Languages often play a crucial role in society, for since we, humans, are social creatures, much of our actions, thoughts, worldviews, and so forth are expressed through the filter of language. Some linguists have gone so far as to speculate that language can influence the way we think and how we perceive the world. This… Continue reading Languages and World-building
Characters with Disabilities
It is rare to find any book that has a character with a disability. Usually if they do appear, the character spends the book finding a way to defeat the disability, to conquer it, and to become able-bodied again. There are quite a few disability tropes, and these tropes in general are bad. It’s rare… Continue reading Characters with Disabilities
Music
I updated my page content here on the site. There is a new page called musical compositions that details the musical side to my writing. Be sure to check out that update! I even included some uploaded tracks of songs I’ve recently had performed for your enjoyment. In time, I hope to upload some improvisations… Continue reading Music
Planet Geology – World-building Part 3
Note this is a series: Part One and Part Two. Now that you have a sketch of your solar system, we can focus on the individual planets. Terrestrial Planets First, planets made of rock – terrestrial planets. They are largely powered by geological processes such as hot spots, volcanism, and plate tectonics. Rocky planets tend… Continue reading Planet Geology – World-building Part 3
Finding One’s Voice Again
Due to everything that has happened, finding my voice again for this blog has been a struggle – mostly due to the lack of Internet access I’ve had for awhile. To tie into that idea, I’ll talk a bit about how I spent several months unable to write much of anything. A writing block of… Continue reading Finding One’s Voice Again
College Graduate
As of Saturday, I sat through the official ceremony proclaiming my graduation. The only significant moment was when I tripped down the center stairs, after shaking the university president’s hand, and tumbled into the department head of my major. Thankfully, people in the audience assumed we were hugging, but the physics department head and I… Continue reading College Graduate
University Student
I graduate May 5th from my University. The month of April has consumed my life with projects, musical compositions, tests, and making sure the final details of my degree is in perfect order for graduation. So this blog is on a temporary hiatus until May. The world-building entries were simply taking me too long, but… Continue reading University Student
Creating a Solar System – World-building Part 2
Note this is a series: Part One Once you’ve built your sun and solar system, now you have to focus on the planets. There’s various ways to tackle this issue depending on how detailed you may wish to go. I’ll highlight a few things to keep in mind during your creation of the planets part… Continue reading Creating a Solar System – World-building Part 2
Physics of a World
Since I study physics at my university, I often will read articles of new experiments in the field. I like to start with Scientific American, and from there access the original papers of the researchers. Recently, I came across this article: http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~robins/Is_Space_Digital.pdf and this article: how-the-hippies-saved-physics-science-counterculture-and-quantum-revival-excerpt The second article is about Bell and his theorem,… Continue reading Physics of a World
Real Life Update
I have not been able to post due to time constraints lately. I have been fighting to save my university from budget cuts. Please visit the following sites to read some information pertaining to this: https://sites.google.com/site/uniphysicsfacts/homeStudents sit-in protest of cuts. There are even more programs threatening to be cut: Des Moines Register exclusive: Eighty-plus programs… Continue reading Real Life Update
Reshaping Reality 