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12 Must-Read Science Fiction Short Stories
by David Kubicek This is by no means a definitive list of the best science fiction short stories ever written, mainly because I haven’t read every science fiction story ever written, and I’m sure there are many, many of them that would be on this list, but I haven’t read them yet, so they’re not on this list. Also, I’m defining “short story” as anything that can be read in one sitting if one…
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Remembering John Kubicek (May 2, 1961-December 19, 2022)
Remembering John Kubicek (May 2, 1961-December 19, 2022)
by David Kubicek John in his late teens at his desk. This was a candid shot, and he had just realized I was taking his picture, which could account for the slightly irritated look on his face. My brother, John, passed away on December 19, 2022, after a nine-month battle with cancer. Those of you who are regular visitors to this blog know that he has figured prominently in several posts. And no…
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Subliminal Messages in Rock Music
Subliminal Messages in Rock Music
by David Kubicek (Dedicated to my brother John) Back in the late 1970s or early 1980s, a religious group claimed that subliminal messages in rock music were converting unsuspecting kids to satanism. All you had to do, they said, was play the songs backwards to reveal the satanic commands. My brother John and I were skeptical, but we thought it would be great fun to play some popular songs…
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Ten Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
Ten Must-Read Science Fiction Novels
by David Kubicek It seems like everyone and his brother are doing “best” lists of novels, so I decided to get in on the act. Here is my list of ten must-read science fiction novels. I haven’t read every science fiction novel that has ever been written, but of the ones I have read, these are my favorites. Perhaps someday I’ll do my list of the next ten and later the ten after that until I, this…
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Science Fiction and Predicting the Future
Science Fiction and Predicting the Future
By David Kubicek Most science fiction writers will tell you that they don’t try to predict the future; the futures they create are there to serve their characters and their stories. Many SF writers, however, do get some things right about the future. Ray Bradbury, for example, describes interactive TV in his 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451–it’s a clunky, primitive version of today’s interactive TV, but…
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Cat and Dog Tales, Part I
Cat and Dog Tales, Part I
by David Kubicek I love animal cartoons, especially when they involve cats and dogs. Having been a pet human of several cats and dogs, I recognize that every good dog or cat cartoon is based on a truth about that particular animal’s personality. This is the first of two (or three?) character sketches of cats and dogs that I’ve known. WHISKERS Whiskers was a blue-eyed gray and white kitten who was…
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When Martians Invaded Earth
When Martians Invaded Earth
by David Kubicek I was in elementary school when I first read about how the Orson Welles radio broadcast of H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds scared the bejesus out of everyone. Or at least that’s what my young mind got from it–Welles did this radio show about Martians invading Earth, and everyone thought it was real, and widespread panic ensued. I learned many years later that, like with most…
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How Writers Can Find a Profitable and Flexible Side Gig
How Writers Can Find a Profitable and Flexible Side Gig
by Erica Francis Image Via Pexels As a writer, having time to create is essential. However, if it’s going to take some time to earn enough money from your writing to make ends meet, you may need something extra to keep your bills paid. In many cases, finding a profitable and flexible side gig is your perfect option. Why Having a Side Gig Is Smart Making ends meet as an independent writer or…
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Banned Books Week 2021
Banned Books Week 2021
by David Kubicek Recently I saw a meme on Facebook that said: “A good library has something in it to offend everyone.” That is why (I believe) Banned Books Week was started–to celebrate those books that have offended certain groups of people throughout the years. Celebrate Banned Books Week 2021, which runs from September 26 through October 2, by reading a banned or challenged book. If you…
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Editing Fiction is Subjective: The October Dreams Controversy
Editing Fiction is Subjective: The October Dreams Controversy
Editing Fiction is Subjective: The October Dreams Controversy by David Kubicek Editing fiction is subjective. The best stories don’t always make the most money while some seriously awful stories make millions. An irritating misconception in our society is the notion that the size of one’s paycheck is in direct proportion to the quality and importance of one’s work. Unfortunately, this…
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Levelling Up: How To Turn Your Love Of Video Games Into a Career
Levelling Up: How To Turn Your Love Of Video Games Into a Career
by Micah Norris According to data from this year, income from live streaming grew again by 26.9%, the competitive eSports industry climbed in value to over $1 billion, and the videogame market itself shot to $90 billion in value, dwarfing the worldwide box office. Forget what your parents told you: if you know which buttons to press, there’s a living to be made from playing games. Here are our…
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Planning is important, even for a Sure Thing
Planning is important, even for a Sure Thing
by David Kubicek Halley’s Comet, May 5, 1910. Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona Years ago I learned that planning is important, even when a goal is far in the future, even when said goal seemed like a sure thing. To my utter chagrin, I had 20 years to plan and still got caught unprepared. To understand how this catastrophe came about we have to go back to my high school years. During junior…
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Cheap Parking: A Horror Story Podcast
Cheap Parking: A Horror Story Podcast
by David Kubicek What if your quest for cheap parking led you to an underground garage with no means of exit and you just kept going down and down? This is what happens to the narrator of “Cheap Parking,” written by Sarah K. Rodden, produced by Phil Michalski, and narrated by Danielle McRae on the NoSleep podcast. It is the second story on this episode of the podcast and starts around…
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Voices From the Plains, Vol. IV, Released
Voices From the Plains, Vol. IV, Released
by David Kubicek The Fourth Volume of the Nebraska Writers Guild’s annual anthology was released in early December, 2020. The list price for the eBook is $3.99, the list price for the paperback is $16.99, and both versions are now available from Amazon Voices From the Plains, Volume IV, features 42 authors and 75 creative works, broken down into the categories of poetry, essays, short stories,…
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How To Avoid Becoming Scam Victim
How To Avoid Becoming Scam Victim
by David Kubicek I have written many articles on fraud and cybersecurity for the Midlands Business Journal over past 20 years. In researching these stories I picked the brains of lots of fraud prevention experts. Scammers are like cockroaches–when you see one on the kitchen floor, you can be sure that there’s a nest of them in the wall. Scammers will take advantage of any situation to trick…
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How I Mark My Writing Progress
How I Mark My Writing Progress
by David Kubicek
Many writers measure their progress by how many words they write each day. I’m not one of them. The words I write today may be discarded tomorrow or cut in the second or third draft. For me, the words that matter most are the ones that end up in my final draft.
The idea for my young adult dystopian novel Empathfirst came to me in 2011. I wrote 25,000 words, wasn’t happy with the…
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Ghost Tales for Halloween
Ghost Tales for Halloween
by David Kubicek
I’ve always been fascinated by true ghost stories. I longed to see a real ghost but never quite reached that goal. I have, however, had some close encounters of the ghostly kind.
The Ghost in the Library
The first was when I was very young–nine, ten, or 11. While my Dad was grocery shopping in the Havelock business district I went to check out the library. It was an old,…
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