Francis W. Porretto, Curmudgeon Emeritus to the World Wide Web
Writers might just be the most boring people on Earth to read about. Yet we’re constantly being asked “just to say a few words about yourself.” Go figure. Well, here you go: I was born in 1952. I have...
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Austranaut journalists prior to launch Indie write net is now the home of the Polynesian Space Gazette Blog. All indie writers are invited to submit reports from the future, as long as they are...
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View ArticleInspired By Who
Inspired by Who When I was somewhere around eight years old, I was introduced to The Doctor. My parents were having their carpets cleaned, so my sister and I were ushered over to a neighbor’s house...
View ArticleGeorge Orwell: The Gateway Drug
George Orwell: The Gateway Drug In high school, none of my English classes required me to read 1984. We did read Animal Farm my senior year and I secretly loved it, but never once did I consider...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Special: Science Fiction Romance, the Ultimate Fusion!
If science fiction is supposed to be uber-macho, and romance ultra-feminine, then would you not say they make a perfect couple? “Male and female created He them.” The Bible gave us this duality....
View ArticleBringing My Writing to a Boyle
Bringing My Writing to a Boyle I love literature that bends, distorts, twists, or otherwise rips reality apart. But ultimately, I just love great writing. And even though what I write normally has...
View ArticleWhy I write Utopian Buddhist-infused, multiverse, sci-fi/romance novels and...
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View ArticleWith “Freedom’s Fury,” the Spooner Federation trilogy is complete.
A funny thing happened on the way to the word processor… When I issued Which Art In Hope, I intended it to be a stand-alone novel. No sequels were forthcoming. But practically from the day I published...
View ArticleWhy Is Futuristic Fiction Overwhelmingly Negative?
Have you ever wondered, why is it that so many books about the future assume extreme negativity as the most dominant characteristic of the future (think 1984, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451)? This is...
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