October Dawns
October is the magic month in Autumn, when nature paints trees with a chromatic brush, creating magical landscapes that all too soon shed their skins in anticipation of Winter.
In Defense of Manned Space Flight #3
There are of course the usual arguments against humans in space. But let’s start with an examination of that statement, “humans in space.” Humanity is now and has always been “in space.” The thing in the sky is a G-2 main sequence star perhaps halfway through its lifespan. Its attributes govern every second of our…
Time To Sing That Autumn Song
That’s right, Autumn is here! And Copper Dog Publishing wants to remind you that it is time to sing that Autumn song… verses bursting with multi-colored leaves and cool, breezy evenings, and Harvest moons. Halloween looms large on the horizon, but for the next few weeks the lawns need raking, piles of leaves release fiery…
In Defense of Manned Space Flight Part II
Last blog we discussed manned space flight on the theme that we humans have to directly experience things. More on that line… To anyone who has seen the Mona Lisa in person, seeing it on TV or in an art book is meaningless. The original cannot be captured, it must be experienced. Perhaps a…
In Defense of Manned Space Flight
“And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close, with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you, all of you on the good earth.” Frank Boreman Apollo 8 “Robotic exploration is to real exploration as masturbation is to glorious, loving sex.”- Anonymous Nothing is…
“Sha’Daa: Inked” FB Release Party for Kindle Edition
Don’t miss the party! We have lots of FREE gifts to give out as contest prizes during this fun Facebook Event that is 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm EST USA on Saturday, September 24, 2016.
Poet Rilke’s Letters
Why did I wait until nine years ago to finally pick up this diminutive paperback volume? Why did I shun its potential advice for this wide span of time? Perhaps it was part of that anti-intellectualism I have harbored for so long…
More On The Origins Of Maauro
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED deep space stories about star-spanning governments and alien races, ala Babylon 5 and Star Trek. In my first series, the adventures of Robert Fenaday and the genetically-engineered woman Shasti Rainhell, aboard the privateer Sidhe, I created the universe all my SF stories would be set in, much as author Larry Niven did…
Getting Up To Speed
2016 has been a busy and fruitful year for CDP LLC, as to date our MoonDream Press imprint has published one novel, AGAINST THAT TIME, and two shared-world anthologies, COWBOYS IN SPACE and SHA’DAA: INKED.