Alex R. Howe
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Category Archives: Fiction
The Gordian Paradox
A Short Story “Duck!” Raven yelled, and Dave dropped to the floor. Two bullets whizzed over his head before she blocked the rest of them with her improvised shield. He didn’t know how she could stay ahead of the automated … Continue reading
Ready Player One: A Case Study in Movie Adaptations
Last year, I reviewed the movie Ready Player One, a cyberpunk story about a teenage boy trying to beat an evil corporate mogul to the most valuable video game Easter egg in history. To do this, he must solve seemingly … Continue reading
Posted in books versus movies, Fiction
Tagged fiction analysis, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, movie adaptations, Ready Player One
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Who is Credence Barebone?
Warning: MAJOR spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald below. This is my take on breaking down the big end-of-the-movie reveal, so if you haven’t seen it, click away now.
Posted in Fiction, Predictions, Story Analysis
Tagged Credence, Dumbledore, Fantastic Beasts, Grindelwald, Theory
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Flight Training
A Short Story In a scene that looked almost like it could have been in an ordinary classroom, about fifteen middle children from the ages of five to fifteen were sitting in a lecture hall, waiting for the seminar to … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged original fiction, short story
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High Frequency
A Short Story Author’s Note: This story was written at the height of the Occupy Wall Street movement. However, I think many of the themes involved are still relevant. I also want to credit the fiction and nonfiction writings of … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged original fiction, short story
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The Wayfarers
A Short Story Author’s Note: This story takes place in the same fictional universe as “The Lacertan Incident,” but it is separated by millions of years and millions of light-years from that story. A permanent link to this story will … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged original fiction, short story
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What I Learned From Writing The Lacertan Incident
Last week, I published one of my short stories, The Lacertan Incident, on my blog. This week, I wanted to share some of the process of how I wrote and rewrote it, and what I learned from the experience. I … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Writing
Tagged beta reading, criticism, dealing with criticism, revising, rewriting, writing
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The Lacertan Incident
A Short Story Author’s Note: This story is part of a series of short stories and at least one novel that I am writing about Earth’s future over the next 200 years or so. This story is set in 2154. … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Power of the Internet
A couple weeks ago, I reviewed a work of fan fiction called Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality by Eliezer Yudkowsky. I wanted to make one more point about this piece, not about the story itself, but about how … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Fiction, Technology
Tagged crowdsourcing, Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality, HPMOR
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