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Ron
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Enterprise Architect. Cancer Survivor. Astronomy & NASA nerd. Writer. (all opinions my own - I do not speak for my employer)
My new book just dropped and you can buy it for your kindle or in print.

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Scattered Dreams is filled with raw and gritty #poetry as well as whimsical and speculative #scifi and #fantasy #poems.

#freeverse #haiku #senryu #haibun #cinquain
January 13, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Either the hottest album of 2024 is about to drop, or my siblings and I are walking the mean streets of Greenock, #Scotland to see where my grandfather started his #WWII journey.
December 12, 2024 at 7:14 AM
Presented the paper I co-wrote at the #IITSEC conference in #Orlando today. "Leveraging #SciFi Case Studies to Specify Immersive Training System Requirements." - very well received and such great audience participation and engagement. Very fun and looking forward to doing it again.
December 4, 2024 at 9:19 PM
A young scientist suffers the consequences of using his unique ability to prove that the universe is a simulation. #scifi #reddit #writingprompt
Simulation - a short story by Ron Sparks
A young scientist suffers the consequences of using his unique ability to prove that the universe is a simulation.
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December 4, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Two scientists of different temperament work to discover the cause of strange phenomenon happening in their city - only to learn a creature from myth and legend is responsible. #scifi #fantasy
Medusa - a short story by Ron Sparks
Two scientists of different temperament work to discover the cause of strange phenomenon happening in their city - only to learn a creature from myth and legend is responsible.
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December 3, 2024 at 11:57 AM
In a parallel universe, #elves and #fairies are #astronauts. On a routine mission, they discover something truly terrifying.
Missing Person - a Flash Fiction story by Ron Sparks
A missing person on board the International Space Station is a mystery solved, unexpectedly, by science and not magic.
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December 2, 2024 at 11:54 AM
A short #scifi #dystopian story about overworked miners in the asteroid belt - a lesson in the power of people over corporations.
If Only Some Are Free - Ron Sparks
Worked to death mining the asteroid belt for an ever-consuming and ungrateful Earth, a crew member makes a horrifying choice.
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December 1, 2024 at 12:46 PM
A fun little #specFic #scifi #dystopian short story I wrote after a night of #insomnia.
Waking Freedom Day - Ron Sparks
Ron Sparks is a technology professional, an auhor, a poet, and a philosopher. Welcome to an eclectic website with a little something for everyone.
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November 23, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Someone told me that #women don't get melancholic solitude, thinking, "this is a beautiful place I would be satisfied to bleed out and die in" that #men experience.

Is this true?
November 22, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Meet Maple, my agent of chaos. She's now nine weeks old and has become the benevolent overlord of the house. #boxer #puppy #pittsburgh
November 22, 2024 at 4:36 PM
Me: doc, I need #flu, #pnemonia, & #COVID vaccines.

Doc: all 3 at same time?

Me: yep. And in same arm. I don't want 2 sore arms.

Doc: ok....you're in for a rough ride.

Me jab+2hrs: not so bad!

Me jab+4hrs: ugh I feel bleh.

Me jab+6hrs: dear God what have I done?!?
November 22, 2024 at 1:20 PM
She's learning how to walk on a leash, but isn't happy with it and protests by sitting down sullenly and giving me a judgement stare. #boxer #puppy
November 19, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Nothing like a 5am wakeup call from the new puppy. She managed to pee, poop, and barf in all the wrong places as one would expect. She romped all over the house with crazy puppy energy, and promptly crashed to recharge for the next round.
November 17, 2024 at 2:59 PM
The newest addition to the family. Meet Maple, an 8-week-old Boxer puppy.
November 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Looks like #halo has a new boss level. This one looks terrifying. #3dprinting
November 16, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Goodbye Europe. The past 4 years have been some of the most amazing in my life. I'll be back.
April 29, 2024 at 7:21 AM
Hanging out in Florence, Italy for the past couple of weeks. Such a lovely and historic town. One if my favorites.
November 19, 2023 at 8:50 AM
Hanging out with my amazing wife in Zermatt in the shadow of the Matterhorn for our 14th wedding anniversary. I am so lucky to be able to experience this.
October 12, 2023 at 8:38 PM
Remember, no matter what happens in life - you ARE Kenough.

Super excited my wife @careysparks.bsky.social got me this Barbie Movie Ken / Kenough hoodie!
October 3, 2023 at 9:15 PM
The vacation is over and I went back to work today, but not before I enjoyed a good cigar, some coffee, jazz, and a book yesterday afternoon on my Zürich balcony.
October 2, 2023 at 8:21 PM
Celebrated Oktoberfest in Munich with dear friends last week at my regular tent - Festhalle Schottenhamel.
October 1, 2023 at 6:20 AM
Amazing 2-day motorcycle ride through the Swiss Alps with one of my best friend this past week. Furka Pass was one of the most thrilling and gorgeous rides I have ever been on.
October 1, 2023 at 6:17 AM
Couldn't pass on this Russian Vostok Amphibia watch when I saw the great price in Chrono24. I love military watches and the 24-hour dial on this is very cool!
September 8, 2023 at 1:35 PM
Found a new favorite when I was at the Cigar Bar - attached to the Michelin Star restaurant Rotisserie - in Zürich earlier in the week.
August 24, 2023 at 5:41 PM