Making the Most of Medium’s Writers/Readers Community — Feel The Support and Give Back Medium is a support system for promoting the reading and writing of community members’ works. We are a community-based system for supporting all writers and readers; a social media platform for writers. As a community member, I read others’ works and I hope that they read my work…

journey of the reconcilers — In late ’80s I was making experimental films and videos. One such fictional video was done by a group of friends from improvisational acting classes about emotional intimacy. The take-away from this piece as the director taught me about relationships. In shooting scenes between two actors I found that when…

A Mode of Thought Akin to Infinity — Thought as We Know It All thinking is associative in modern civilization. One thought is associated with the next thought, and the next thought, and so on… You may have noticed polarized thinking in many public arenas, like social media. The arena, once an area for discussion, is a boxing ring. Us versus Them —…

Visions — A Journey Begins… — The plaintive moan of the rising wind against the house startled Gren. He turned, squinting. Swathed in layers of garment, his face buried at the center of the tattered cloth, scant protection. As he faced the dry wind in the waning light, his hazel eyes glazed over. He glimpsed his…

Faster-Than-Light? — [scenes of violence] Recap: TR30 — Search for Touzdae — Outside: Jac and the surviving team member, sniper — Simm, move away from the ship in a small pod. They are fired upon. Jac dives down close to the hull in an attempt not to get hit by laser fire…

Two Kinds of Light Drives & The One Principle Left Out by Most Science-Fiction Stories /Plus More — [one spoiler alert] Two Kinds of Light-Speed Travel Faster-Than-Light Drives are about folding space. In principle — the curvature of spacetime folds over on itself. The fold creates a bridge. The ship can travel from one spot to another in the blink of an eye. The second kind of Light Speed Drive is tunneling through…

A Prose-Poem A-Rambling from Ground to Earth — Global Wide — In 1976 we drove from Worcester, Dats in Mass-ah-chew-setts to Florida In abouts three hours — five people in An Opal Cadet 2-door Coupe — packed in. We got there about sundown — In Florida, Mass-ah-chew-setts. Sum joke, right? We unpacks de car, Sardines breaking free, wild and free, I…

Jac Questing for Touzdae — obsession or passion? — [scenes of violence] Recap: TR29 — Journey /Cornered [3]: Lieutenant Commander Gorshoff gives Jac a run-down on the first three of six commands that the exo-suit carries out. Two Entu monks enter DKr. Malley’s lab. Malley/Pakaiyo whines that he was out-smarted by Touzdae and he can’t hold the two dimensions…

Playing Infinitely in The Now — Understanding Infinity When I first encountered the idea of infinity I thought of it as forever. A child’s idea of infinity is dying, going to heaven, and living there forever. I was raised as a Catholic. The living forever in heaven — if you‘re good, was drilled into me. We often think…