Last week a response to my post questioned where Star Wars fits into the grand scheme of fiction writings. The question... is Star Wars technically science-fiction or a space fantasy? Therein lies the question, what constitutes science fiction? I have a feeling the genre is actually more far reaching than we assume. After scouring some …
Author: zachwinderl
The Ultimate Showdown
In the science fiction community there has always been a rivalry between Star Wars and Star Trek fans. Sometimes it seems like the Sharks and the Jets are snapping their fingers in unison and it can be intimidating. Other times it seems like they just ignore each other. And in the best of times they …
Atom & Go 2.5
Flashing to the present Atom coughed. Novas exploded behind his eyes. Crumpled against the abbey wall he tried to gather his wits as they skated around his pan like twinkling fireflies on a hot summer’s eve. Willing breath back into his body he tried to shift, but darkness threatened to overwhelm him. His last image …
The Man Lay Dying…
I saw a post on Twitter today, asking for the first line to everyone's WIP (work in progress) and their genre. As I read it, I wondered what had brought me to this point in life and writing. What moments or experiences stood out as pivotal snapshots in my shattered memory? Movies, books, friends, black …
Atom & Go: 2.4
As Atom approached the port-side bar he looked up at the name. Despite several burned out letters he read After-Burn by the soft glow of the city lights. The dozen loitering men fell silent and parted as Atom guided the pram toward the open door. “Ever seem like every planet’s the same?” Kozue asked as …
A Long Rest
I must apologize for such a long hiatus. To say life has been in upheaval is an understatement. The good news is that with transition comes growth. Recently, I finished reading the first book in a series and I had a lot of trouble with it. It was a sci-fi with a lot of promise. …
Update & Request
I just wanted to check in and touch base with everyone who has been following my blogsite. Thank you. Your support gives me motivation to carve time out of my busy schedule to sit down and write. Currently, I'm working my way through Atom & Go Doo. I have a couple ideas for a title, …
Hadrian’s Moon 2
I landed and tripped my camoptics as I tucked into a dark corner. Blending in with the shadows, I wasn’t too worried about the Nevs tripping over me. Still, you can never be too careful when you are sitting on top of a hostile anthill. I made sure no patrols would trip on me or …
Atom & Go: 2.3
A few weeks earlier, when the ship had set down on Nahant, Atom had wandered. No work, no buyer for his cargo hold full of vaccines, he found himself with nothing more than time on his hands. Atom sauntered along the street, a hand tucked in his coat pocket and the other tapping out a …
What is Pain?
For that matter, what is feeling in general? Not that I am a professional feeler by any stretch of the imagination, but I've had my share of stimuli throughout the years. A friend of mine, Dr. Ankin, tweaked his back and it got me thinking about pain and how I put it in my writings. …
The Literary Busker 