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How to Write Something You Don't Know Anything About [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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 Advice from a 50-time Analog contributor and professional science writer on how to write fiction about technical topics on which you are not, yourself, an expert. Anyone interested in writing science fiction will benefit from this advice, told in an anecdotal manner, with numerous references to successful story sales. 2007
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Up In Smoke: How Mt. St. Helens Blasted Conventional Scientific Wisdom [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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The May 18, 1980 eruption of Mt. St. Helens altered more than the landscape of the nearby mountainsides. It changed forever scientists understanding of two fields of study: volcanology and ecology. This article examines how the mountain's eruption changed our understanding of the natural world. 2001 AnLab Award Winner
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After Gas: Are We Ready for the End of Oil? [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Some scientists, inspired by the work of an oil-company geologist named M. King Hubbard, believe the age of easy oil has peaked and will soon decline. This article examines that theory, as well as what alternatives the future may use for liquid fuel. Methanol, anyone? 2007
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A Pound of Flesh [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Alex Copley used to be an attorney. Then the nanos robbed him of his career: tiny machines that make sure you do what you're supposed to ... or else. Now, he's a not-very-successful private eye, facing a mysterious woman with a lot of dough and a new type of nano. Hard-boiled detective action mixes with science-fictional world-building in a tale that will take you places you don't expect. 2006
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Dinosaur Blood [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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In a barely sustainable, energy-depleted future, Trista has just turned 21 and inherited a near-bottomless pit of money, along with some ancient gasoline and a museum-full of antique cars. Why not blow the gasoline on the world's last road trip? Trista commissions a tank-trailer for the fuel, then picks the only vehicle that can pull it: a bright-yellow Hummer. Then, she and a couple of girlfriends set out on a rolling party--not knowing that the fate of humanity hangs on how they spend those la... more info>> 2006 AnLab Award Runner-up
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The Great Sumatran Earthquakes of 2004-05: What Science Has Learned from the (Two) Biggest Earthquakes in 40 Years [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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The deadly earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia and the Indian Ocean in December 2004 was one of the worst natural disasters of recent history. But it also taught scientists a great deal about such events--lessons that might help mitigate the damage next time the Earth moves. 2006 AnLab Award Winner
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The Ice Age that Wasn't: How Our Ancestors May Have Held the Ice at Bay [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Thousands of years ago, a new scientific theory says, ancient farmers may have cut enough forests and produced enough methane to alter the Earth's climate by nearly as much as industrial pollution is doing today, helping to create the unusually stable climate that allowed modern civilization to develop. This does not mean, however, that future warming will be equally beneficial. 2007
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NetPuppets [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett & Mark Niemann-Ross
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Dennis Brophy does computer support for a large pharmaceutical firm. He's overqualified for his job, but that's okay because he's a bit of a slacker, and when he's not upgrading memory chips or teaching people how to turn on their consoles, there's plenty of time to explore the Internet. Recently, he's found an unusually realistic character simulation program, apparently designed by psychological researchers who never bothered to shut it down when they were finished with it. He and three friends... more info>> 2005 AnLab Award Winner
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Original Sin [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Nice-guy Coach works with collegiate runners. He's good at his job, but he's got a problem with Dylan, who's a bundle of raw talent but has limited ambition. In the game of six-degrees-of-separation, though, Coach is a "nexus" person and he's got some great connections, including access to the latest virtual-reality gadgetry, which he can adapt to Dylan's training. But one person's good idea is another's bad one, and soon death is stalking him and those he holds dear. 2006 AnLab Award Runner-up
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The Unrung Bells of the Marie Celeste [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Humanity's first faster-than-light star drive works--sort of. Ships go where they're supposed to. Crews vanish. Wynsten Jones is the n-plus-first test pilot. From the moment he engages the hyperdrive to the time he disappears forever from the universe, he figures his life expectancy measures in milliseconds. It looks like a pretty good way for a never-was tug pilot to go out in a blaze of glory ... or is it? 2007
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911-Backup [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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This story has nothing to do with terrorists and everything to do with emergencies. We all know the value of backing up our data. But what if the data's on an "e-Brain" implant and you kind of forgot--for, like, 12 years? This is a classic cautionary tale, told in a whimsically fablesque voice. 2005
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A Few Good Men [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Tiffany Robertson is an observer. When others talk, she listens and watches--and there are strange happenings in her local coffee shop. Then she boldly intervenes and takes a whirlwind ride to a destination where she finds out just why, these days, it's become so incredibly hard to find a good man. 2005
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Brownian Motion [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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First there were the personals. Then speed dating. Now, thanks to the technology of holodating, Albert Barnett is on his 38th blind date in a week. The goal: find a mate in a telecommuting, got-to-have-it-yesterday business world--without the inconvenience of actually having to meet face-to-face. What could be more efficient? 2003
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Equalization [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Science Fiction. Human society has finally achieved equality. To police it, computers annually mix-and-match minds and bodies to compensate for differing physical, mental, and psychological abilities. Then distance-runner Andru finds himself back in his original body, where he must determine the value of individuality--first his own, and then that of the woman assigned to share his life. This is the first professional sale science fiction by a writer who quickly became one of Analog's most proli... more info>> 2003
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Promises [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Uncle Will is haunted by his past. Many years ago, he made a decision that changed his life, a decision involving a tantalizing, auburn-haired woman. Now, on a futuristic backpacking trip with his nephew, he has the opportunity to relive that fateful day: not to change it but to compare his memories with the real event. Lovett was an accomplished travel writer before he took up fiction, and in this elegantly crafted story, the remote scenery of Oregon's High Cascades is as much a character as Wi... more info>> 2004
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Tiny Berries [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Dave loves gadgets. So how could he resist the HAL 9000, web-linked alarm clock that starts his day with a dulcet-toned "Hello Dave," before consulting his office calendar to brief him on his morning schedule? Until that is, spammers hit the clock. And his voice mail. And his car. Until, in a future where spam is more intrusive than ever before, Dave fights back with the help of an old buddy and a beautiful police consultant. 2003 Analytical Laboratory Award Winner
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Weapon of Mass Distraction [MultiFormat]
by Richard A. Lovett
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Science Fiction. In a near-future America, the government has gotten serious about screening for terrorists. Computers seek patterns in spending, travel, book purchases, and anything else than can find, in order to spot future terrorists before they strike. Then, botanist Herbert Dappelmeyer can't board a train. And that's just the beginning. Funny, prophetic, and cautionary in equal measures, this story has appealed to readers on both sides of the liberal/conservative ideological divide. 2004
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Tomorrow's Strawberries [MultiFormat]
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The aliens have come and they're everywhere: so numerous, in fact, that there's nowhere to live except in mile-high skyscrapers. Then, gardener Bill Johnston wins a once-in-a-lifetime trip to the world's only surviving wilderness. 2005
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Zero Tolerance [MultiFormat]
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It's a full moon on Halloween, and the world has gone insane, taking "zero tolerance" to its illogical extreme. In this darkly funny tale, nothing stands between humanity and politically correct anarchy but a 50-year-old man in a Harry Potter costume, and a scraggly kid dressed as something that might be a werewolf. 2005
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Caretaker [MultiFormat]
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In a sprawling galactic civilization, a wealthy hermit stakes a claim to an entire solar system, seeking to protect it from exploitation. Then, inevitably, a boatload of colonists stumbles onto the scene. 2004
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