Stink Bug Saturday. It’s become a regular thing on this blog. I write a chapter every week to continue the story that started with a silly photo of a stink bug in my home office quite literally blocking my escape.
They look like burrowing owls…
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Scientist (Paleontology, Geochemistry, Geology); Writer (Speculative and Science Fiction, plus technical and non-technical Science); Mom to great boy on the Autism spectrum; possessor of too many hobbies.
Stink Bug – Chapter 5
I stared closely at the white cliff wall as I climbed down. It was crystalline and beautiful, like snowflakes compressed together. As I moved downward, different crystal surfaces lit up and twinkled in the sunlight. The cave entrance had all but disappeared from this perspective. I wondered if I could find it again. Panic gripped me. What if I couldn’t find it again? Would I be trapped here forever?Continue reading “Stink Bug – Chapter 5”
“L” is for Litocherus
“K” is for Krauseia
Friday Headlines: 4-12-13
Friday Headlines, April 12, 2013
THE LATEST IN THE GEOSCIENCESContinue reading “Friday Headlines: 4-12-13”
Minions
I leaned back in the stiff leather chair, gazing up at the ceiling. Casually, I spun the chair a little to the right, then a little to the left. The ceiling tiles bore no answer. I rubbed my hand across my face and sighed.Continue reading “Minions”
“J” is for Jepsenella
“I” is for Ictidopappus
“H” is for Haplaletes
“G” is for Gelastops
“G” is for Gelastops
Penny Higgins - Storyteller • Artist • Scientist 