Welcome to the inaugural post for my new, eponymous website and blog, J Robert Clark - Science. Fiction. Create. I am glad you are here. Thanks for visiting. Please do have a look around. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact me.
I don’t want to bore you by repeating much of what is already spelled out on my website. For more info please visit my Home, Learn More and Bio pages1.
So, what the heck am I doing? And more importantly, why should you care? Well, I'd like to think it's pretty simple. I write. And I make things. I'm doing this because I am inspired to create, and the time is right for me to engage fully in the creative process. As for you? Well, I will be sharing my writings and other creations in the hope that you or someone else enjoys what I create. I heard today that it is a moral imperative to share one's delight2 - one's joy. Writing and making is a true joy for me, for sure.
In digging a little deeper, I hope I make you laugh a bit3. And I hope I can make you look at things differently, too. Humor is vital because life can be rough at times4. Without a good laugh, well, it’s plain intolerable. And seeing things differently? How better to wrap our minds around all crappy stuff going on and help change it for the better.
What will I be writing and creating? Lots of things. As a scientist, I tend to see the world through a technical lens. And I like writing about the science behind everyday experiences. I also love science fiction and appreciate pushing the boundaries. That's the thinking behind Science. Fiction. Create. - a bunch of sciency stuff mixed in with a good dose of "what if?" and let's see what comes out.
As implied above, inspiration is a big part of this for me. It is what sparks the imagination. It is also what keeps us going when things get tough. Inspiration is what changes the world.
Find someone who loves what they do and does it just because and you'll find someone who is inspired. But without inspiration, you have the makings of a bitter old man5. And no one likes a bitter old man6.
Will I change the world by doing this? I seriously doubt it7. But will I be a better person, more true to myself, and more fully engaged with those I love and care about? Definitely. And that kind of change is infectious.
Thanks for visiting JROBERTCLARK.COM. Do check out the content throughout. I am on social media under SciFiCreate, so follow me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. You can also sign up for my blog and newsletter by sharing your email in the footer of my website.
That's all for now. But stay tuned. Coming later this week - notes on my manifesto.
Thanks again for visiting. I appreciate you.
Science. Fiction. Create.
JRC
1 These pages might still bore you but at least I've spared you the double burden. ↩
2 If you didn't catch This American Life this weekend on public radio, do check it out - the episode is The Show of Delights Note: External link. It was, dare I say, delightful. ↩
3 And if you can't laugh with me, by all means, do laugh at me. ↩
4 This is a good point to mention that my blog and website are basically PG to PG-13, being ever-so-slightly NSFW. Mostly though I write with my young son in mind. ↩
5 Or worse yet, a recipe for landing in an early grave, to be robbed of the meager reward of growing into aforementioned bitter old man. ↩
6 "Grumble, grumble," said the bitter old man. ↩
7 No one changes the world with pithy footnotes as far as I know. ↩