The Hidden Truth – Chapter 5 Notes These notes are loaded with spoilers and further explanation for Chapter 5 of my forthcoming science fiction techno-thriller – The Hidden Truth. I suggest you read Chapter 5 first before continuing. Ready? Let’s begin.
Yearly Archives: 2016
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Start at Chapter 1 All Hidden Truth posts With June behind me, I went up to Uncle Rob’s with my folks for an Independence Day celebration. When I’d first heard we were going to Uncle Rob’s place for the Fourth, I had been expecting a small gathering with just immediate […]
The Hidden Truth – Chapter 4 Notes These notes are loaded with spoilers and further explanation for Chapter 4 of my forthcoming novel – The Hidden Truth. I suggest you read Chapter 4 first before continuing. Ready? Let’s begin.
Five years ago this week, tornadoes swept through the Huntsville, Alabama area. Today, I look back on the disaster by reposting my May 30, 2011 account of how my family, business, and community fared: “ÆtherCzar is Back, Reporting on the North Alabama Tornadoes.” I have updated the post to remove […]
Start at Chapter 1 All Hidden Truth posts Somehow, I was doing more reading, studying, and test taking during the summer than I ever did at school. Amit and I both became proud holders of Technician Class amateur radio licenses. On the way back from the Knoxville Hamfest, I popped […]
The Hidden Truth – Chapter 3 Notes These notes are loaded with spoilers and further explanation for Chapter 3 of my forthcoming novel – The Hidden Truth. I suggest you read Chapter 3 first before continuing. Ready? Let’s begin.
For some reason, the blogroll was causing the web server to timeout. I’ve disabled the blog roll for now, and I’ll try to fix it when I get a chance. UPDATE: Fixed!
Back to Chapter 1: The Nexus All Hidden Truth posts Chapter 3: The Preparation Dad was home when I got there. Mom said he’d gotten back around noon, showered, and went to sleep. When I pressed her for information about what was going on, she acknowledged she didn’t exactly know […]
The Hidden Truth – Chapter 2 Notes These notes are loaded with spoilers for Chapter 2 of my forthcoming novel – The Hidden Truth. I suggest you read the chapter first before continuing. Ready? Let’s begin.
Wellspring Farm describes themselves as “a Nonprofit Education and Retreat center, as well as, a Certified Organic Farm and CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) whose mission is to inspire and teach people to grow, prepare and eat healthy food. In so doing, we transform food systems and build community.” A Science […]
Go back to Chapter 1 All Hidden Truth posts Chapter 2: The Discovery It turned out Dad’s idea of becoming a scientist involved an incredible amount of reading. Somehow I had anticipated building electronics at his workbench, working through equations, or bouncing radio signals around with the radio hardware in […]
Here’s a remarkable animation by Alexey Zakharov of Moscow, Russia. Using period photographs, he deftly animated them, bringing a variety of early twentieth century scenes to vivid life. “The Old New World” (Photo-based animation project) from seccovan on Vimeo. (H/T Phil Oliver).
Corrupt forces nudge a young man to become the preeminent enforcer of law in his society, but when he discovers the secrets of his origin and the lies on which his society rests, he has to chose between loyalty to the law he swore to uphold and his honest assessment […]
The Hidden Truth – Chapter 1 Notes These notes are loaded with spoilers and further explanation for Chapter 1 of my forthcoming novel – The Hidden Truth. I suggest you read Chapter 1: The Nexus first before continuing. Ready? Let’s begin.
The schedule for ATLOSCon 2016 is now available. Held May 26-30, 2016 in Atlanta, GA, ATLOSCon draws attendees from all over the country to share their passions and ideas with others interested in the ideas and philosophy of Ayn Rand. ATLOSCon consists of classes featuring interactive talks across a huge […]
When two paths diverge, we must choose. One may lead to disaster. The other may lead to new vistas and novel opportunities. Having chosen, we cannot go back and see what might have been. Worse, we might not get to choose our own path, but instead experience the consequences of […]
My forthcoming novel, The Hidden Truth is the kind of science fiction techno-thriller I’ve long wanted to read, but haven’t been able to find. This first installment opens with the narrator in high school, struggling to solve a century-old mystery regarding what appears at first to be a minor discrepancy […]
Thanks for all the advice, suggestions and feedback (The Hidden Truth: Pick a Cover!). I selected cover option E modified with gray shelves and orange highlighting on the letters. One design influence was Saul Bass’s magnificent perspective approach to the promotional poster and opening titles for one of my favorite […]
Paul Hsieh of Geek Press brought my attention to the copyright battle between Paramount and the fans producing the Star Trek prequel, Axanar. Legal issues aside, one motivation for Paramount to aggressively shut down Axanar is fear of competition. The fans on a micro-budget are doing better than the studio […]
While a modern-day feudal lord prepares for marriage, his best man wrestles with his feelings for his friend’s bride and struggles to unravel the mystery of the cryptic room which is the only place in which they all can remember their true selves. In The Iron Chamber of Memory, John […]
The Coalition for Obsolete Industries takes a defiant stand against progress in this remarkable video. ( H/T Amy Nasir)
Did Nancy Reagan cover for her husband’s Alzheimer’s disease while he was in office? One of the world’s leading experts on Reagan and his letters is a friend of mine whose job it was to read through and summarize all his correspondence – or at least all that could be […]
If you watch this space, you’ll soon be learning more about my forthcoming science fiction thriller: The Hidden Truth. I’ll start serializing it in a few weeks. In the meantime, I’ll provide you with a teaser blurb, a more elaborate synopsis, and ask your assistance on choosing a cover. Here’s […]
Following is an updated answer to that question that I originally posted to Quora. More of my answers are available here. The Feynman Lectures are better for an already educated student to review and further grasp basic physics. The Feynman Lectures wouldn’t be my first choice of books for a […]