On June 5th I caught this post at Stories by Williams. This is my comment and the resulting comments from Matthew:
10 Comments on “Once in a lifetime view of Venus”
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khaalidah (@khaalidah) June 5, 2012 at 8:38 pm #
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storiesbywilliams June 5, 2012 at 8:56 pm #
Okay, you need to write this down. I foresee you doing a story where a family does go into space. Ho boy, I smell another anthology here!
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khaalidah (@khaalidah) June 6, 2012 at 5:56 am#
An anthology about space, going to space or anything related sounds awesome. I vote for you to be the editor. What do we need to do to get started?
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khaalidah June 6, 2012 at 7:12 pm #
Why don’t you start a new group based on this new idea. It’s too early and perhaps too much for Lyn but, in your hands it could take off sooner rather than later. Whenever you’re ready, SERIOUSLY, I’m in to participate.
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storiesbywilliams June 6, 2012 at 7:35 pm #
Doh! Okay, you’ve inspired me. I would like to go through Writer’s Worth of course, just so I can access the talent pool there. Mainly, I just want Lyn to okay it since she’s kinda like our boss.
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Since then we’ve been trying to whip up interest in an anthology. We’ve come up with some terrific ideas and a handful of people seem to want in on this project. I just thought I’d throw this out there for anyone of you who might be interested in throwing in on some fun and good sci-fi writing. Check out our thread on Goodreads if you’re interested and would like to put your pen to paper.
Take me to your leader, I mean, Matthew is our leader, but he is open to all sorts of suggestions. You can also message him directly on Goodreads or you can message me. Hope to see you on Yuva.
Four nerds verging on geeks live in my house, of which I am one. One of our nerdiest but fun conversations centered around the question “Would you rather go to space or the bottom of the ocean?” Hands down the answer was space.
I once dreamed that my son, now 21, would one day go to space and walk on Mars. He is no longer a child who dreams of space, although it still intrigues, and space seems a distant childhood dream of his. But even for myself, at the ripe old age of 41, the idea of going to space is a bright hope, even though I know it is unattainable and unrealistic. But, given the chance, I would go.
This post reminds me of the awesomeness of our great universe, of the chaotic randomness, of the beauty of this world and the things we have to be grateful for, and of how utterly minuscule we people really are in the grand scheme of things.