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World-Building Notes

06 June 2019

Galactic Commerce (Some World-Building Notes)

Classic space opera (and science fiction in general) has envisioned a universe where things like commerce take place on the galactic scale, and within a regular human lifespan.

G. Michael Rapp

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World-Building Notes

06 June 2019

Empire Building (World-Building Notes)

Empire building is as old as time itself.

G. Michael Rapp

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Incomplete Essays

05 June 2019

Approaching the Singularity (Eventually)

Wheels keep spinning around and round…As I sleep, I dream of electric sheep. Their bleating is that of popping toasting, bleeping Facebook messages, and the wailing sirens of police cruisers.

G. Michael Rapp

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Critique

05 June 2019

Universes Brimming with Life, (Im)possibility, and Extreme Violence: My Problems with Space Opera

I’m the first to admit that I love the space opera sub-genre. I remember watching Battlestar Galactica (the new rendition — sorry, crusty grognards) for hours on end, wondering when (or, rather, if) the human fleet would find the promised land: Earth.

G. Michael Rapp

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Manifesto

05 June 2019

A Manifesto for Tomorrow

WE are DETECTIVES exploring INNER and OUTER SPACES. WE should avoid focusing too much on those inner spaces that are familiar to us. WE should also avoid narrowing our FOCUS on those spaces located on the outside.

G. Michael Rapp