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Why There Is No Fermi Paradox – mark roth-whitworth
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October 12, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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At long last, part 3 of my worldcon trip report.
Worldcon trip report, #3 – mark roth-whitworth
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September 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
At long last, part 3 of my worldcon trip report.
Part two of our Worldcon trip report:
Seattle Worldcon Trip Report #2 – mark roth-whitworth
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August 31, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Part two of our Worldcon trip report:
Lots of new and updated stuff on my blog. Among them - I have to apologize, having told a lot of folks they can read the first few chapters of both of my novels... then had no link to them. That's now under "free reads", and have links at the bottom to the next excerpt. Also, trip report: Worldcon
mark roth-whitworth – Another writer's blog – science fiction and fantasy for a hopeful future This blog inspired by Charlie Stross'.
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August 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Lots of new and updated stuff on my blog. Among them - I have to apologize, having told a lot of folks they can read the first few chapters of both of my novels... then had no link to them. That's now under "free reads", and have links at the bottom to the next excerpt. Also, trip report: Worldcon
Much new content on my blog. I've added a section for non-fiction, which currently contains some posts on politics - not from the news, but larger scale issues.
On the main page, I've started a trip report - we just got back from Worldcon in Seattle, where we traveled by Amtrak.
On the main page, I've started a trip report - we just got back from Worldcon in Seattle, where we traveled by Amtrak.
mark roth-whitworth – Another writer's blog – science fiction and fantasy for a hopeful future This blog inspired by Charlie Stross'.
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August 26, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Much new content on my blog. I've added a section for non-fiction, which currently contains some posts on politics - not from the news, but larger scale issues.
On the main page, I've started a trip report - we just got back from Worldcon in Seattle, where we traveled by Amtrak.
On the main page, I've started a trip report - we just got back from Worldcon in Seattle, where we traveled by Amtrak.
New post on my blog - a question for readers: why do you like villains instead of the heroes?
Villains? Why do people like villains? – mark roth-whitworth
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August 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
New post on my blog - a question for readers: why do you like villains instead of the heroes?
New post on my blog.
Literature and genre – mark roth-whitworth
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July 1, 2025 at 8:49 AM
New post on my blog.
PSA: I understand there's a meme out there that women over 60 shouldn't be out there chainsawing zombies.
That's a terrible idea in the first place. Esp. if there's a plague of zombies, whatever made them zombies may be highly contagious. Always use Molotovs on them.
That's a terrible idea in the first place. Esp. if there's a plague of zombies, whatever made them zombies may be highly contagious. Always use Molotovs on them.
June 21, 2025 at 6:26 PM
PSA: I understand there's a meme out there that women over 60 shouldn't be out there chainsawing zombies.
That's a terrible idea in the first place. Esp. if there's a plague of zombies, whatever made them zombies may be highly contagious. Always use Molotovs on them.
That's a terrible idea in the first place. Esp. if there's a plague of zombies, whatever made them zombies may be highly contagious. Always use Molotovs on them.
New blog post up! mrw.5-cent.us?p=670
About the Terran Confederation… – mark roth-whitworth
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June 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
New blog post up! mrw.5-cent.us?p=670
A new post on my blog,
LitCrit: problems with Tolkien deconstructors – mark roth-whitworth
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May 16, 2025 at 2:56 AM
A new post on my blog,
Here's a pleasant surprise: notified today: finalist (one of three), 11,000 Years.
May 15, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Here's a pleasant surprise: notified today: finalist (one of three), 11,000 Years.
New post on my blog.
What, exactly, is a government? – mark roth-whitworth
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May 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
New post on my blog.
And not merely (as if any cat is "merely"), but one that's meshed, and can communicate. He was intended as a spy... but about that "intended"? As everyone knows, cats have their own agenda.
April 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
And not merely (as if any cat is "merely"), but one that's meshed, and can communicate. He was intended as a spy... but about that "intended"? As everyone knows, cats have their own agenda.
I've finally gotten back to writing. Let me assure you that the novel I'm working on now - let's see, I've definitely got two that will come out before it (they're both finished, and I'm looking for an agent), but this one is clearly going to be a best seller. There's a cat in it.
April 22, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I've finally gotten back to writing. Let me assure you that the novel I'm working on now - let's see, I've definitely got two that will come out before it (they're both finished, and I'm looking for an agent), but this one is clearly going to be a best seller. There's a cat in it.
Never thought of trying to go viral... but if this does, maybe the muskrat will read it.
April 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Never thought of trying to go viral... but if this does, maybe the muskrat will read it.
Just posted another entry on my political substack.
An aside: libertarians
Why they're not what they say
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March 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Just posted another entry on my political substack.
This is my second purely political posts on my substack page. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Let's talk about the left.
Something most Americans know *nothing* about.
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March 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is my second purely political posts on my substack page. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Watch this. Deal with subtitles. Viva la France! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDV...
Claude Malhuret, Senator of the French Republic, speaks the truth about what is happening in the US
YouTube video by Gregory Mullins
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March 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Watch this. Deal with subtitles. Viva la France! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmDV...
Do your sworn duty, or resign, and don't call yourself a Christian.
February 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Do your sworn duty, or resign, and don't call yourself a Christian.
You swore an Oath on the Bible to "uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States". If you fail to reign in Mr. Trump - and at this point, impeachment is the only answer - you have perjured yourself, forsworn your Oath, and so borne false witness.
February 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
You swore an Oath on the Bible to "uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States". If you fail to reign in Mr. Trump - and at this point, impeachment is the only answer - you have perjured yourself, forsworn your Oath, and so borne false witness.
I called, added:
You have allowed Mr. Trump to take the power of the purse from Congress. Now he is asserting the right to determine the meaning of the law, which is the duty of the Courts.
You have allowed Mr. Trump to take the power of the purse from Congress. Now he is asserting the right to determine the meaning of the law, which is the duty of the Courts.
February 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I called, added:
You have allowed Mr. Trump to take the power of the purse from Congress. Now he is asserting the right to determine the meaning of the law, which is the duty of the Courts.
You have allowed Mr. Trump to take the power of the purse from Congress. Now he is asserting the right to determine the meaning of the law, which is the duty of the Courts.
tried to contact the Speaker of the House, Johnson. There is no answer, "let us know which staffer you want to get hold of, and we'll get back to you." And there is no email for the Speaker, and Johnson's emali refuses to accept any out of his district. 202-225-4000
February 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
tried to contact the Speaker of the House, Johnson. There is no answer, "let us know which staffer you want to get hold of, and we'll get back to you." And there is no email for the Speaker, and Johnson's emali refuses to accept any out of his district. 202-225-4000
New free read on my blog, short (2700 words or so). Not lightweight, but fitting for right now.
A read… – mark roth-whitworth
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February 10, 2025 at 3:40 AM
New free read on my blog, short (2700 words or so). Not lightweight, but fitting for right now.
@marklemley.bsky.social I read on faceplant that you're asking gov't employees whose data was accessed. I worked as a contractor at the NIH for 10 years, retiring in '19. I had a POTS clearance. This means he has *my* data.
February 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
@marklemley.bsky.social I read on faceplant that you're asking gov't employees whose data was accessed. I worked as a contractor at the NIH for 10 years, retiring in '19. I had a POTS clearance. This means he has *my* data.