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One year ago today I posted this miniature Alien/Star Wars Mashup I created using real figures, lighting and miniature sets, R2's light and 3PO's eye glow were illustrated in digitally the rest is all real

R2D2 heads into a nest of alien eggs. C3PO holds off in the background

This year, I have 4 new books out!

1) Epic fantasy debut THE VALE OF SEVEN DRAGONS (Apr. 7)

2) A middle grade debut DUNGEON CRAWL AT THE HAUNTED MALL, A Choose Your Own Adventure book (Apr. 21)

3) Appalachian weird horror novella, GODFESTATION (Aug. 11)

4) THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT (Oct. 20), the prequel conclusion to the sci-fi and fantasy Nebula & BSFA finalist Amethyst Lantern series.

Read about them all!

https://jendiagammon.com/2025/12/14/my-2026-books/

A long read about Three Body adaptations and the original work but worth it.

Anna made me realise something. One reason why the Netflix version failed (for me and those who enjoyed the original work) was that they didn't take the opportunity to use the same framework and create a commentary on US/European society. Instead, we got a clumsy photostat of the original, which fed into the current geopolitical commentary about China....which loses the point of the original story to begin with.

https://www.annachen.co.uk/2024/06/08/three-body-problem-the-politics-of-novel-netflix-and-tencent/

Died this Day:
Kathleen Ann Goonan (died Jan 28, 2021) was an American author who revitalized post-cyberpunk with her Nanotech Quartet, debuting with Queen City Jazz (1994). Her work, often fusing jazz, history, and advanced technology, includes In War Times, which won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathleen_Ann_Goonan







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Two massive, semi-transparent orbs dominate a pitch-black vertical field, aligned vertically and tethered by a vertical DNA double helix. The top orb is a swirl of pale violet and cloudy white, containing a ghostly face lying horizontally with eyes shut. A white geometric line forms an inverted "V" over this upper section. The central DNA structure is built from clustered spheres in crimson, amber, and cobalt, twisting downward. Bisecting this helix is the title "IN WAR TIMES" in bold, white, sans-serif block letters. Beneath this, "An Alternate Universe Novel of a Different Present" appears in a fine, golden-beige serif typeface. The author's name, "KATHLEEN ANN GOONAN," follows in large grey sans-serif capitals, partially covered by the molecular strand. The lower orb mirrors the upper in size but contains a pale blue and white scene: the Eiffel Tower's mesh structure, a solitary streetlamp, and a dark human profile facing right. A white "V" shape overlays the bottom, suggesting a diamond outline with the top line. Within the lower orb, black text reads: "Kathleen Goonan is one of the very few writers of science fiction today willing to work with the unfettered vistas of object weirdness presented by theapocylyptic potential of really new technologies." followed by "—WILLIAM GIBSON." The spheres exhibit a smooth, marble-like texture and appear softly illuminated.

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This piece was done a few years back, thought I'd lost this entire photoshoot. Just recovered the entire computer! Way more excited about the images than the comp.

This is my self portrait. Obviously my hair was much longer then.

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Image of a mixed media sculpture in an old boiler room. The piece is a biomech human bust.