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Stephen Cote, PhD, Sci Fi author

@shardauthor.bsky.social

Sci fi author, historian, and park ranger. Author of Shard. https://www.amazon.com/stores/Stephen-C.-Cote/author/B01HUEL25K?ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

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11.10.2025 20:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, study reveals | CNN The 15th-century explorer Christopher Columbus was a Sephardic Jew from Western Europe, Spanish scientists said on Saturday, after using DNA analysis to tackle a centuries-old mystery.

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11.10.2025 16:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

DNA evidence confirms Columbus was born in Spain

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Cool purple mushroom

08.10.2025 21:38 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Philadelphia ranked #1 'worst' city in US to drive in: report — FOX 29 Philadelphia Philadelphia has officially taken the bottom spot in a new national study of driving conditions, ranking as the worst city in America to drive in according to WalletHub’s 2025 “Best & Worst Cities to ...

Yup.

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08.10.2025 01:22 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I’m a furloughed government employee and a self published sci fi author and just like during the pandemic shutdown find myself unable to write. Even though it would likely help with the stress of it all. Attach “I’m fine “ meme here.

06.10.2025 13:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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THROUGH THE RIFT: BOOK TWO OF THE SHARD SERIES by Steve Cote Synopsis: The disappearance of Emperor Micah One in a rift in space-time, witnessed by billions, spawned a powerful religion. Now, two hundred years later, the Micahnian Acolytes have taken over the E...

Friends and followers, please go to Reedsy today and click upvote for my book 🙂

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26.09.2025 11:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Author here, thanks

23.09.2025 23:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A nice moment of calm on my Alaska cruise. Followed by whales of course.

08.09.2025 00:31 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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First day in Alaska. Wow.

01.09.2025 23:56 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cruising out of Seati

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A big old snapping turtle!
At John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philly.

02.08.2025 19:07 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Roadside attraction
Lucy the elephant

27.07.2025 18:56 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Book one I ended up writing odd side stories about things like space elevators, ayahuasca, and pharmaceuticals in the drinking water. Book two side stories include mushroom coffee and geoengineering. Book three will have Schwartzchild cosmology. And space battles of course.

27.07.2025 00:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Shard Join Micah Quispe as he fights cartel treachery, mining company greed, and political intrigue from the Bolivian highlands to the Mars colony and the edges of reality. Approximately 280 pages.

Working on book three. You can get book one now at Smashwords, 75% off!!!

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25.07.2025 22:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thanks for visiting Independence Hall, birthplace of America, and your continued support of our National Parks!

13.07.2025 14:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Shard Join Micah Quispe as he fights cartel treachery, mining company greed, and political intrigue from the Bolivian highlands to the Mars colony and the edges of reality. Approximately 280 pages.

On sale now at Smashwords

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04.07.2025 19:36 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Shard Join Micah Quispe as he fights cartel treachery, mining company greed, and political intrigue from the Bolivian highlands to the Mars colony and the edges of reality. Approximately 280 pages.

Start the series with an ebook on sale now

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02.07.2025 11:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Something to bring to the beach.

25.06.2025 20:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Philly fungi

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Through the Rift: Book Two of the Shard Series Through the Rift: Book Two of the Shard Series - Kindle edition by Cote, Stephen. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Through the Rift: Book Two of the Shard Series.

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04.06.2025 10:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Bullfrog on the golf course. RI.

30.05.2025 19:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Fantasy & Science Fiction | NewInBooks NewInBooks - Answering the Age old question – What are you reading?

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Interview with me here

30.05.2025 12:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Fantasy & Science Fiction | NewInBooks NewInBooks - Answering the Age old question – What are you reading?

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29.05.2025 14:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Philly embraces tiny homes trend — Axios Philadelphia Tiny homes are no longer just a West Coast thing — they're a Philly thing. Why it matters: Micro-housing now accounts for nearly 7% of the city's rentals, propelling Philadelphia into the conversation...

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Philly isn’t “embracing tiny homes.”Greedy developers are building tiny overpriced apartments.

27.05.2025 15:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Through the Rift: Book Two of the Shard Series Through the Rift: Book Two of the Shard Series - Kindle edition by Cote, Stephen. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Through the Rift: Book Two of the Shard Series.

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26.05.2025 19:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It’s working. — The Washington Post Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts. “Why doesn’t anyone care?”

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I hate seeing my colleagues and coworkers dealing with this every day.

20.05.2025 14:35 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A dystopian coming of age road trip to the asteroids with Finnish saunas and mushroom coffee and shards of alien technology.

17.05.2025 20:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Now available in print!!!

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11.05.2025 23:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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