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Fantasy: June 08, 2022 Issue [#11398]




 This week: Mining the News For Story Ideas
  Edited by: Prosperous Snow celebrating Author IconMail Icon
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2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
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6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

In order to avoid raising my blood pressure, I have been bypassing news stories that upset me or make me angry. As a result, I have been looking at stories that are offbeat, appear odd or weird, or make me stop and scratch my head. Some of the stories I have been checking out seem--on the surface--to be scientifically valid. I am not going to discuss whether or not these stories are scientifically valid, because they suggest themes for science fiction or fantasy stories. Once I decide which one I want to use, I will do more research into the validity of the idea.


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The first intriguing story I encountered, concerned the Mandela Effect. This is a type of pseudomemory, that effects more than one person. It gets it name from the fact that several people remembered seeing news stories about Mr. Mandela dying in prison sometime in the 1980s. However, he was released from prison and lived until 2013. This particular effect has generated conspiracy theories about alternate universes encroaching upon our universe.

The second news story I found somewhat interesting was about an astronomy resident at a university believing that our universe was created in a petri dish by aliens from another universe. This theory concerns quantum mechanics, gravity, and advanced civilizations. This gentleman also had a new way to classify advanced interstellar civilizations. This universe creation theory made me smile, which is why I am including it in this newsletter.

The third story was about traveling to other planets without using a spaceship. Apparently, there are at least ten ways to travel to other planets without using a spaceship. Of the ten, the only one I have ever encountered in a science fiction story was the elevator that went into space using cables. This is a theory that was suggested in 1895, by a Russian. The other nine I have never heard of. If you are interested you can do an internet search for Unconventional Ways to Travel into Space.

The fourth was about hostile alien civilizations hiding in our galaxy. The story suggested that there are a minimum of four of these civilizations concealed in the Milky Way. The individual who wrote the article was not an astrophysicist, which means the article does not raise my blood pressure. Therefore, I am inclined to do a little more research to see what an astrophysicist has to say on the subject.

Other news stories had to do with NASA measuring dust in the Earth's atmosphere, the numerous moons in our solar system, and a planet that is hiding in our star system. I am sure there are other odd, weird, or unusual stories hiding in the news story mines. All you have to do is search for them. If you find any that interest you, let me know. If you have a science fiction or fantasy story using one of the subjects in this news letter, please submit it. The rating for this newsletter is 18+ and the deadline is July 1, 2022.


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