Category: Fiction

Thus story emerged from reading all of the hand wringing over the war in the Ukraine and its possible escalation. How close are we to nuclear armageddon? The Doomsday clock says that we are a whisker away.

This story originates from an article in Newscientist about some interesting research. I can’t say too much more about this without giving up the plot. At the end of the story, I explain how the story relates to the article.

I thought I would experiment with an old sci-fi theme – the spaceman stranded on an alien planet. It is a simple comic book level story with a message/point of view woven into it. I thought it was well-constructed and would be well-received by editors. It wasn’t. Writer 10, Editor 0.

I wrote a version of “Oh Nothing” thirty years ago when my daughters were in grade school. It is a parent’s lament, a tease to my kids who are now going through the same thing with their kids. Apparently nothing of interest ever happens at school, at least nothing worth telling your parents about.

Being Canadian, I am exposed to the horror of mass shootings in the US on a far too frequent basis. This tragic phenomenon is on an upward trend and there appears to be no way of changing this trajectory. It gets me thinking for one, with so many bright minds in that country, where is…

I had this idea relating the common experience of deja vu to a physical event. After all, there must be an explanation for it other than just a glitch in the system. I couldn’t really come up with a story where this idea might play a critical role in the plot so I wrote a…

I can’t give too much background on this story without giving up a spoiler. It emerged from the passing of a relative, gone suddenly, leaving only old photos and memories.

I have a guilty pleasure. I am addicted to the show “Curse of Oak Island”. For those who don’t know, it is a weekly documentary following two brothers who are leading an expedition to recover the legendary treasure that is buried on Oak Island, just off the coast of Nova Scotia. The show has been…

Should something like Rejuvenation be made available, it will mess with the natural order of things: In the Comeback, I look at this through the lens of professional sports. Retired, athletes, re-invigorated by Rejuvenation will want to revisit their glory days.

The ability to extend lifetimes is coming. How would having this technology widely available affect society? People would live to one hundred and beyond with the health and vitality of when they were in their thirties. The diseases of old age would be vanquished. I wrote a number of ultra-short stories on how different aspects…