Scott Writes

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Husband, father, writer, traveler, software engineer, reluctant household IT technician. #amquerying literary #scifi #WritingCommunity. Come visit Portland, OR

Cover of the book Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge
Caton of farm fresh eggs with the downy chicken feathers that came with them.
Mood board with a micrograph of virus, a field of corn, a woman with a crossbow, a mason jar of whiskey, the norther lights above a winter forest, riders on horseback crossing a snowy meadow, a shortwave radio, children dancing in the sunshine, all against a backdrop of the Milky Way silhouetting high-tension powerlines.
Sand piper strutting on the beach.
3x3 mood-board grid of images made up of a micrograph of a virus, a field of corn, a woman with a crossbow, a mason jar of whiskey, the northern lights silhouetting a pine forest, a pair of riders on horseback traversing a snow-covered plain, a closeup of a shortwave radio, children dancing under the sun, and a high-tension power-line tower, all against a backdrop of the Milkyway in the night sky.
“Can you two please speak Language?” Banna’s annoyance was tinged with something else, but Ansa had been isolated from People for so long, she didn’t know what it could be. “Sorry. Kari just told me about your situation, that you seem to be out of danger.” “I doubt that very much. Danger lays around us like fog. It stirs with every breath.”
pearl onions
Heron in mangroves, silhouette against white clouds in a blue sky.
Black cat on porch.
Ornamental cabbage.
Top image caption over a teapot. "Dev: creates simple intuitive UI." Bottom image with caption "User:" shows a man with his faced pressed against the teapot's top opening, mouth inside, blowing into the pot, so tea flows out the spout in an arc that splashes into a teacup.
Hundreds of hot-air balloons fill the dawn sky near Albuquerque.
Potato-shaped egg.
Main gallery, Château de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France.
February mushrooms on the forest floor near Portland, Oregon.
3x3 mood board grid of images: a micrograph of a virus, a field of corn, a woman with a crossbow, a mason jar of whiskey, the northern lights silhouetting a pine forest, a pair of riders on horseback traversing a snow-covered plain, a closeup of a shortwave radio, children dancing under the sun, a high-tension power line tower, all against a backdrop of the Milkyway in the night sky.
Yachts during a king tide
3x3 mood board grid of images: a micrograph of a virus, a field of corn, a woman with a crossbow, a mason jar of whiskey, the northern lights silhouetting a pine forest, a pair of riders on horseback traversing a snow-covered plain, a closeup of a shortwave radio, children dancing under the sun, a high-tension power line tower, all against a backdrop of the Milkyway in the night sky.
Exterior of small barn at night, it's outline only visible as a string of lights, with the silhouette of a person standing in the light spilling from the open barn door.