Self-righteous people can talk themselves into forgetting they are part of a civilization. They can then feed on that culture, bringing it down. It's happened many times in the past. It could happen to us.

Seldom does a storytelling talent come along as potent and fully mature as Mike Brotherton. His complex characters take you on a voyage that is both fiercely credible and astonishingly imaginative. This is Science Fiction.

One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to be involved even in heroic events

My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.

My education and background thoroughly inform my writing