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Category Archives: Fantasy
The Hot Shower Hypothesis
Long after Douglas Adams said his final “So long, and thanks for all the fish,” theories – and controversies – about his choice of the number 42 as the Answer to the meaning of Life, the Universe, and Everything’ persist. There’s a relatively new kid on the block: the Hot Shower Hypothesis. Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, People, Phlyarology
Tagged #towelday, 42, Douglas Adams, HHGTTG, Stephen Fry, The Answer, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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Holy Zarquon’s singing fish!
For those who missed it on Towel Day: here’s a second bite of The Eclectic cherry! On 29May2022† my eBook is (again) available totally FREE! Just click on this link right here to get it. If you don’t have a … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged #towelday, eBook, free, King Arthur, Stephen Donaldson, The Eclectic, The Wooden Groat, Thomas Covenant, Towel Day
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Get my eBook for FREE, Towel Day 2022
Grab your towel, froods! Although it has nothing at all to do with The Hitchhiker’s Guide… On 25May2022† my eBook is available totally FREE! Just click on this link right here to get it. If you don’t have a Kindle,don’t … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged #towelday, Douglas Adams, eBook, free, HHG2TG, HHGTTG, The Eclectic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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The yarn that got away
Back in 1982, or perhaps it was ’83, I was working on a short story; it was my first real attempt in my quest to ‘become a writer’. I wrote the story on my first computer (an Amstrad PCW), which … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, art, Fantasy, Flash fiction, Tech tips
Tagged backups, By His Bootstraps, Kriston Masters, Robert Heinlein, Takahiro Miki, The Door into Summer, time travel
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Towel Day 2022 kicks off in 101010* days
* There are 10 kinds of people: those who grok binary, and those who don’t.‡ As at the date of publication of this post, the number of days remaining until Towel Day 2022 is, coincidentally, also The Answer to The … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Just for laughs, People, Phlyarology, Science Fiction, Tributes
Tagged #towelday, 42, Douglas Adams, HHG2TG, HHGTTG, Pink Floyd, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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Get my eBook for FREE, All Fools Day 2022
It’s no joke! On 01Apr2022† my eBook is available totally FREE! Just click on this link right here to get it. If you don’t have a Kindle,don’t worry, you can usethe Kindle apporKindle for PC Enjoy! If you feel that … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged All Fools Day, eBook, free, The Eclectic
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Get my eBook for FREE, Boxing Day 2021
Bah! Humbug! Boxing Day is the traditional day for exchanging gifts, and so… On 26Dec2021§ my eBook is available totally FREE! Just click on this link right here to get it. If you don’t have a Kindle,don’t worry, you can … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged Boxing Day, eBook, free, gift, present, The Eclectic
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The implausible green star hunter
None of us will ever forget the day we saw it. Though we may live to regret having done so. We weren’t looking for it, as such – naturally not: why would one deliberately try to find something that can’t … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Flash fiction, People, Science, Science Fiction
Tagged aliens, astronomy, David Kipping, green, green star, Kermit, little green men, technosignature, transcription
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Get my eBook for FREE, Towel Day 2021
Grab your towel, froods! Although it has nothing at all to do with The Hitchhiker’s Guide… On 25May2021§ my eBook is available totally FREE! Just click on this link right here to get it. If you don’t have a Kindle,don’t … Continue reading
Posted in ... wait, what?, Fantasy, Phlyarology, Science Fiction
Tagged #towelday, Douglas Adams, eBook, free, HHG2TG, HHGTTG, The Eclectic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Towel Day
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Towel Day 2021 kicks off in 101010* days
* There are 10 kinds of people: those who grok binary, and those who don’t.§ As of now, the number of days remaining until Towel Day 2021 is also The Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, The Universe, and … Continue reading









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