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I am Captain Malcolm Reynolds By Jeffrey Hite In so many ways I am Captain Malcolm Reynolds.  Or at least I want to be, there is no way that I could every be that cool. This turned out to be a very hard essay to write.  Not because it is hard to find things to [...]

Character Growth No character in the Star trek universe  undergoes as drastic a change as Seven of Nine. While most of the characters not wearing red shirts in Star Trek grow, and many of them grow a lot, none of them change as much as she does.  In sticking with my theme, this piece was [...]

I am Captain Kirk Writing by the Seat of your Pants I am Captain Kirk.  As much as I was Captain Picard on my way to work last week, when It comes to writing, my style is much more Kirk than Picard.  Let me see if I can explain a little better. Kirk and Picard [...]

Join the resistance. By Philip (Norval Joe) Carroll I had a post working in my head about the completion of my first Lead Editor role on the Autism Acceptance issue. I wanted to talk about what I’ve learned and what comes next. However, I had three ‘experiences’ this week that I really need to ‘blow [...]

By: Philip (Norval Joe) Carroll Warning: This is a blog post. It is purely opinion and not a declaration of the submission guidelines or acceptance criteria of Flying Island Press or any of its imprints. My wife has definite criteria for the characteristics of a hero, which are quite different than my own. I would [...]

By: Philip Carroll Mature Content Warning: If you are offended by the discussion of Jesus Christ, or Santa Claus, you may wish to skip reading this blog. I hate to offend. Honestly. I find myself going out of my way to use language that is politically correct and as watered down as possible for fear [...]