I am still here and still forging ahead on many projects, but currently nothing in the sci-fi realm. I know that many of you are perfectly fine with me not elbowing my way into your email account, but I would like to rejoin the sci-fi community one day, so I do need to remind myself (and you) of The Enormous Room.
To make my presence less onerous to you I come bearing gifts…
At the end of 2022, I read a short story by the poet and novelist D. H. Lawrence. As is the case with writers, I’d been mulling a story idea about life under an alien subjugation, in which women, in exchange for societal benefits, could become a surrogate mother for the alien offspring. When reading Lawrence’s story SUN, elements in my story idea clicked into place and a weird collaboration was born.
I’ve always liked the idea of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, that of retooling a classic for a different purpose, so I decided to rework D.H.’s story into a sci-fi tale. Keying off what he wrote (and anchoring my purposes to five poems D.H. wrote), I wrote SOL, a story of Love, Earth, and Desire.
Included in the book are the five poems, the original Lawrence story, and some biographical time-travel-foolery regarding collaborating with an author who had been dead for nearly 100 years.
Sol is free for the next five days. Go get it and if you would be so kind as to leave a rating/review, I’d be much appreciated.
Why I Love Sci-Fi
The explanation is by Reddit user Hikke_Pakke
Thanks for reading. Don’t forget to leave a quick review and rating. Don’t leave me hanging like the D. H. Lawrence Society did (I know you got my email, Andrew, and put me on the docket).
The great moonhog does not see its shadow, so I’ll be reentering my hibernation. Cheers and take care. —H. W. Taylor