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Andrew Barber. Nerd, world traveler (seven continents), and author (A Postcard from Earth, The Penguin and the Wallaby). Former Director in D.C. for space policy. Also an aerial mapping P.M. and archaeologist. U.C.S.C. banana slug born near San Francisco.

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Well, weโ€˜re in 2026 all right!

24.02.2026 03:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So these ten states have either high productivity and infrastructure or are very remote.

19.02.2026 15:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

With a hint of vinegar?

04.01.2026 00:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My short story BALANCING ACT came out Nebula on-line Sci Fi magazine today. The issue wanted a dystopian (government not end of the world) theme. 2500 words.

nebulascifymagazine.blogspot.com/p/dystopian-...

01.01.2026 02:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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27.12.2025 00:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Christmas be books.

25.12.2025 22:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're there with you.
Things are very bad.
Can't pretend they are not.
But You are NOT alone.
โค๏ธ
PS Call anytime.

16.12.2025 04:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

By all meansโ€ฆ let's make them angry.

๐Ÿ˜จ๐Ÿฆ‘

09.12.2025 20:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ‘

09.12.2025 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Backwards inside-out upside-down world.

Oddly, I had T being blackmailed by Putin for having sex with a man (I predicted anal) on my bingo card. And how insane is that.

18.11.2025 03:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I donโ€™t think itโ€™s hate - though clearly there isnโ€™t much respect
(and theyโ€™ll say โ€œSure you won WWII and saved the world But what have you done for me Lately?โ€). I think itโ€™s Worse. Remember the opposite of Love isnโ€™t Hateโ€ฆ itโ€™s INDIFFERENCE.

12.11.2025 22:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you ran with those you would be super bad-ass!

12.11.2025 21:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Amazing. We had no luck.

12.11.2025 10:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is all because a of couple women told him that he had really small balls, and his dementia he misunderstood..

07.11.2025 01:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ballooning is so much fun.

01.11.2025 02:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The little horn tune, five notes(?), made that line.

31.10.2025 00:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even Nixon had clips on Laugh-In. In the fits he said โ€Sock it to me?โ€ In the second he said โ€œA year ago I said โ€™Sock it to me. You can stop now.โ€™โ€

27.10.2025 14:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We were deeply annoyed that there wasnโ€™t a definitive end. I get what they were trying to do (I write and have left some stories open-ended), but frankly after 90 minutes we were well invested and both felt a bit pissed. One star. โญ๏ธ

26.10.2025 03:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was excellent. Especially S3 Episode 1.

26.10.2025 03:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Practical, but Ho Ho Ho?

26.10.2025 03:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is all because several women told a demented old man he had small balls.

23.10.2025 13:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nebula Issue 6

The current on-line issue of NEBULA is out. Pages 64-72 (just over 2K words) is my story "NO THING BESIDE REMAINS." It's short and simple and I think one of the best things I've ever written. I hope you'll give it the 5-7 minutes it needs. online.fliphtml5.com/kdqtq/jssu/#...

16.10.2025 19:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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10.10.2025 04:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also the nomination process closed 11 days after he took office.

10.10.2025 03:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yesterday was a good day. One story published, another posted as earning an Hon. Mention in a big contest, AND I saw a photo I took on a museum wall.

10.10.2025 00:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nebula Issue 5

NEBULA Science Fiction on line sci-fi magazine, has published issue 5. The issue was focused on Hard Science and I wrote one with orbital mechanics. I'm the first story (pages 4-15 - its a five page story with a generous layout). You can read ADRIFT here: online.fliphtml5.com/kdqtq/bwsb/#...

08.10.2025 23:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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06.10.2025 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Announced of Friday's News โ€œTrash Dayโ€ but itโ€™s really a Taco Tuesday piece of (not unexpected) news? ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ๐ŸŒฎ

03.10.2025 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In 341 years those speeches will still be, like, allโ€ฆ

01.10.2025 20:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you can't unsee Kentucky for God's sake don't Google how to identify Florida!!! ๐Ÿ˜ณ

27.09.2025 23:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0