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Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein

midatlanticcooking wrote 3 hours ago: Starship Troopers (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Starship Troopers is one of Heinlein’s greatest works an … more →

Tags: Stories, Novels, Review, Science Fiction, Fantasy, fiction (2), Writing #2, Philosophy, united states

Katie′s #CBR5 Review #15: Starship Troopers By Robert Heinlein8 comments

DoingDewey wrote 2 days ago: Title: Starship Troopers Author: Robert Heinlein Source: library Rating:  Review Summary: It does wh … more →

Tags: 2 stars - an ok book, book, Book Review, Books, Dry Humor, Robert Heinlein, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, War

Robert Heinlein's The Number Of The Beast1 comment

Tom Chalfant wrote 4 days ago: Today I’m sitting around in Cleveland for work-related reasons, drove up here this morning, we … more →

Tags: Things I like (and so should you), time travel 2, writing/blogging, writing, Fiction, Humor, Time Travel, Blogging, postaday

Writer Wednesday - Jason S. Walters

Mandi M. Lynch, author wrote 1 week ago: Let’s start with the basics. Who are you? I’m Jason S. Walters. Tell us (briefly) about … more →

Tags: Writer Wednesday, albert jay knock, an unforgiving land, Assimov, Atlas Shrugged, Author, China Mieville, Down Syndrome, Essayist

cost and effect, part 1

kid at heart wrote 1 week ago: Money. What images already start to form in your mind? Do you see coins? Dollars? Hundred dollar bil … more →

Tags: coins, Cost, Dollar Bill, Money, Politics, Price, Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land, Value

Heinlein's Rules on Writing23 comments

Daniela wrote 1 week ago: Recently, Robert A. Heinlein’s Memorial Lecture he delivered to the Brigade of Midshipmen at his alm … more →

Tags: on writing, writing, writer, Fiction, Creative Writing, PostAWeek, Robert Heinlein, Edgar Allan Poe, Erle Stanley Gardner

Bug Metaphors Billions Cicada 17 year cycle 1990's web culture hive swarm buzz

zombielaw wrote 1 week ago: Carl Zimmer in NYTimes: “Marvels and a Few Mysteries in Cicadas’ 17 Years” is about the … more →

Tags: Academics, Computers, Science, NYTimes, NYC, New York, Clinton, Ars Technica, Insects

Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land

David S. Atkinson wrote 1 week ago: I had a number of reasons for wanting to take a crack at Robert A. Heinlein’s Stranger in a St … more →

Tags: Eleven and a Half Years of Books, Dave, David Foster Wallace, dfw, Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A Heinlein, robert a heinlein stranger in a strange land, heinlein stranger in a strange land, robert heinlein stranger in a strange land

Master Class 2013: Cat in Hiding26 comments

SAM wrote 2 weeks ago:   Settle down, class! Your assignment for next week is on the chalkboard below. Let’s take a m … more →

Tags: Prompts, Writing #2, master class, Writing Prompts, Assignments, Cat Stories, Douglas Adams, Hidden

When does the editing end???7 comments

LillianC wrote 2 weeks ago: by Lillian Csernica on March 5, 2013 While I’m in the process of editing my novel, my short st … more →

Tags: Fiction, Fantasy, Writing #2, horror, Business, Short Story, Writing and Editing, Editing, Robert A Heinlein

Banned Books That Shaped America: Stranger in a Strange Land

S.P.A. wrote 3 weeks ago: The Library of Congress created an exhibit, “Books that Shaped America,” that explores b … more →

Tags: Kurt Vonnegut, Library Of Congress, Banned Books, Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land, Jubal Harshaw, Stranger, John W. Campbell, rocket ship galileo

SciFi Friday - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

rockymountainnavy wrote 3 weeks ago: Courtesy unternet.net I recently reread Robert Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress and was … more →

Tags: Books, Space, Sci-Fi Friday, Moon is a Harsh Mistress, Cyber, Precision Global Strike, Asymmetric, Warfare

Finding Heinlein in a Hotel

Yvette wrote 4 weeks ago: The rooms numbers in Tune Hotel Penang has quotes under the room numbers. My favorite is this one by … more →

Tags: Travel, Hotel, Penang, Robert Heinlein, Tune Hotel, Tune Hotel Penang

Book Review: Stranger in a Strange Land by Heinlein (3 Stars)1 comment

mossjon314159 wrote 1 month ago: Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein 2.5-3 out of 5 stars Read in October 2008 Warning: … more →

Tags: Books, Reviews, Fiction Books, , ratings, 3-star, Fiction, Science Fiction, Reading 2

Ode to a Scifi Reader

Marcella Burnard wrote 1 month ago: Dedicated science fiction readers are a rare breed. Ask any scifi writer about that. Those of us who … more →

Tags: marcella burnard, SciFi, Science Fiction, Harlan Ellison, frederick pohl, Asimov, Robin McKinley, Neil Gaiman

The Purpose of Sex Scenes2 comments

mmjordahl wrote 1 month ago: It’s time for an awkward conversation, guys, but I care about you and I want you to be educate … more →

Tags: Books 2, Movies, Rant, writing, movies, Books, sex, Sex scenes, chimera

Fish and TARDIS Sauce6 comments

Keith Parker wrote 1 month ago: Fish and TARDIS sauce!  Oh, man, I kill me.  It’s a good thing I came ready-made with a martin … more →

Tags: Creative Writing, Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Television, Doctor Who, time travel 2, Short Story, Harry Potter

Quotes

summonerofdoubt wrote 1 month ago: … more →

Tags: Quotes, Asimov, Clarke

Fiction is a Fictitious Word: Episode One

pushpinphilosophy wrote 1 month ago: Connection in Gary Shteyngart’s Super Sad True Love Story One reason I love science fiction novels i … more →

Tags: writing, Philosophy, academic, Shteyngart, Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story, Science Fiction, Robert A Heinlein, [apparat]


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