Do you read my science fiction? Well those of you who read The Portent, the sequel to The Facade, know that The Portent ended with a riddle for readers. Part of the riddle and a clue was in the book, while part was in a companion handbook. The riddle was part of a...
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And the Title of the Next Novel Will Be …
The CIPHER ... by a narrow margin: Thanks for all who voted! Over 1500 of you! I start tonight ... well, as soon as we get power back. Day 4 of no electricity at home (at work now - civilization). Hopefully we'll be back in business late tonight.
Science Now Able to Remotely Hack the Brain
Yes, you read that correctly. Good thing I don't need to make things up for my novels. Stuff like this makes freaking readers out a whole lot easier. Thanks, scientists!
The Portent Portending: Synthetic Genomes Are Just a Click Away
Readers of my fiction know that synthetic biology was a sub-plot element in The Portent. Well, we're moving down the road toward creating humans from scratch (or some sort of human derivative). This article describes a new process for creating a functioning gene. What...
Sub-Plot from The Portent in the News: Secret Meeting Held at Harvard about Creating a Synthetic Human Genome
This happened at least a half dozen times with The Facade -- something in the book becomes news after the fact. Here we go again with The Portent: From the Christian Science Monitor: Why did Harvard Scientists Hold a 'Secret' Synthetic Genome Meeting? This is why you...
DNA CRISPR Critters: We Shall Be as Gods
Have you read my novel, The Portent? If so, the subject matter of the link below will sound familiar: Gene Drives – Will Conqueror Biomolecular Bots Dictate a New Book of Life? One of the sub-plots to The Portent is the use of genetic alteration and synthetic biology...
Naked Bible 68: Interview with Fern and Audrey
UPDATE 3/7/2018: Fern and Audrey now have their own non-profit ministry. Please donate to Discovering MErcy! In this episode we take a break from Leviticus to talk to two friends of Mike who use the divine council worldview of biblical theology in a unique way –...
Navy Arctic UFO Photos from 1971: An Open Minds Report
I highly recommend watching this Open Minds TV report. This is what's supposed to happen with such things -- people doing real investigative work. Here are some of the photos. They are indeed stunning, but most likely not extraterrestrial. Presuming you watched the...
Training for the sequel to The Portent?
Nope - and this isn't a leaked image from Miqlat for Portent readers. It's a cool photo from a reader at the NTC (National Training Center), in Ft. Irwin, CA, there for a combat simulation rotation (realistic war games).
Science News Anticipated in The Facade and The Portent
This news item if course isn't the only such element in either of my novels that have made it to public discourse after publication. I've blogged a number of them before. Just thought readers would enjoy this: The First Demonstration Of Self-Propelled Nanobots In A...
The International UFO Congress: Sense of Humor Required
As many of you recall, I attended the International UFO Congress in Scottsdale, AZ a week ago. The trip had three purposes. The first was publisher business. I wanted to promote my novels, The Facade and The Portent. I didn't sell much. You never do at an event like...
Mike Heiser On The Sharpening with Josh Peck
I did an interview today (1.5 hrs) with Josh Peck, host of The Sharpening. The focus was on The Facade and The Portent, but there are some personal details in the interview as well. It's posted on YouTube but is audio only. ...
Plot Elements from The Portent In the News Since It Was Published
On the cover of The Portent (as was the case with The Facade before it) tells readers that the content elements of the storyline are all real. Some folks might think that's just marketing. It isn't. Since the release of The Portent this past August, several content...
The Majestic Documents and MJ-12: Some Resources
I've been on three talk shows in the last week or so (Skywatchers Radio, Coast to Coast AM, and Dark Grand Conspiracy). On two of them the Majestic Documents got a good bit of air time. The discussion prompted me to clog some resources related to the Majestic...
Research Links for Radio Listeners
I'm re-posting the link to research resources related to topics that factor into The Facade and The Portent for listeners this week.