Fredrich Nietzsche famously stated that man is a slave to the state. If Nietzsche were alive today, he might say that man is a slave to technology.

G. Michael Rapp

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

Empire building is as old as time itself.

G. Michael Rapp

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

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

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