Its Moanday again. I worked at home all weekend, why does life do this to me! lol -Tony
Kid Gets Sprayed by Hose on Monday
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Tony Travis
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Tony is an award-winning author, SFWA member, and lives with his dachshund poodle. He writes in the general style of the 1960's with a few modern touches. He is a fan of Star Trek, Battlestar, and Dune. "Our search for truth is why we are alive."
This is a nice read. Twisted with a slight extraterrestrial romance, if you can call it that! lol. Four star read for me. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #scifi #booksky #tonytravis #bookreview www.tonytravis.com/post/tony-s-...
Tony's Review of Bloodchild
Bloodchildย by Octavia E. Butler is a most thought provoking piece of science fiction. It is also, in many important ways, kind of gross. It challenges expectations from the very first page, forcing th...
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Book/science fact Fridays! A possible 5,000-year-old writing. Vinฤa symbols are worth knowing about and study. Human's may want to record information even without complex institutions. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #books #science #writerscommunity www.archaeomythology.org/wp-content/u...
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I hate Mondays! You go to make coffee and see this... Why? why? lol -Tony
I story that hits well even today with its premise. A warning we should listen to. A 4 star read for me. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #scifi #booksky #tonytravis #bookreview www.tonytravis.com/post/tony-s-...
Tony's Review of The Weapon Too Dreadful to Use.
Isaac Asimov's The Weapon Too Dreadful to Useย is a short story that demonstrates one of his greatest strengths as a writer: the ability to build an engaging science fiction tale around a single compel...
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Book/science fact Fridays! Ever hear we now evolve slower? This is hard evidence we have not slowed down. Fascinating connections here, and some intriguing background for stores! -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #booksky #tonytravis #books #science #writerscommunity hms.harvard.edu/news/massive...
Massive Ancient-DNA Study Reveals Natural Selection Has Accelerated in Recent Human Evolution
Hundreds of genes selected in West Eurasia since farming began, many linked to health
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On Monday when a collogue asks for a curated data set you have made! You want to share but.... and you don't respond yet! -Tony
Gollum Says My Precious
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This is a 4 star read for me. It's a very interesting short story. There was also a tv episode based on this as well I believe. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #bookreview #booksky #tonytravis #bradbury www.tonytravis.com/post/tony-s-...
Book/science fact Fridays! This is big. Very big, and only the start, IMHO. First other world like this found. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #booksky #tonytravis #books #science #writerscommunity phys.org/news/2026-07...
In search of life beyond our solar system: Atmosphere detected on a habitable-zone rocky world
In a major milestone in the search for life on other planets, astronomers have detected, for the first time, an atmosphere surrounding an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of...
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Started work for the art on the book three Keyholes book cover! Yes, I have the sub-title now lol. That took a long time for me to think of. Hope it's worth a damn lol. -Tony #keyholes3
It's Monday again, first thing up "hey can you handle so and so's workflow if you have the bandwidth.".... -Tony
Battlestar Galactica: Utter Feldergarb
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Very short work and well worth the time to read. One of the most unlovecraft Lovecraft stories there is. Leans Poeish. It is a 4 star read for me. if you give it a try let me know! -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #bookreview #booksky #tonytravis #lovecraft www.tonytravis.com/post/tony-s-...
Tony's Review of Ex Oblivione
Ex Oblivioneย by H. P. Lovecraft is one of his most poetic and philosophical stories. Unlike many of his other works, there are no ancient gods, forbidden tomes, or monstrous creatures lurking in the s...
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Book/science fact Fridays! A Great science story. And a great seed for some sci fi or horror story. There are many ideas one can use this story for. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #booksky #tonytravis #books #science #writerscommunity phys.org/news/2026-07...
Bacteria turn dissolved uranium into stable compound in 130 days, study finds
Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), together with Wismut GmbH and scientists from the University of Granada in Spain, have demonstrated for the first time that bacteria can...
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This is a 5 star read for me. I find it very interesting for our AI obsessed world of today. Highly recommend this fast read. It is one of his best short stories imo. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #scifi #booksky #tonytravis #bookreview www.tonytravis.com/post/tony-s-...
Tony's Review of Reason
Isaac Asimov'sย Reason is one of those classic science fiction stories that reminds you why he became one of the greatest writers the genre has ever produced. Despite being written in 1941, the story r...
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Book/science fact Fridays! We all as authors want to be found and our books! You know what we call today visibility. So how did indexing start? -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #booksky #tonytravis #books www.anzsi.org/about-indexi...
A brief history of indexing
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Monday again, I saw cease fire on one my company newsfeeds. I thought that meant a freeze to layoffs. No, I was wrong... lol -Tony
Beavis Yells Fire!
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This is a 5 star read for me. There is a depth to it you can miss that is tangled with some dark humor. It's not funny per se but you feel like the main character is silly in a sad way. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #bookreview #booksky #tonytravis www.tonytravis.com/post/tony-s-...
Tony's Review of The Skeleton
The Skeletonย by Ray Bradbury is one of his most unsettling early stories because it takes something every person carries with them and turns it into a source of dread. Rather than relying on monsters ...
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Book/science fact Fridays! Information given in a story is remembered better. Great news for all non-fiction writers. May explain why I remember the Book of Pythia from Battlestar better than my grocery list. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #booksky #tonytravis #books #science olemiss.edu/news/2026/03...
Storytelling May Hold Key to Building Memory | Ole Miss
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In honor of Memorial Day, Season of the Stranger Book 1 is on sale for .99 cents. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #booksky #tonytravis #horror #books #sale www.amazon.com/dp/B0FTD6VJTH
Season of the Stranger- Book One (Season of the Stranger Trilogy 1)
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Very good short story with a nice switch in perspective. 5 star read for me. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #scifi #booksky #tonytravis #bookreview #books #bookreviews #clarke www.tonytravis.com/post/tony-s-...
Tony's Review of Rescue Party
Rescue Partyย by Arthur C. Clarke is one of Arthur C. Clarke's earliest published stories, yet it already contains many of the ideas that would define his later career. Vast cosmic scales, scientific t...
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Book/science fact Fridays! Reading before bed may help you sleep better. Just don't read something that elevates your heart rate. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #booksky #tonytravis #books heatherhausenblas.substack.com/p/reading-be...
Reading Before Bed. Here's What The Research Actually Says.
It's standard sleep advice. But the science is thinner than you'd think.
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Monday, when you are asked via email to check someone else's work... -Tony
Star Trek VI: Sulu Orders to Target and Fire
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The story is interesting, but he made it his own. It's not the first time you will have read about wax figures come to life, but it does have a unique preceptive on it. 4 star read for me. -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #bookreview #booksky #tonytravis #lovecraft www.tonytravis.com/post/tony-s-...
Tony's Review of The Horror in the Museum
The Horror in the Museumย by H. P. Lovecraft is one of the darker entries associated with Lovecraft's work. Though originally ghostwritten for Hazel Heald, the story carries many of the themes and imag...
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Book/science fact Fridays! I give you Jรณlabรณkaflรณรฐ. This is a wonderful book tradition for the holidays! -Tony ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐ฉธ๐ ๐ช๐ #booksky #tonytravis www.icelandreview.com/travel/jolab...
Jรณlabรณkaflรณรฐ | Icelandโs Christmas Book Tradition Explained
While Iceland is undoubtedly famous for its dramatic natural landscapes, its literary heritage is no less remarkable.ย Rooted in the Icelandic sagas, the nationโs literary tradition has long been cele...
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Keyholes book 3 draft is finished. Now for the real slog lol. -Tony
How you feel on Monday after scanning your email for signs of intelligence. -Tony
Star Trek Original Series Leonard
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Nice, what is in essence a character study. With an almost times problem. 4 star read for me. -Tony #booksky #books #bookreviews www.tonytravis.com/post/tony-s-...
Tony's Review of A Legacy of Flowers
A Legacy of Flowersย by Linda A. Sanchez is a quiet, deeply personal novel about family, belonging, and the stories we build our lives around. It is not a book driven by plot twists or dramatic revelat...
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