DEAR BABYLON BEE, YOU DO REALIZE YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE SARCASTIC, NOT FACTUAL, RIGHT?  ‘Down With Capitalism!’ Cries Man In Guy Fawkes Mask Ordered On Amazon.

AN EXCELLENT HARD SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGY, WITH STORIES BY MYSELF, MY HUSBAND, AND SOME BY MY FRIENDS:  Stellaris: People of the Stars.

NEW STORIES AND ESSAYS FROM TOP AUTHORS AND EXPERT SCIENTISTS. Explorations of how interstellar travel may affect humanity by best-selling authors and scientists.

The stars will change us.

STELLARIS: PEOPLE OF THE STARS is a collection of original science fiction stories and nonfiction essays speculating about humanity’s far-term expansion into the universe beyond the limits of our solar system—with an emphasis on the changes humans will undergo as a species as we make this happen.  Is interstellar travel so far beyond our current imaginings that it will take a fundamental transformation of humanity in order to make it possible?  And, if so, will we remain Homo sapiens or become a new and unique species—Homo stellaris (the People of the Stars)? 

Herein are original science fiction stories by award-winning authors such as Kevin J. Anderson, William Ledbetter, Todd McCaffrey and Sarah A. Hoyt, supplemented by accessible nonfiction essays describing the science behind the fiction from people who should know—Sir Martin Rees (Astronomer Royal of the United Kingdom), Mark Shelhamer (Chief Scientist for the NASA’s Human Research Program), and more.

This collection of original stories and essays was inspired by a gathering of scientists, science fiction authors, and futurists at a series of annual meetings held by the Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop.  Let their speculations, imaginations and boundless sense of what’s possible take your own journey beyond the edge of the solar system in STELLARIS: PEOPLE OF THE STARS!

Stories and Provocative Speculation from
Sir Martin Rees
Kevin J. Anderson
Sarah A. Hoyt
Mike Massa
William Ledbetter
Todd McCaffrey
Kacey Ezell and Philip Wohlrab
Dan Hoyt
Les Johnson
Robert E. Hampson
Mark Shelhamer
Brent Roeder
Jim Beall
Cathe Smith

TWO OF MY BOOKS ARE IN THIS:  Baen books has a bundle with Humble Bundle.

THEY’RE SURELY GOING TO DO THEIR UTMOST:  Dems want an election recession. Should we expect one?

IF HE CAN IT WILL BE THE EQUIVALENT OF AMERICA DEFEATING THE DEEP-STATE COUP. LET’S HOPE BOTH ARE INDEED DEFEATED BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE IS AN IMMENSE BUTCHER’S BILL:  Did Boris Johnson Just Rope-a-Dope His Way into a Hard Brexit?

OH, LOOK. IT’S A VORTEX OF NASTY:  NBC Report: Hillary and Elizabeth Warren colluding.

YOU SEE, THEY THINK THEY’LL WIN:  Beating the War Drums.

THAT HAS BEEN OBVIOUS FOR A VERY LONG TIME:  It’s Official: The Democrats Just Want You Dead.

IT’S THE NEW PUSH TO EXCUSE THE ENTIRELY CORRUPT AND DESTRUCTIVE EDUCATION SYSTEM:  “Under-resourced” schools.

WHATEVER? YOU KNOW WHAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HIM AND OBAMA IS? HE LEARNS. OBAMA WOULD HAVE STUCK TO IT THROUGH THICK OR THIN RATHER THAN ADMIT HE WAS WRONG:  What did Trump think the Taliban is?

I HAVE AN IDEA. HOW ABOUT WE GIVE THE NYT TO CHINA?  Land of the Free.

ONLY THE DEAD AND THE DEAD-INSIDE CAN REFUSE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH HONG KONG:  China Stays Silent While Hong Kong Protests Continue.

THIS IS MY SHOCKED FACE:  Kamala Harris: Lies, Damn Lies, and Distortions.

IN THE EMAIL, FROM MY FRIEND JL CURTIS:  The Grey Man- Down South.

After too much action, too much peace gets on a man’s nerves. John Cronin’s back from Vietnam and bored, when Billy Moore suggests he check out the brand new Drug Enforcement Agency. He’d expected paperwork and meetings; he got on-the-job training in South America with stakeouts gone wrong and ambushes exploding into firefights.

This isn’t Cronin’s first rodeo, and now he’s taking the fight to the cartels, from the laboratories hidden deep in the highland jungles to the enforcers in the cities and secure compounds!

AND AGAIN I SAY ONTO THEE: DUH!  Here’s The Data Showing The Amazon Fires Aren’t As Bad As You’ve Probably Heard.

At this point I trust nothing the media reports, particularly if it fits their usual narrative. If your local paper says water is wet, VERIFY!

DUH. OTHERWISE WE MIGHT CURTAIL THEIR COLONIALISM ALL OVER THE GLOBE:  Gertz: China Trying to Stop Trump Reelection, Dominate Militarily.

TO ANNOY THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS OUT OF TRAVELERS?  BREAKING: What Is The Point of CNN?

This is Jeopardy, right?

SHE LIES LIKE SHE BREATHES:  No, Kamala Harris Did Not Sue Exxon Mobil.

HEADS. ON. PIKES. POUR ENCOURAGER LES AUTRES:  The Comey-Brennan Conspiracy to Violate Trump’s Civil Rights.

IN FACT LET’S AGREE THAT PAUL EHRLICH HAS NEVER GOTTEN ONE THING RIGHT IN HIS LIFE, AND JUST GET RID OF ALL THESE CRAZY REGULATIONS:  Making Dishwashers Great Again .

GOOD QUESTION:  Where’s the Hot Spot?

TURNS OUT THAT DEFENDING OUR BORDERS IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW THINGS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS ACTUALLY SUPPOSED TO DO:  Hypocrites Decry Military Funds for Border Wall.

NAH. THEY NEVER CARED ABOUT CLIMATE OR CHANGE OR… WELL… IT WAS ALWAYS ALL ABOUT TELLING US PEASANTS WHAT TO DO:  Climate Change Marathon Brings Out Inner Dictators.

2019, THE THIRD YEAR IN THE ERA OF NO MASKS:  Bernie Sanders Goes Full Eugenics: Abortion Will Control Population And Save The Planet.

SHOCKED, SHOCKED, SHOCKED. LOOK HOW SHOCKED MY FACE IS:  Michelle and Barack Obama Go Low In Trademark Dispute.