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Interplanetary Delivery

Where our fishy Callisto Lilac Astrid goes to a different planet to find some cool stuff to sell back home

Strange Dreams by Yusuf Alioğlu Via Flickr: Strange Dreams My Interplanetary Memories Interplanetary Travel I began to have strange dreams. They are unusual and so meaningless. Maybe it seems that way to me. Sometimes I look into what my dreams mean. Every time I look at the meanings of my dreams, I think that I can find answers to the questions in my head. At least I'm looking for a sign about my future in my dreams. When I read the meanings of the dreams I had, the idea of returning to earth outweighs. However, I would like to state that I am still undecided on this issue. Yes, I know this topic is getting too long. But the fact that there was no concept of time where I was was causing me to take my decisions too late. The delay in my decision making actually affects only one of the two decisions. It just influences my decision to return to Earth. I'm already living out my other option, my plan to stay in space. The delay in making my decision lags behind the progress of time on Earth as time progresses. Although the concept of time was meaningless in space, it had a lot of meaning on Earth. And time was moving on in the world. Actually, in a way, the concept of time was also valid for me. As time progressed in the world, it continued to progress for me biologically. I was getting older. This could create a negative situation for me when I return to the world. Due to my advanced age, I would have a hard time starting a new life. Therefore, I knew that I had to make my decision as soon as possible. But even though I was conscious of it, I was taking everything too slow. I think I was terrified by the idea of returning to earth. I think I was expecting a "Come" Actually, I've had enough adventures in space. I saved thousands of memories on other planets. Maybe it's time to go back to the world and embark on new adventures. Maybe I should go back to Earth and make new memories. Maybe I should give myself another chance. Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu Location: Outer space (space) Facebook Become a Patron! Instagram (Yusuf Alioglu Photography) Instagram (UnbornArt) Twitter Youtube iStock Blogger Vimeo UnbornArt deviantART Tumblr Check out this portfolio on Shutterstock!

The Short Story Reader #126 - Nothing of Value by Aimee Ogden

In “Nothing of Value,” Aimee Ogden renders a future where teleportation throughout the Solar System has become commonplace. What are the ethical and moral implications of what is called “transit” and involves the translation of information across vast amounts of space, information rearranged in just the way it was sent out in the first place. SO our protagonist believes, and so do many others,…

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The 2023 FINALIST CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction

The Cygnus Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternative History, and Speculative Fiction. The Cygnus Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs). Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring space, time travel, life on other…

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For many, the thought of Planet B is tantalisingly alluring, when, actually, the best we can do is keep a cotton seed alive for a bit over a week.

"Soil: The incredible story of what keeps the earth, and us, healthy" - Matthew Evans

He arrived this time at a different location, in a Magic-Lantern Cloud, coming to rest on the surface of a lovely Earthlike planet.

"Incarnations of Immortality: Bearing an Hourglass" - Piers Anthony

Starfall Ranch Book Review

A version of this book review for Starfall Ranch by California Dawes first appeared in The Lesbrary. Summary of Starfall Ranch Shiloh “Shy” Kerridan moved off-planet to Sirona to start a new life five years before. Thisbe Vandergoss just escaped Earth to Sirona to elude the clutches of her evil parents. She left behind a life of wealth and privilege for the freedom she craved. Thisbe applied to…

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Bachir Reddioui - The Red Planet's Arabic Explorer (2023) Arts numériques

Landscape Source : Bachir Reddioui – The Red Planet’s Arabic Explorer (2023) Arts numériques The Red Planet’s Arabic Explorer is a stunning digital painting product that showcases an Arabic Bedouin boldly venturing into the uncharted terrain of Mars. This captivating artwork is a fusion of modern technology and ancient culture, highlighting the spirit of exploration and adventure that defines the…

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Long exposure lightning storms and city lights from space

April 13, 2024:

Based on how much I loved her other book, Dead Silence, my expectations were too high. I spent the first half of this book concerned that this was wayyy too similar to We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen but by the time the good stuff (i.e., the horrors) started happening I finally perked up.

I just love when a character is losing their mind, tries to speak, and then hears what they *actually* said. It must be so hard to write that in a way that scans, but it also wouldn't work in any other format. That scene was fantastic.

However, in general, the characterization "ineffectual psychologist who is more damaged and neurotic than literally everyone else" does not speak to me. Somehow they're always overly concerned with subtle power dynamics & what every little utterance or facial expression could mean, while also simultaneously acting clueless, overreacting, & speaking like they've never studied psychology. They're more like paranoid sociologists but it's harder to shoehorn in a sociologist into an interplanetary mission (hello, Invisible Things by Mat Johnson, I see you). People who watch Dr. Grande's YouTube channel have more clinical knowledge. To be fair, this particular Unwelcome Sci-Fi Psychologist is the best one I've come across, but I still just generally don't like it. Personally.

I was also waiting for a big twist and there wasn't one. I also didn't like how happy the ending was. For what was going on and the impossible position the characters were in, that pulled punch was way, way too soft. Not that everything has to be grimdark edgy shit, but this ending was all just a little too convenient.

6.5/10 #WhatsKenyaReading

given chorus was a sangheili-occupied planet long before it was human-occupied, i think it would be neat if it were terraformed after and stocked with lifeforms from sangheilios

Unknown End by Yusuf Alioğlu Via Flickr: Unknown End My Interplanetary Memories Interplanetary Travel This is the story of a man in the depths of space, alone in his spaceship, searching for a planet suitable for life. So this is my story. I feel like I have reached the end of this story. I don't have the slightest idea how the story will end. At the end of this story, we will wait and see together whether a good ending or a bad ending awaits me. It will be an end for me, which is entirely up to my own choices. However, I still can't predict what will happen. Unfortunately, I still haven't made a decision for myself. Which makes the ending of my story ambiguous. Maybe it's better for me that the ending of my story is uncertain. So I can continue my journey into the unknown. Otherwise, knowing that a bad end awaits me would cause me to end my journey and return to the world without fulfilling my duty. As a result of this, I would have put myself into a deep depression as a result of the emotional breakdown brought about by the failure and maybe put an end to my own life. I guess it's best not to know some things. It's like not knowing our end. Camera: Canon EOS Kiss X7i Photograph by Yusuf Alioglu Location: Outer space (space) Facebook Become a Patron! Instagram (Yusuf Alioglu Photography) Instagram (UnbornArt) Twitter Youtube iStock Blogger Vimeo UnbornArt deviantART Tumblr Check out this portfolio on Shutterstock!

The 2023 SEMI-FINALIST CYGNUS Book Awards for Science Fiction

The Cygnus Book Awards recognize emerging new talent and outstanding works in the genre of Science Fiction, Steampunk, Alternative History, and Speculative Fiction. The Cygnus Awards is a genre division of Chanticleer International Book Awards and Novel Competitions (The CIBAs). Chanticleer International Book Awards is looking for the best books featuring space, time travel, life on other…

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Numerical systems are not my forte but i have Specific Petty Beefs here anyway known as "the Orokin one doesn't look nice :(" and "why the FUCK do Corpus and Solari use base 2"