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Aurora Rising

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 13, 2026| 1 Comment »

Well, this is cool. Robert J. Sawyer, who I believe is still Canada’s most decorated sci-fi author, just won the Aurora Award for Best Novel for The Downloaded 2: Ghosts in the Machine.

Sci-fi author Robert J. Sawyer among winners of the 2026 Aurora Awards | CBC Books

In the book, a starship crew and ex-convict Roscoe Koudoulian upload their digital consciousnesses into cyberspace as an asteroid is about to crash into the earth. While in the digital world, they come face to face with ghosts from their past — and learn that the existence of the human race could soon be destroyed.

I’m looking forward to reading this, and the rest of what looks to be a very promising slate of science fiction and fantasy!

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Thank Canada

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , on March 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Hey, all you sports fans out there! Enjoying March Madness? Thank this Canadian from Almonte, Ontario.

How a Gym Teacher Invented Basketball

He thought hard, going over the philosophy of sports, considering what made games popular, grasping for how he could invent a new principle that wasn’t already steeped in tradition. And finally, he had a lightbulb moment.

“I can still recall how I snapped my fingers and shouted, ‘I’ve got it!’”

For more on Dr. James Naismith and his game, bounce on over to the Naismith Basketball Foundation.

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