by David Backman | Sep 6, 2024 | Blog
(Based on characters in The Lightning in the Collied Night) March 6, 2054 “6 Gs … 8 Gs… 10 Gs—G force approaching danger level, Lai!” Aileen exclaimed as Chronos 2 accelerated toward the event horizon of the black hole fronting the Wagamese Wormhole. At that instant,...
by David Backman | Aug 26, 2024 | Blog
(Based on characters in The Lightning in the Collied Night) August 15, 2137 The afternoon sun blazed high above the West Texas prairie as the white solar-powered panel van moved slowly westward down Interstate 20 toward Colorado City, dodging the many ruts and...
by David Backman | Aug 19, 2024 | Blog
Can you believe it? (I can’t!) The Lightning in the Collied Night is published! So, let’s talk about it! I’d like to know what you think about my first novel–my first fiction writing of any kind since high school. What did you like? What did...
by David Backman | Aug 16, 2024 | Blog
(Based on characters in The Lightning in the Collied Night) June 20, 2052 Meira’s and Katherine’s eyes were glued to the main monitor in the tiny Flight Control room of the Prometheus base. The monitor was fed from an outdoor video camera that overlooked Silo 1. They...
by David Backman | Aug 5, 2024 | Blog
(Based on characters in The Lightning in the Collied Night) February 13, 2039 Lai looked up from the research paper on the Zeeman effect that she was reading on her pad for her Quantum Mechanics II class and gazed out the window of her room in the Sally Ride House....
