Tag: robert heinlein

  • Heinlein on my mind

    26 Aug 2011 » 5 min read

    Heinlein has been on my mind over the last few days because he keeps popping up in various places. Fellow Arlington Writers Group member, Libby Heily recently recommended Heinlein’s The Cat Who Walks Through Walls. Heinlein came up somewhere else in conversation. And, of course, Heinlein has two stories in the May 1941 Astounding: “Universe”…

  • Some Heinlein quotes that seem apropos today

    26 Jul 2011 » 1 min read

    I just finished reading Robert Heinlein’s “Logic of Empire” in the March 1941 Astounding* and there were two quotes that jumped out at me as particularly apropos to current events in the Federal government today. First quote: “I suppose you’re a radical now?” Doc’s eyebrows lifted slightly. “Not at all. Radical and conservative are terms for…

  • I have no desire to see Tron Legacy (and other sci-fi films)

    20 Dec 2010 » 5 min read

    Because many of my friends and coworkers know me to be a science fiction writer, I am often asked if I have seen the latest sci-fi blockbuster and what did I think of it. The truth, I’m afraid, tends to disappoint them. I generally hate sci-fi movies. There are some exceptions–very rare ones–but the truth…