JPL

Dutch
Post

March 13, 2014

For a short, four-year period in the 1960s, the man sitting to my right was a High School teacher. I knew him for two of those. None before, and none after.

Inspired by “Why Does E=mc^2” by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw, I admit to giving my imagination considerable free rein in this essay.

Curiosity Begins
Post

August 6, 2012

Curiosity, the biggest, heaviest and most complex rover, landed successfully on Mars this evening.

Tonight
Post

August 5, 2012

Curiosity experiences its Seven Minutes of Terror tonight, or becomes loose parts scattered across Mars.

History

EDSkinner.net began in 2023. Fiction and non-fiction publications are included as well as (blog) posts and supplemental materials from flat5.net (2004-present).

Comments submitted on individual pages are subject to approval. General suggestions may be sent via the Contact page.

© Copyright 2025 by E D Skinner, All rights reserved