Category Archives: Translight Themes
If Evil Wants to be Forgiven
If evil wants to be forgiven, the first thing it must do is stop being evil. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * … Continue reading
Neutrinos Rule!!
Did Kate call it right? Some physicists now claim they’ve timed neutrinos traveling FLS , which, as this article states “would open up the possibility of time travel…” Let the games begin! Now if we could just get Kate to … Continue reading
Three Suggestions to Make Wind Turbines Wildlife Compatible
As research and development of wind farms surges forward, we hear the encouraging news that birds tend to fly around the spinning blades of turbines, rather than trying to fly through them “even in conditions of low visibility.” Mostly. The … Continue reading
Koala: To Be Or Not To Be, pt 4
There is, of course, another part to the question of the continued existence of koalas. How can they survive in the wild when their wilderness has disappeared? Over 80% of the natural eucalyptus groves in Australia have been cut down. … Continue reading
Koala: To Be Or Not To Be, pt 3
In the earliest version of Light Thickens, the protagonist succeeds in saving the koala, delivering it to a zoo in the US during the interval between Light Thickens and Vaporous Night. That version was not meant to be read by … Continue reading
Koala: To Be Or Not To Be , pt 2
In Light Thickens a healthy koala joey (weaned but not yet adult) is plucked from its ideal habitat and instantly teleported to a foreign environment full of strange germs. Within fifteen minutes it is “rescued” from a cardboard box and … Continue reading
Koala: To Be Or Not to Be, pt 1
When I hired a friend to look at Light Thickens as a story consultant, one point she made was that I could not kill off the koala. “Your protagonist has invested so much energy in saving this critter,” she said, … Continue reading
Rachel, pt. 4
A couple of years later while leafing through a newspaper, I glimpsed a name that seemed familiar. After reading the text I connected the name to the soft-spoken young woman who had demonstrated her courage by going to find out for … Continue reading
Rachel, pt. 3
Many months later an organization in our local peace community sponsored another event, featuring Rachel. A lovely, soft-spoken young woman, Rachel was the type of person you might call a gentle soul, someone you might expect to be a professional … Continue reading
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