THE EMPIRE CAN WAIT – CHAPTER 1, PART 1
CHAPTER 1: AWAKENINGS The room was not a room to elevate the soul. Louis the XIV, to pick up a name at random, would not have liked it, would have found it not sunny enough, and insufficiently full of mirrors. (Douglas Adams, The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul, PocketContinue Reading
The Dark Forest Theory: Should Humanity Stay Silent In The Cosmos?
The Dark Forest Theory is a solution to the Fermi Paradox which highlights the contradiction between the high probability of extraterrestrial civilizations existing and the lack of contact with such civilizations. The Dark Forest Theory is a compelling hypothesis that offers a unique perspective on why we haven’t encountered extraterrestrial civilizations.Continue Reading
Great Sci-Fi Novels 6. Dan Simmons’s ‘Ilium’
Rewriting the Gods of Ilium Dan Simmons’s ‘Ilium ‘is a sprawling, genre-blending epic that reimagines Homer’s Iliad through a futuristic, science-fictional lens. Set across multiple timelines and locations—including a terraformed Mars and a post-human Earth—Ilium weaves three major narrative threads together. The first thread follows Thomas Hockenberry, a 20th-century HomericContinue Reading
AGENTS OF THE UNREAL: MEN IN BLACK
When you hear “Men in Black,” your mind probably jumps to Hollywood’s cool agents in black suits, neuralyzers in hand, keeping Earth safe from rogue aliens. But the real-world phenomenon is far stranger—and far more unsettling. Continue Reading
THE MYSTERY OF PROJECT SERPO
In the 1960s, an extraordinary claim surfaced that would forever alter how we view human-alien contact. Project Serpo, an alleged secret exchange program between the U.S. government and extraterrestrials from the Zeta Reticuli star system, promised to unlock the truth about UFOs and alien life.Continue Reading
VISITORS FROM THE STARS, OR ANCIENT ENEMIES IN DISGUISE?
The idea that UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) and UAPs (Unidentified Aerial Phenomena) could be supernatural entities rather than advanced technology, whether terrestrial or extraterrestrial, is an alternative hypothesis.Continue Reading
Great Sci-Fi Novels 5: Jack Williamson’s ‘Darker than You Think’
Darker Than You Think is one of the best stories I ever read, if not the best. Although Jack Williamson wrote it in the 1930s, it’s fast-moving, incredibly well-written, and retains its supernatural horror charm. The first time I read it, I was a teenager. Since then, I enjoyed many other books and movies on werewolves, but Darker Than You Think is unique.Continue Reading








