →

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One universe. One GL Corps. One ethics? One could wish.

Posted on 22 June 2006 by Michael Spence

How entertainment doth mirror society! Or, The future isn’t what it used to be. Or, It’s amazing how the aliens we’ve never met have changed over the last half-century. This past Sunday, The Sci Phi Show featured an interview with … Continue reading →

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The advantage of podcast radio: Freberg’s dream lives!

Posted on 14 June 2006 by Michael Spence

nybody here remember radio?” That was the question satirist Stan Freberg asked the audience in an auditorium one night in 1966.

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The Soul of the 7th Son: Aleph

Posted on 7 June 2006 by Michael Spence

If you want to see a good example of an SFF novel that slips in philosophical issues without whacking you upside the head with them, check out 7th Son, by J.C. Hutchins.

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My word, someone liked it

Posted on 28 March 2006 by Michael Spence

“One Drink Before You Go” just received a Fictionwise Recommendation: Michael Spence’s “One Drink Before You Go” is an ancient tale as current in appeal as it is age-old. Another gem from Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Worlds.” — Eugen Bacon, … Continue reading →

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THRESHOLD: A really extreme makeover

Posted on 9 November 2005 by Michael Spence

There was, for a while, a nicely-done television series on Friday nights in the USA entitled Threshold, about a quasi-invasion strategy being implemented by extraterrestrials, and the “homeworld security” task force that was working to foil it. The extraterrestrials’ tool … Continue reading →

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SERENITY and faith

Posted on 7 November 2005 by Michael Spence

There’s power in the ’verse — and the verse is Revelation 3:15 (Note: Fear not — I hate spoilers as much as you do, and if I’ve done this right there aren’t any here.) One person with a belief is … Continue reading →

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Bad reasons not to write

Posted on 12 August 2005 by Michael Spence

Those who do not want to imitate anything, produce nothing. — Salvador Dali Would that I knew the context of this line, found in many quotation lists. In isolation it’s a good thought, enough so that I’m willing to risk … Continue reading →

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Waiting for SERENITY

Posted on 22 April 2005 by Michael Spence

What you care about is the ships — and mine’s the nicest.— Kaywinnit Lee “Kaylee” Frye . . . and it was to have hit the screen today at A Theater Near You. But ’twas not to be, alas; the … Continue reading →

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In praise of Joan Winston

Posted on 4 March 2005 by Michael Spence

September 2016 / Clerk’s Log, mJD 57275.16: Joan left us on 11 September 2008. As I later discovered, she probably never saw this article. I’m leaving it intact in memoriam. Gentle readers, if there is someone in your life whom … Continue reading →

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