Broken Spark#ScribesAndMakers March 20: Self-promotion day!
Some words about the thought process that went into the development of Broken Spark, Chapter 9: on the nature of ship computer interfaces in the far future. Review of Dr Who, Blakes Seven, Star Trek, Knight Rider, the books of Iain M. Banks...
https://khleedril.org/blog/2026-03-19--sci-fi-ship-computer.html
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Broken Spark, Chapter 10 is now available to read at https://khleedril.org/spark, along with an audio reading for the benefit of blind people.
The crew of Spartacus' Ark are forced through awful circumstances to take ultra-drastic action to save their ship; their morale hits the lowest point, bringing Part I of the book to its conclusion.
Look forward to Part II to see how they manage to recover the situation!
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Broken Spark, Chapter 9 is now available to read or listen to at https://khleedril.org/spark. Much humble pie is swallowed as the crew of Spartacus' Ark realize they are dealing with a dying ship, and blaming each other is not going to help. Embarrassing situations eerily recur.
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Like to hear a sample of my voice? There is one at the head of every chapter at
I'd love to hear some feedback.
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#WebAuthorsCafe 7/21-27: Introduce yourself and your work. If you want, add a link to where your work can be found.
My work is at http://khleedril.org/spark, an in-progress sci-fi serial in which a ship and its crew are attacked at very fundamental levels.
Khleedril#ScribesAndMakers June 1: What do you want to work on this month?
Broken Spark, Chapter 9. It's killing me. Finding it hard to find ideas, even harder to give it any structure (not having any ideas doesn't help).
#ScribesAndMakers May13. Shameless self-promotion day. Let's boost away.
Broken Spark, Chapter 8 is now available to read or listen to at https://rdmp.org/spark. The captain argues with his own self under the direction of the psychoanalysts to work out where the ship's problems really lie.
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Broken Spark, Chapter 7 is now available to read or listen to at https://rdmp.org/spark. The senior officers are doubling-down hard on their sub-commanders under the impression that they are misbehaving and the cause of jeopardy to the ship. But there is a nasty virus going round and the problems might actually be with the seniors themselves....
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