Stephen Cote, PhD, Sci Fi author
shardauthor.bsky.social
Stephen Cote, PhD, Sci Fi author
@shardauthor.bsky.social
Field in New England, September
November 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Cool purple mushroom
October 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I’m a furloughed government employee and a self published sci fi author and just like during the pandemic shutdown find myself unable to write. Even though it would likely help with the stress of it all. Attach “I’m fine “ meme here.
October 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Friends and followers, please go to Reedsy today and click upvote for my book 🙂

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THROUGH THE RIFT: BOOK TWO OF THE SHARD SERIES by Steve Cote
Synopsis: The disappearance of Emperor Micah One in a rift in space-time, witnessed by billions, spawned a powerful religion. Now, two hundred years later, the Micahnian Acolytes have taken over the E...
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September 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A nice moment of calm on my Alaska cruise. Followed by whales of course.
September 8, 2025 at 12:31 AM
First day in Alaska. Wow.
September 1, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Cruising out of Seati
August 31, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A big old snapping turtle!
At John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philly.
August 2, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Roadside attraction
Lucy the elephant
July 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Book one I ended up writing odd side stories about things like space elevators, ayahuasca, and pharmaceuticals in the drinking water. Book two side stories include mushroom coffee and geoengineering. Book three will have Schwartzchild cosmology. And space battles of course.
July 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Working on book three. You can get book one now at Smashwords, 75% off!!!

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Shard
Join Micah Quispe as he fights cartel treachery, mining company greed, and political intrigue from the Bolivian highlands to the Mars colony and the edges of reality. Approximately 280 pages.
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July 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Something to bring to the beach.
June 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Philly fungi
June 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
June 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Bullfrog on the golf course. RI.
May 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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Philly isn’t “embracing tiny homes.”Greedy developers are building tiny overpriced apartments.
Philly embraces tiny homes trend — Axios Philadelphia
Tiny homes are no longer just a West Coast thing — they're a Philly thing. Why it matters: Micro-housing now accounts for nearly 7% of the city's rentals, propelling Philadelphia into the conversation...
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May 27, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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I hate seeing my colleagues and coworkers dealing with this every day.
White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It’s working. — The Washington Post
Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts. “Why doesn’t anyone care?”
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May 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A dystopian coming of age road trip to the asteroids with Finnish saunas and mushroom coffee and shards of alien technology.
May 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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