March 21, 2025
Best sci-fi books ever - roundup
Published by JP DeNeui at March 21, 2025
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The 10 Best Classic Science Fiction Novels Ever

As much as I love fantasy, and I do adore it, Science Fiction (SF) holds a special place in my heart no other genre can replace. Look up to the stars or to the center of the Earth, far into the future or a few years hence: in milieus distant and near at hand SF lives and transforms lives, written into almost-reality by more authors than one article can attempt to name.
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June 1, 2022
Special issue - The Sleeper of R'Lyeh
Published by JP DeNeui at June 1, 2022
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The MockingOwl Roost Special Issue: The Sleeper of R’Lyeh

Today, we're thrilled to publish a unique, special issue of the MockingOwl Roost - our first special issue.

Enjoy the stunning artwork of The Mad Artist (Derek Roper) and the writings inspired by the work, coming from the MockingOwl Roost staff.

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January 20, 2022
Artist profile: Jinn Zamayla
Published by JP DeNeui at January 20, 2022
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Interview with Jinn Zamayla: Philippine Jewel

“As a writer, I believe that even though I am new to the world of publishing short stories, I have the passion, love, dedication, and desire to bring out the best writing that I have to the world and touch the lives of people through my writing.”
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January 7, 2022
Dragons of Io - visit Dragon Park!
Published by JP DeNeui at January 7, 2022
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Vacation to the Dragons of Io: Part III

“So this is the bunker?” Clarence said. “What about the bike?” “If the main hatch opens I’ll pull it in. If not, it’s safe. No one steals a bike on Io. The dragons are all a little too big.” “First time for everything,” Julia muttered and actually earned a few shared chuckles. She felt safer already with a roof overhead.
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January 2, 2022
video game cover for Stellaris
Published by JP DeNeui at January 2, 2022
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Positivity Corner: The Horizon Signal

I’d heard Stellaris had received a small update. Something about a Horizon Signal spawning rarely in black hole systems. I’d never triggered it in any game prior and had religiously avoided spoilers. And in a game where I couldn’t reload, one weaponless science ship had just popped the event chain.
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December 31, 2021
Dragons of Io
Published by JP DeNeui at December 31, 2021
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Vacation to the Dragons of Io: Part II

Freefall. Icy, enervating, lacerating winds flipped her far away from Clarence. She fell forever, screaming, dying, and then straps dug into her diaphragm, squeezing what breath remained from her lungs. She drew a breath in barely and then another. Jupiter and Io had stopped swapping places. She looked up and saw her parachute had opened.
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December 31, 2021
One Year Reflections
Published by Cyndi Lublink at December 31, 2021
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One Year of Roosting: A Look Back on the First Year of the MockingOwl Roost

For me, being a part of MockingOwl Roost is part of a more significant thing that needed to be done within me, raising from the dead my ability to write.
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December 24, 2021
Published by JP DeNeui at December 24, 2021
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Vacation to the Dragons of Io: Part I

Her brother was grinning. Despite her intention to remain jaded, Julia’s rebel breath caught. Here she’d thought their views would be restricted to the portholes pocking the side of the shuttle, but there was far more now to see; not only the vast expanse of stars glinting like diamonds by the thousands but the rim of massive Jupiter. And Io: terraformed.
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November 26, 2021
Published by JP DeNeui at November 26, 2021
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NaNoWriMo 2021 Day 26: Legacies Or Something Close

A popular misconception exists that “The Next Great American Novel” can lift any feeble, impoverished writer from the mire to Hollywood or at least the White House. But alas, the creation of something incredible does not alone crown peasants kings.
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November 21, 2021
bike against rail on lake
Published by JP DeNeui at November 21, 2021
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Positivity Corner: City Cycling

Summer was edging into fall and, if my memory serves, I’d biked a couple miles to church and stood poised to repeat the trip. Clouds had appeared in the sky and darkened, but I looked at the sky and said… I’ll make it. I don’t need a ride. I’m cool.
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November 3, 2021
ship at stormy sea
Published by JP DeNeui at November 3, 2021
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NaNoWriMo 2021 Day 3 – Here There Be Hurricanes

Every person who writes a novel is crazy. We are the captains of leaky ships who believe the rigging will be mended, the crew will not mutiny, the sky will return. There is something inside us that demands we make sail, that points us directly into the hurricane.
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