Notes on writing, science and space
Essays from The Author's Corner, news from far away in On This Day in Space, short fiction, and activities for young readers.
On This Day in Space Blog – Is Time Travel A Possibility?
Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Travel: Exploring the Boundaries of Possibility Time travel has long captured the human imagination, captivating us with its…
The Girl in the Garden
In the heart of a bustling metropolis stood a towering apartment building, its windows reflecting the ceaseless motion of the city below....
What If
Ana Quin O’Rourke sat on her balcony sipping a cup of her favorite tea, Earl Grey Black with Lavender. Her home facing the waters of the Pacific Ocean.....
The Battle of Crete
Three dictators: two in Europe and one in Asia. They formed an alliance and called their alliance....
Longer Than – A Christmas Love Story
It is 4:45 pm and Ms. Rose Delvechio rushes to catch the 4:48 pm express train from NYC’s Grand....
Mutual Isolation
It was 6:00 AM and he had survived a cold night in the mountains. The winds had picked up and the day promised to be even colder....
The Silent Stalker
She was a woman of 63 years. She is shorter than average and stocker than the norm. She has blazing short brown hair, a light completion, with tired brown…
The Little Black Book
Sarah Elizabeth Warren had just turned 21 years of age only two days ago. She was a petite young woman with long brown hair and matching eyes. Her smile…
The Story of Jane Austen
I started reading the novels of Jane Austen was I was just a teen. Her stories were more than just love stories, contemporary sweet romances of their time.…
The Story of Jane Austen
I fell in love with the works of Jane Austen as a young teen. In her works she addressed issues of gender, politics and class-consciousness rarely expressed…
How the Victorians Created the Modern English Novel.
I read Jane Eyre and Pride and Prejudice at the age of eleven and never looked back. I spent my teenage years devouring nineteenth century literature,…
What is the multiverse—and is there any evidence it really exists
The Multiverse of Everything Everywhere All at Once, the 2023 Oscar winner for Best Picture. Movies can’t get enough of exploring these questions. From…