The part of “IAU Resolution 5 for GA-XXVI” that describes the planet definition, states “A planet is a celestial body that (a) has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it assumes a hydrostatic equilibrium (nearly round) shape, and (b) is in orbit around a star, and is neither a… Continue reading Bizarro Earth Would Not Be A Planet
Out the Window
You know you’re still living in the country when a crop dusting plane is doing its pivot turns just outside your window. I’ve been fascinated by crop dusters for decades. They even found a way into my fiction. In Falling Bakward South Dakota sunflower farmers fought off the pterodactyl-like aliens in an Air Tractor AT-503A.I… Continue reading Out the Window
Audio Science Fiction
One staple of any good science fiction con is the dealer room. I’m sure they could call it something else, but the vaguely druggie name is actually approrpriate for all the addictive things you can discover there and absolutely must buy. Last night I picked up a book and devoured the first fifty pages during… Continue reading Audio Science Fiction