Tag Archives: Confederation

Jarn’s Journal #sffsat

Posted on April 20, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

This is a segment from Jarn’s Journal, the journal kept by a fictitious alien who was stranded in Africa roughly 125,000 years ago. The end of his story is the foundation of the Jarnian Confederation, the interstellar civilization in which … Continue reading →

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Jarn’s Journal Year 2, Day 320 #sffsat

Posted on March 30, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

Year 2, Day 320 I don’t think the rains are going to come. Oh, there have been a couple of showers, but barely enough to lay down the dust. Everything around me seems to be burning, except what is already … Continue reading →

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Jarn’s Journal Year 2, Day 248 #sffsat

Posted on March 16, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

I’ve always thought of herbivores as relatively harmless. Not that you want to corner or threaten one, as they generally take rather violent exception to anything that signals they might be eaten. But as a general rule they don’t go … Continue reading →

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Jarn’s Journal Year 2, Day 201 #SFFSat

Posted on March 9, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

Year 2, Day 201 Flying turns out to be much easier than levitating and then teleporting to a landmark I can see. I just have to levitate to the height I want, set up levitation struts to keep me there, … Continue reading →

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Jarn’s Journal Year 2 Day 172

Posted on March 2, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

Happy reading and I just have to share the news: Tourist Trap is a finalist for the 2011 Reader Views Literary Awards, Science Fiction! I’ll post the placing when I get it. Year 2 Day 172 Songbird’s is not the … Continue reading →

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Jarn’s Journal Year 2, day 122: Day 736 since my arrival

Posted on February 17, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

This is a selection from the Journal of Jarn, a human-like alien who was stranded on Earth, in Africa, roughly 125,000 years ago. It is also a part of the remote backstory of my science fiction universe. The Jarninan Confederation … Continue reading →

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Jarn’s Journal Day 730 #SFFSat

Posted on February 10, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

Here’s a little more from the fictional journal of a human-like alien stranded on Earth, in Africa, roughly 125,000 years ago. There is a longer version on my main blog; the entire Journal to date is on my author website. … Continue reading →

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Jarn’s Journal Day 718 #sffsat

Posted on February 3, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

This is an excerpt from the fictional Journal of Jarn, a human-like alien stranded on Earth, in Africa, roughly 125,000 years ago. He has found and rescued an early human child, Songbird, and spent the last rainy season within visiting … Continue reading →

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Jarn’s Journal Day 672 #sffsat

Posted on January 20, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

Jarn’s Journal is the fictional journal of an alien stranded in Africa 125,000 years ago. He is being hailed as a god by the human ancestors he has discovered. His story is the remote background of the Jarnian Confederacy, the … Continue reading →

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Jarn’s Journal day 625 #sffsat

Posted on January 13, 2012 by sueannbowlingauthor

This is an excerpt from the Journal of Jarn, a fictional alien who was stranded in southern Africa roughly 125,000 years ago. He has found a tribe of early Homo sapiens, and in spite of the rule he has been … Continue reading →

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