PinnedMartin FrenchA Thematic Table of ContentsHere is a list of lists of what I have been writing.Dec 30, 20215Dec 30, 20215
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformAs you stop the car you notice the light is on in your bathroom.You slip in the front door quietly. Quietly you walk down the hall to the spare room, and gently push the door open — good job you went…1d ago11d ago1
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformOne great thing about being functionally weightless is that you get to choose what is up and what…During the day, Simon would look out the earthward window to see what time it was. The station sped around the earth preposterously fast so…5d ago15d ago1
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformSteadily, the last black holes converged across the lightyears.Their orbit around each other seemed a near-eternal dance of coy courtship, neither willing to make the first move. That slow spin of the…Sep 161Sep 161
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformAt a certain point, events will conspire to produce the logical outcome.Take, for instance, the fad of the AI boy- or girlfriend. It was the fad for 6 years. When somebody realized that some found maintaining…Sep 111Sep 111
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformIt’s the strangest world you could visit.Such a strange people: to hear them, they must worship trees. Not that they look like any trees I’ve ever seen, but different planets…Sep 83Sep 83
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformThe machine had processed everything.With the phenomenal computing power the machine possessed, the natural next step would surely be its own sentience. While three…Sep 43Sep 43
Martin FrenchinEverything ShortformOn many worlds in many ways, they say what’s seldom is wonderful.The Wen — SreLano’s inhabitants — typically live a gentle peaceful existence. In their low gravity, they gently bounce about their…Sep 11Sep 11