A New Literary Milestone!
Well, at least I think it's important. I recently heard that my story "The Burn-Outs" will be included in the upcoming Dark Matter...
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LOOK TO THE SKIES!
Preferably on a clear night. Back in October 1967, something weird seemed to crash in the waters just off the fishing village of Shag...
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THE ORION ARTEFACT: DOCTOR WHO FANFIC OR TELEVISION FROM AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE?
In the 1970s Doctor Who became one my “life-saver shows” -- something that I had to turn on to keep myself sane – oddly by entering weird...
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When the Sleeper Wakes: Your January 2022 Progress Report
Brain Lag Publishing just released the most amazing preview for the graphic novel which you can enjoy here:
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Dec 26, 2021
- 3 min
When the Sleeper Wakes: Your December 2021 Progress Report!
The Council White Guard. Art by Will O'Brien Since the team (thanks to many of you) reached the fundraising target on Kickstarter last...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Oct 10, 2021
- 1 min
Over 50% to the Deadline But With Just Over 30% of What We Need!
That's where we are with the Kickstarter campaign for the graphic novel of H.G. Wells' science fiction masterpiece When the Sleeper Wakes...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Sep 10, 2021
- 1 min
HARD SIDE OF THE MOON LAUNCHES! SPENCERAMA CONTINUES!
Today is the official release date of my new novel The Hard Side of the Moon! Available now from Brain Lag Publishing:...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
SPENCERAMA! ONE TITANITIC TRILOGY OF TRANSFORMATION!
I can't promise that I can keep my writing style under control but I will do my best to hold back on any more alliterations. Why am I so...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
My Blue Octopus Teacher/Friend
Andrea Nechita is a wonderful presence. Not only is she unfailingly patient and good to hang out with, she breathes new life into my...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Feb 28, 2021
- 4 min
The Game of "Three Nice Things About _______"
Since this stupid Pandemic started, my siblings and I have been having weekly ZOOM calls. We’re scattered across three? (maybe four?)...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Jan 27, 2021
- 5 min
Then There Was the Time That Rod Serling Saved My Life
I really wondered if I was going to make it through 1981. Maybe it wasn’t as bad as 2020/early 2021 but there were more than enough...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Jan 10, 2021
- 1 min
Coming Soon to a Brain Near You!
Actually that brain is very near you. In fact, it's inside your head. In fact, it's your brain! In fact, your brain is calling you from...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
We Are All Unstuck in Time. And There are Windows in All Directions.
I’ve been thinking about starting work on a research project involving culture and technology. And whenever the “C” and the “T” words...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Oct 27, 2020
- 2 min
The Vanguard of an Invading Army from the Planet Mars
H.G. Wells' novel The War of the Worlds has been continually in print since it was first published in 1898 -- as such it may be the...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Sep 13, 2020
- 3 min
What if There is No Happy Ending?
What happens if there’s no nick-of-time rescue? What happens if there’s no happy ending? Two questions that keep coming to mind as the...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Jul 25, 2020
- 2 min
The Murderous Big Sister
More COVID Culture: My siblings and I have been doing weekly Zoom calls (by law we are required to live at least 1,000 kms apart) and...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Jul 21, 2020
- 3 min
Mere Coincidence…?!!
There’s been some fun anniversaries around here lately: It is the one-week-a-verary of the launch of The Light Between Stars. So far, the...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Jul 15, 2020
- 1 min
COVID Culture: Some Rat-Eating Aliens Are Nicer Than Others
I have a little DVD player in my micro-gym and I’ve been watching TV shows while coasting along on the stationery bike. I recently...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Jul 12, 2020
- 2 min
The Roar of an Unlikely (Dot) Connecting to an Unexpected (Dot) Or: What’s In It for Me?
Given the tsunami of information we all have to navigate every day, why the hell would anyone want to spend their very limited time1 on...
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Hugh Spencer: Fantastic Wrter & Retrograde Mentor
- Jul 9, 2020
- 1 min
Sleepwalking in Space!
Rejoicing at Spencer Central Toronto continues as I read my copy of The Light Between Stars. I was looking over Simon’s story...
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