Can science fiction show average Americans a way to take back their government? Is there a high-tech equivalent to Mr. Smith Goes to Washington or All the President’s Men? I’ll explore the concept in this series of blog posts. A summer of interesting...
Raymund EichScience fiction and fantasy - from Middle America to the ends of the UniverseHi ,I know you get hundreds of emails a day, so I'll keep this brief.A while ago, you signed up for my Readers Club emails. However, for a stretch of three month...
Raymund EichScience fiction and fantasy - from Middle America to the ends of the UniverseHi ,I hope the past few months have gone well for you. It's been a time of changes on my end. The new headshot above is just part of it. Here in Houston, a hurri...
In honor of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, I’m offering a deal on the ebook edition of my science fiction sports short story collection Galactic Olympics. Use coupon code GOFORGOLD to save $1.00 off the already low price of $2.99. That’s five science fi...
Raymund EichScience fiction and fantasy - from Middle America to the ends of the UniverseHi ,Following up on last time's cover reveal, here's more information on my next book.Stealing Fire from the GodsSix Speculative FictionsDo you only read specula...
Raymund EichScience fiction and fantasy - from Middle America to the ends of the UniverseHi ,I can't be the only adult who misses summer vacation. Now, yes, I was the kid who liked school, but summer vacation meant three months where I didn't have to...
Raymund EichScience fiction and fantasy - from Middle America to the ends of the UniverseHi ,Maybe I'm showing my age, but my strongest memory of the phrase April showers bring May flowers is a Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny. (Kids, believ...
A new interplanetary science fiction short story is available today. Sputniki Yupitera (Russian for “the moons of Jupiter”) is available in ebook everywhere, print single at Amazon (or use ISBN 9798877315204), and digitally-narrated audio (at play.go...
No matter how good your day is, getting contributor copies from Analog magazine only make it better. My story “Paytron of the Arts” is in the January/February 2024 issue, on newsstands now. You should be able to find it at the Barnes & Noble on G...
After a long and winding discussion of the Fermi Paradox, we concluded there are 0.5 high tech civilizations in the galaxy today. (For the sake of human ego, we’ll round that up to 1). In other words, we’re alone in the galaxy. Oh, there are plenty o...
In a blog post from a few years back, speculating about the Fermi Paradox, I discussed why the percentage of intelligent life-forms that develop high-tech civilization you can see across interstellar distances might be very low. (There’s a whole seri...
Questions of meaning and purpose, for societies and individuals, abound in my latest published story. Iphigenia of Khufu is available now in ebook (only 99c) and print single ($7.99, ISBN 979-8856743158). The colonists of the asteroid Khufu, and colo...
Musician and businessman Jimmy Buffet died the other day, aged 76. Beneath the beach-bum vibe there’s a lot to learn from his life and work. “Margaritaville,” of course Start with his most famous song. “Margaritaville” is a great piece of lyric writi...
You might have read some of my science fiction sports stories, either as standalone short stories or collected in Galactic Olympics. One of the themes that my sports stories explore is the tension between love of the game and love of money. College f...
A nice little ego boost came my way this week. In the May 2023 issue of Locus, short fiction reviewer Karen Bunham called my story “Aalund’s Final Mission” in the March/April Analog “a solid entry” and “the climax is well done.” Only two stories from...
