tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85401162833344874712024-02-18T19:22:54.951-08:00the Nautilus Enginea webzine of speculative fictionDawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.comBlogger266125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-61992683681755628712013-02-16T08:01:00.000-08:002013-02-16T08:01:32.963-08:00The End Is HereAttention All Nautilus Engineers!
It is with sadness that I announce the end of our little experiment in internet publishing that we called The Nautilus Engine. We've had some terrific fiction over the years and I am very grateful to all the contributors and the readers. However, it has proven difficult to promote the site and I know that it has not reached as much of an Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-86656951614799346752013-01-29T04:29:00.000-08:002013-01-29T04:29:42.793-08:00Bin Laden's Daughter by Anna SykoraBin Laden’s Daughter by Anna Sykora Nur peered back at the black smoke pouring like curses into the clear, blue sky. How many blasts in Midtown? Three, at least. As she hurried towards the 59th Street Bridge, ambulances came blaring past. She caught sight of a medic’s bloody face. Allah, save us all… Pedestrians caked in ashes milled in front of the bridge’s access ramp, Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-42453937982006723032013-01-15T04:45:00.001-08:002013-01-15T04:45:51.687-08:00Milky Way Galaxy May Be Less Massive Than Thought - Yahoo! NewsMilky Way Galaxy May Be Less Massive Than Thought - Yahoo! News:
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-26280356084928736812013-01-13T17:37:00.003-08:002013-01-13T17:37:37.619-08:0042! Alien Planets
http://news.yahoo.com/amateur-astronomers-discover-42-alien-planets-141707705.html
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-24478310552526790502013-01-11T09:20:00.001-08:002013-01-11T09:21:03.033-08:00Hilarious Knitted Cthulhu Ski Mask | Bored PandaHilarious Knitted Cthulhu Ski Mask | Bored Panda:
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-70264155420016763402013-01-10T05:37:00.001-08:002013-01-10T05:37:42.425-08:00NASA Starts Work on Real Life Star Trek Warp DriveNASA Starts Work on Real Life Star Trek Warp Drive:
'via Blog this'Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-53328149363840143912012-12-27T06:09:00.003-08:002012-12-27T06:09:33.040-08:00That's quite a Grasshopper hop...SpaceX's reusable rocket prototype "Grasshopper" flies 40 meters into the air before landing successfully.
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-41255911364976682912012-12-07T06:37:00.001-08:002012-12-07T06:37:34.688-08:00Does the Enterprise sink – and does Spock die – in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’? | Movie Talk - Yahoo! MoviesDoes the Enterprise sink – and does Spock die – in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’? | Movie Talk - Yahoo! Movies:
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-2622909258561040002012-11-27T06:28:00.001-08:002012-11-27T06:28:29.008-08:00Huge Mars Colony Eyed by SpaceX Founder Elon Musk - Yahoo! NewsHuge Mars Colony Eyed by SpaceX Founder Elon Musk - Yahoo! News:
'via Blog this'Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-28954478984188795422012-11-21T09:24:00.001-08:002012-11-21T09:24:02.141-08:00Mars Mystery: Has Curiosity Rover Made Big Discovery? - Yahoo! NewsMars Mystery: Has Curiosity Rover Made Big Discovery? - Yahoo! News:
Whatever could it be? Water? Life? Valentine Michael Smith? Can you even grock it?
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-72511932897655528412012-11-16T08:05:00.001-08:002012-11-16T08:05:10.375-08:00US Military Enlists Amateurs to Track Space Junk - Yahoo! NewsUS Military Enlists Amateurs to Track Space Junk - Yahoo! News:
'via Blog this'Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-88532042381297485422012-11-07T05:59:00.002-08:002012-11-07T05:59:57.908-08:00Harrison Ford says he'd do it againhttp://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/harrison-ford-says-open-another-star-wars-film-185829069.html
Last week, Disney announced the purchase of Lucasfilms, and the Star Wars franchise. The next three movies look to be a go.
Harrison Ford and crew are apparently eager to be on board (the Millenium Falcon?).
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-1430521106478752112012-10-26T06:48:00.001-07:002012-10-26T06:48:21.775-07:00human powered helicopter?!?!?!Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-738139483009343142012-10-23T05:14:00.001-07:002012-10-23T05:14:14.258-07:00Iron Man 3 scheduled for April 2013Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-50487009650453139582012-10-20T18:31:00.001-07:002012-10-20T18:31:01.517-07:00Trekkie heaven: Five captains from ‘Star Trek’ series appear together | Movie Talk - Yahoo! MoviesTrekkie heaven: Five captains from ‘Star Trek’ series appear together | Movie Talk - Yahoo! Movies:
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-5717757602627451782012-10-19T04:14:00.003-07:002012-10-19T04:14:33.231-07:00one more lookDawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-4383122418240354212012-10-14T16:27:00.001-07:002012-10-14T16:27:33.192-07:00Felix Baumgartner breaks the sound barrier during skydive from a record 24 miles upFelix Baumgartner breaks the sound barrier during skydive from a record 24 miles up:
WOW!Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-90761891193666843072012-10-04T06:38:00.000-07:002012-10-04T06:47:02.923-07:00TNE Interviews Heath Lowrance, author of "City of Heretics"Good friend to the Naut, Heath Lowrance, is quickly gaining a reputation for tight fiction always delivered with that bit of something extra that really sticks to yer proverbial ribs. In conjunction with the recent release of his most recent novel, CITY OF HERETICS, Heath took a few minutes to let us grill him about his work, his process, and his thoughts on all things fiction.
TNE: &Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-4260220468129604352012-09-11T09:39:00.002-07:002012-09-11T09:39:49.689-07:00City of Heretics by Heath Lowrance now available!http://www.amazon.com/City-of-Heretics-ebook/dp/B0095VPFTG/ref=sr_1_7?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1347381064&sr=1-7&keywords=heath+Lowrance
Now available for the Kindle -- go get it! A tough, crime novel full of revenge, action, and an essence so authentically noir you might just retire your Chandler collection.
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-3124556867819623752012-09-03T21:35:00.001-07:002012-09-03T21:35:29.415-07:00The 10 Most Anticipated Fall Movies | Movie Talk - Yahoo! MoviesThe 10 Most Anticipated Fall Movies | Movie Talk - Yahoo! Movies:
Several of these look very intriguing..... especially Cloud Atlas. Look around and let me know what grabs you...Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-607127551556493042012-08-29T05:47:00.001-07:002012-08-29T05:47:13.980-07:00Neil Armstrong was a BadassDawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-76615002335938830712012-08-25T18:44:00.003-07:002012-08-25T20:55:34.418-07:00A giant leap for Neil Armstrong. RIP.http://news.yahoo.com/neil-armstrong-1st-man-moon-dies-193954975.html
Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, or any celestial body off the earth, for that matter, has passed at the age of 82.
I was all of two and a half when Armstrong landed on the moon, and I'm told I slept through all the good parts. Still, the space bug hit me hard in the early seventies and my momDawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-81141234736833504222012-08-24T02:06:00.003-07:002012-08-24T02:06:49.292-07:00Goodnight, Harry Harrisonhttp://grrm.livejournal.com/288574.html
We've lost one of the greats of 20th century sci-fi -- Mr. Harry Harrison has passed. I spent many an hour reading countless Stainless Steel Rat novels. Mr Harrison, I thank you for the adventure, the escape, and so, so much entertainment. Harry Harrison has passed at the age of 87.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Harrison
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-71769624640212352462012-08-21T04:51:00.001-07:002012-08-21T04:51:56.987-07:00NASA planning Mars mission for 2016 to investigate the planet’s core | Technology News Blog - Yahoo! NewsNASA planning Mars mission for 2016 to investigate the planet’s core | Technology News Blog - Yahoo! News:
Dawn & Ronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11378658764830522857noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8540116283334487471.post-56455181503980086802012-08-21T04:33:00.001-07:002012-08-21T04:33:29.703-07:00New Hover Vehicle Recalls 'Star Wars' Bike - Yahoo! NewsNew Hover Vehicle Recalls 'Star Wars' Bike - Yahoo! News:
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