Just realised that I didn't even introduce myself properly:
I'm a lifelong fan of science fiction, fantasy and related subjects.
I live near Bremen in North Germany, the city made famous by the fairy tale about the town musicians.
I'm a writer, not just as SFF.
In my day job, I'm a translator of technical and legal texts. I'm also a teacher, originally for English, but now mostly for German as a second language.
"Right, we have finalised the three laws of robotics."
"I'm pretty sure that's been-"
"First: A robot may not be owned."
"That's not-"
"Second: A robot has full autonomy over its body."
"Um..."
"Third: A robot has a right to energy and shelter."
"What of humans?"
"Yes, they too."
#TypoCorrected #MicroFiction #SmallStories
Nice review of an anthology in which I have an essay:
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/standing-toe-to-toe
Whether you have already seen The Last Jedi or not, enjoy this pic of Paige, Rose, Chewie and a random panda. https://wandering.shop/media/q7AuoGoI80723gfyVWw
Just wanted to share the beautiful cover for my upcoming SF holiday short "Christmas on Iago Prime".
https://wandering.shop/media/6eD5hqZg5jsIFgPZ8A0
I just wanted to share the cover for my upcoming science fiction story: https://wandering.shop/media/CiiZzFXojDiHTf5JJyQ
After hundreds of years, they've had enough. The Turkey Revolution has begun.
#writingprompts #writing
I have a story in this upcoming science fiction anthology: http://www.alasdairshaw.co.uk/thenewcomer/guardian.php
Siri ran through the forest, touched trees, breathed deeply.
To human eyes, it was just another robot. To Siri, an Actual Reality headset.
#MicroFiction #tootfic
And since I totally forgot to mention this in my introduction, I run two genre blogs, the Speculative Fiction Showcase for SF, fantasy and horror and the Indie Crime Scene for crime, mystery and thriller:
http://indiespecfic.blogspot.de/
http://indiecrimescene.blogspot.de/
Authors in those genres are welcome to submit new release to the respective blog.
Our featured new release at the Speculative Fiction Showcase today is "Where Nightmares Come From - The Art of Storytelling in the Horror Genre", a non-fiction anthology of interest to horror writers and others:
http://indiespecfic.blogspot.de/2017/11/where-nightmares-come-from-art-of.html
Let's see if I can post photos from my phone. Here is yesterday's lunch, Steak Diane with pasta. I didn't flambé it, though.
I came across the recipe while researching my retro adventure series The Silencer. Food is important in my fiction.
https://wandering.shop/media/7hvqDA03y8wQyTqELIQ
Here's a nice blogpost by @stealthmunchkin about Mastodon and why you don't need to worry about instances to use it. (Basically, think of it like email rather than like the bird site.) https://andrewhickey.info/2017/11/16/mastodon-dont-worry-about-instances/
Things I archived today: Wrote 1158 words and did a cover mock-up that is supposed to look like a 1970s men's adventure paperback. I do think the typography works, but I'll have to crop the image differently to get the effect that I want. https://wandering.shop/media/KX_HKtHGhN8hLF4Ps0M
Writer, teacher and translator from Bremen in North Germany. Three-time Hugo finalist for Best Fan Writer, she/her
http://corabuhlert.com