Distant Love (Part 14) Maeve takes off her communications headset. That call ended quickly. What was his problem? Guess I'll have to work with him either way, She sends a message to her mother in the control room, updating her on the conversation. Now she is left with a wait. Perhaps Derek is online. She checks all the usual gaming sites on the console in front of her,

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Exploring Human Evolution in BBC’s ‘Humans’ Hello everyone. I hope you are all having a good weekend. I know I am. My plan was to finally finish Wheelchair Wars (some day soon, I promise), but as is quite usual for my good self, I got distracted. One of my distractions, other than watching the Lions getting slaughtered by Australia was setting eyes on the above BBC series, called "Humans" presented by the wonderful (and quite pretty) paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi.

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Distant Love (Part 13) "You have a go C4365. You are cleared for the emergency landing at Moon Sector C. Please acknowledge" "Thank God," she replies. Derek magnifies the screen and, using his mouse, draws a tangent from the ship to the landing area. "It will be six hours till we can start the landing procedure. I am going to familiarize myself with your ship.

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Distant Love (Part 12) It is a female voice. "This is C4365 over. Please acknowledge. I repeat. This is C4365 over." Derek clicks on the screen to respond. "This is Moon Sector C acknowledging. What is your status? I repeat, what is your status?" Her voice is cackling and breaking up at times. "C C C4365 in diff difficulty. Need permission.. repeat permission is needed to land in Sector C."

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A deep dive into the TV Series “Travellers” Hello ladies and gentlemen, I have just finished watching all three series of Travellers. It's probably the best sci-fi series you've never heard of. I have bad news for you, folks. There is an apocalypse on the way. I know what you're thinking, no shit. But don't worry. You see, the nineties were the key decade. A future super-intelligent computer (Is this even sci-fi anymore?) called the Director is sending back time travellers on missions to ensure a better future.

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Distant Love (Part 11) Derek stares at the screen and smiles. Most of the ships are moving in the expected trajectory. “How are things on your side, Natasha?” “Good, everything appears fine, but that wa…

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A Deep Dive into Arthur C Clarke’s Childhood’s End Well, readers, I have a treat for you today after I completed the above novel that was written in nineteen fifty-seven by what is considered to be one of the best science fiction writers of all time. This is considered by most to be his greatest work. First, a description from Wikipedia (in italics) that I've read and agree with.

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Distant Love (Part 9) "So what now?" Maeve asks Her mother, Aishling, looks at her ashen-faced. "The thrusters have been affected. We already have the momentum to bring us to the Space Station Calvenish. We were due to stop there, but they won't have the required equipment to repair the ship. The moon is the best option, Sector C, I reckon." "Will the gravity not tear the ship apart?" Maeve felt her body heating up…

Distant Love (Part 9)

"So what now?" Maeve asks Her mother, Aishling, looks at her ashen-faced. "The thrusters have been affected. We already have the momentum to bring us to the Space Station Calvenish. We were due to stop there, but they won't have the required equipment to repair the ship. The…

Distant Love (Part 8) Maeve walks out into the main corridor. It is filling up with guests, many with questions about what happened. They look at her, mouths wide open. She brushes past. This is the first "urgent" message she has received; her heart is throbbing. A few minutes later, she reaches the small lift that will bring her to the deck. A few years earlier, this lift was strictly off limits.

Distant Love (Part 8)

Maeve walks out into the main corridor. It is filling up with guests, many with questions about what happened. They look at her, mouths wide open. She brushes past. This is the first "urgent" message she has received; her heart is throbbing. A few minutes later, she reaches…

Distant Love (Part 7) Maeve With the aged woman in the wheelchair, she pushed her to a table in the large entertainment room. A holographic film of young romance is playing on the table. It appears to be having an effect, with plenty of holding hands around them. The film stops, and red lights in the room corners turn on. A siren then goes off.

Back to Maeve's perspective. A solar flare is on the way.

Distant Love (Part 6) An hour passed with little conversation between them. Derek focused on the three little green dots that represented spaceships traversing the sector he was responsible for. One had blasted off the …

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Distant Love (Part 5)

Derek pushes himself in his manual wheelchair out of his room through the automatic door. An electric wheelchair would require far less effort, but his physiotherapist has told him to use the manual one to maintain his muscle tone, especially in a low-gravity environment.…

Distant Love (Part 4) Derek hears the alarm going off on the electric wheelchair beside his bed. The worst sound ever. He rubs his eyes and looks at the gray ceiling above him Another day, another moon dollar. Jerking himself forward into a sitting position, he slides his feet over the side of the bed. His movements are slow, awkward due to the cerebral palsy he was born with.

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Distant Love (Part 3) You see, that was the niche her father had decided to market for all those years. "Mooncare" was created. He borrowed a ton of money, and the rest, well, is history. The huge economic growth on Earth has led to demand never being higher. A beeper goes off. She immediately heads into one of the rooms. "Everything okay?" A tanned woman with deep facial lines and short white hair is sitting at the side of the bed.

Distant Love (Part 3)

You see, that was the niche her father had decided to market for all those years. "Mooncare" was created. He borrowed a ton of money, and the rest, well, is history. The huge economic growth on Earth has led to demand never being higher. A beeper goes off. She immediately…

My Journey as a Writer: Updates and Goals Hello, dear readers, I hope you are all doing well. A quick reminder to consider subscribing to the website to be kept fully updated. It really is the best way. So what have I been up to? Well, not too much in the last day or two (I'm so lazy). Before then, I did make some steady progress. Wheelchair Wars - The reworking is almost complete of my far future dystopia, where people with disabilities are forced to fight to the death for entertainment.

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Altered Carbon Review: A Deep Dive into Punk Sci-Fi Hello dear readers, I am back once again. This time, a quick review of a series I recently watched on Netflix. It’s considered punk science fiction, set over three hundred years into the futu…

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My Journey as a Writer: Updates and Goals Hello, dear readers, I hope you are all doing well. A quick reminder to consider subscribing to the website to be kept fully updated. It really is the best way. So what have I been up to? Well, not too much in the last day or two (I'm so lazy). Before then, I did make some steady progress. Wheelchair Wars - The reworking is almost complete of my far future dystopia, where people with disabilities are forced to fight to the death for entertainment.

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Distant Love (Sci-fi Romance) Maeve leans back from her computer monitor. The smell of eaten pizza rafts through the air. Why did she need to know Maths anyway? Isn't that what AI was for? Looking out the window, the blue dot, Earth, is still visible. It is not possible to make out any of the orbiting space stations. The rest is darkness with stars.

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Pegasus (Part 144) Images of destroyed buildings and women wailing in grief appear on screen. The man began to speak again - "Similar scenes are being repeated throughout the news. Not only is there this powerplay at the top, but individual habitats and settlements on the Moons, Mars, and Earth are declaring their independence. The Imperial Army has declared that the integrity of the Empire will be maintained.

The Conclusion of my draft novel Pegasus. Hoping to rework it and publish it next year.

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Pegasus (Part 142) "We are from O451 and on route to a holiday habitat. Currently experiencing technical issues with our ship and wish to rest. Are we cleared to board?" I responded. There was no reply for a few moments. "You are cleared to board." In truth, I thought little of it. Maybe it was her first day on the job or something like that.

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"We are from O451 and on route to a holiday habitat. Currently experiencing technical issues with our ship and wish to rest. Are we cleared to board?" I responded. There was no reply for a few moments. "You are cleared to board." In truth, I thought little of it. Maybe it was…

Pegasus (Part 141) The rest of the crew broke into hugs, kisses, and high-fives, too. We had achieved the incredible; the Emperor was gone. I imagined impromptu celebrations breaking out throughout the solar system. The riches of the Empire could now be shared with the destitute. Democracy could be brought back. My eyes welled with pride. After a few minutes, Leanne, who had finished kissing her woman, asked, "Where next?"

Pegasus (Part 141)

The rest of the crew broke into hugs, kisses, and high-fives, too. We had achieved the incredible; the Emperor was gone. I imagined impromptu celebrations breaking out throughout the solar system. The riches of the Empire could now be shared with the destitute. Democracy could…

Pegasus (Part 140) I brushed past him shouldering him to the ground. "Come on! We don't have much time." The other ran around the frail man and after me. Another explosion, this time much bigger. I glanced back to see the palace in ruins. The devastation was only going to increase. My heart skipped a beat when I saw troopers under one of the pyramids but they scuttled.

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I brushed past him shouldering him to the ground. "Come on! We don't have much time." The other ran around the frail man and after me. Another explosion, this time much bigger. I glanced back to see the palace in ruins. The devastation was only going to increase. My heart…

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Pegasus (Part 137) Our pace now quickened. I thought back to those plans I had seen all that time ago. The Emperor's habitat and the palace on it had been constructed many generations ago. But even then, there was resistance to the autocracy. One of the contractors had built a flaw into the palace's emergency shield. A power line for the habitat runs very close.

Pegasus (Part 137)

Our pace now quickened. I thought back to those plans I had seen all that time ago. The Emperor's habitat and the palace on it had been constructed many generations ago. But even then, there was resistance to the autocracy. One of the contractors had built a flaw into the…

The dog, the bird, the wheelchair user and the blind woman (comedy) A few weeks ago, during the glorious weather that visited Ireland, I was out the back of my garden sunning myself. You know, working from. I notice a bird flying low that flies straight into one of my upstairs windows before falling to the ground with a thud. "What was that?" Tina asked. Tina and her fiancé are currently visiting my house, like forever, while their own house is being completed.

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Pegasus (Part 136) "Let's go!" I roared. We ran into the palace, my pulse racing. Immediately, we ran into fire from the floor above. We took cover behind some of the pillars. I sensed the threat of us getting pinned. This was not something we had time for. There was a screech of pain. Jeanne had been hit in the leg. I shouted to the others.

Pegasus (Part 136)

"Let's go!" I roared. We ran into the palace, my pulse racing. Immediately, we ran into fire from the floor above. We took cover behind some of the pillars. I sensed the threat of us getting pinned. This was not something we had time for. There was a screech of pain. Jeanne had…

Pegasus (Part 135) In less than a minute, battered bodies were strewn across the ground. A minute later, they were cuffed and bound with their own equipment. "Come on, hurry, there will be more of them," Tabitha frowned. "Yes, come on, everybody," I added. We jogged out from under the pyramid. I could see other troops in the distance but they seemed disinterested in security.

Pegasus (Part 135)

In less than a minute, battered bodies were strewn across the ground. A minute later, they were cuffed and bound with their own equipment. "Come on, hurry, there will be more of them," Tabitha frowned. "Yes, come on, everybody," I added. We jogged out from under the pyramid. I…

Pegasus (Part 134) "Let's do it," Leanne shouted. The others all nodded. This was my moment. I could feel it in my racing heart. "Follow me. The first priority is to try to get some weapons. Otherwise, we're toast." We go back out and along the corridor before we reach a stairwell. "Come on," I whisper back to them as I wave. It takes several minutes to get to the bottom.

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"Let's do it," Leanne shouted. The others all nodded. This was my moment. I could feel it in my racing heart. "Follow me. The first priority is to try to get some weapons. Otherwise, we're toast." We go back out and along the corridor before we reach a stairwell. "Come on," I…