And anything cedar. Keep your grass short as possible in the summertime especially if you have dogs

This week for #WeReadWednesday, we're reading with a theme - "The Ship Who ..." and delving into the world of the Brainships! The Ship Who Searched by Anne McCaffrey and @mercedeslackey A young woman becomes paralyzed and must become a brainship—and find her Brawn, her human soul mate, so that she can discover a cure for her illness. Tia Cade is a headstrong, smart, and very normal girl until she contracts a terrible illness that leaves her with the bare semblance of life. Tia's only hope: to become the oldest person ever to train to be one of the legendary star travelers, the brainships. But now that Tia is free of her ravaged body, there still remains the task of finding the right partner to be her Brawn, the human element every brainship requires. And when the disease that debilitated Tia threatens thousands more, selecting a Brawn who is her true soul mate may allow Tia to find the origin of the terrible plague—and perhaps even a cure. To learn more, go to: simonandschuster.com/books/S… To get the ebook, go to: baen.com/the-ship-who-search… #BaenBooks #WeReadWednesday

New Patreon for Science, Science Fiction, and behind-the-scenes content in SF/F writing. patreon.com/RobertEHampson?u…

Had a blast talking with Robert E Hampson @ThingyInBrainy about his new novel “Across an Ocean of Stars” from the Black Tide Rising Series. Zelda in the comments.

Fun interview (exclusive, too!): Paul Semel and I discuss: "Across An Ocean Of Stars" paulsemel.com/exclusive-inte…

Coming April 1! youtube.com/watch?v=5r1ZMI3n…

For this week's #WeReadWednesday, we're looking at an anthology edited by @ThingyInBrainy (Robert E. Hampson) & Sandra Medlock, "THE FOUNDER EFFECT." It is 2185 CE. Humans now live throughout the Solar System, but their most ambitious adventure is about to begin. The starship Victoria will carry over 10,000 colonists to a new world outside the solar system. The larger-than-life exploits of those colonists will become legendary. The colonists will build a new civilization, and the actions of a few individuals will become famous—and infamous—forever marking their new colony with the Founder Effect. Featuring stories from Larry Correia, Mark H. Wandrey, Les Johnson, Christopher L. Smith, David Weber, Daniel M. Hoyt, Brad R. Torgersen, Monalisa Foster, Sarah A. Hoyt, Chris Kennedy, Vivienne Raper, Jody Lynn Nye, Brent M. Roeder, Catherine L. Smith, Philip Wohlrab, & D.J. Butler. baen.com/the-founder-effect.… Be sure to look for Rob Hampson's next novel, "ACROSS AN OCEAN OF STARS," coming in April from Baen Books! baen.com/across-an-ocean-of-…

Today: Triangle ComSciCon... doing the very important job of teaching and encouraging young researchers to communicate their science.