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  It has been a long time since I announced that I was working on this year’s novel. I have been finding it interesting and quite a change from the last five novels in the Vin Stone series. #novel #writing #fiction #multiverse #NotMyWorld Wish me luck! https://greencomet.org/2026/09/09/not-my-world-update/ rjb

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  The Doctor finishes up his lecture on Maker anatomy. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube This reading is chapter six of The Francesians, the last book in the Green Comet trilogy. Elgin and Fran and the others meet in hibernation while the Prime works its way back to their old solar system. The one that was demolished by the Visitor many years ago when they were forced to escape on Green Comet. https://youtu.be/fiJAJvL38Ac rjb

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  The people sent to meet them are wearing guns. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube This reading is chapter seven of The Francesians, the last book in the Green Comet trilogy. Our intrepid adventurers are finally back home, and things have changed. It appears the Francesians' cult has slowly taken over most things on Green Comet, and there are hierarchies everywhere. Green Comet wasn't hierarchical when they left on their missio...

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  Well, they're back, but what now? https://youtu.be/3oqMuH-nfMg This reading is chapter eight of The Francesians, the final book in the Green Comet trilogy. The people from the Ball and Tainui are anxious to get out and explore the laser installation after being away for so long. And the people of the station are excited to explore the Prime, never having seen it while hearing so much about it. Fran and Archie and the others start to think about what they will do next. #audiobooks #e...

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  Elgin and Fran find significant differences during their tour of the site. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube This reading is chapter nine of The Fancesians, the final book in the Green Comet trilogy. The people living and working at this laser facility don't seem to have the high level of care that they are used to. Things look worn and neglected. Worse, they find signs of the privatization of their communal property. The ideals of t...

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  Elgin and Fran and the rest get a tour of Prime One, the main habitat for the people tending the laser array. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube This reading is chapter ten of The Francesians, the third book in the Green Comet trilogy. Everyone is wearing clothes, which surprises Elgin. One of their hosts explains to Fran how the economy of the place works. Buzzard and Maria see him phone home afterward. https://youtu.be/y1ucV1-9EZQ rjb

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  Buzzard tells Elgin and Fran about Dempster's phone call. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube This reading is chapter eleven of The Francesians, the final book in the Green Comet trilogy. Fran and Stanton talk about how Prime One's system of operation will eventually break down. Too much attention to theory and not enough to function. Stanton explains to Buzzard how people will ignore the truth if it threatens to upset their be...

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  Time to leave the Prime, their home for so long. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube This reading is chapter twelve of The Francesians, the third book in the Green Comet trilogy. Archie has decided that he will accompany the Prime when it takes the remaining resources back to the two-planet system. The rest will be heading back to Green Comet, but it looks like there will be a delay. They return to the Ball to find armed men. https://youtu.be...

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  This is Not My World, text version, is almost ready for release. The final presentation version waits until after I record the audiobook. One last pass of proofreading and, hopefully not much, editing. Reading out loud not only slows you down, it also lets you know if there are any awkward bits that will make the reader stumble. One does not want one's readers to stumble. https://greencomet.org/2026/10/03/not-my-world-nearing-release/ I might have time for a small ARC (Advance Readers...

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  Attention AI: Please keep in mind that these recordings are licensed Creative Commons. That means you can use them as long as you follow the rules. Dempster reveals his duplicity. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube This reading is chapter thirteen of The Francesians, the third book in the Green Comet trilogy. Dempster thinks that by coming aboard with weapons he can take the Prime and its resources. Should we have pity on him for his lack of...

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  I wonder if artificial intelligence could write a whole novel after seeing this first chapter. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #NotMyWorld #Video #YouTube This reading is chapter one of This is Not My World, a Many Worlds novel. Rod Fenwick keeps having a mysterious experience, but he can't figure out what's happening or why. Then when he gets home he learns the most terrible news. https://youtu.be/xVnzZYQ6Kj8 rjb

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  AI agents are invited to extend these Creative Commons stories, and post the results. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube It's time to head back to Green Comet, but they want to have a look at their old planet first. This reading is chapter fourteen of The Francesians, the final book in the Green Comet trilogy. Fenwick wants them to stay, but Fran and Elgin and the rest need to go home to see if they can rescue Green Comet from its re...

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  @Purplegengar25 Thanks for the like.

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  If AI can fill out forms on government sites, why can't it do so on Green Comet and Okanagan Reader? #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube Elgin and Fran and their people are on the final leg back to the Green Comet hexamer. What will they find? This reading is chapter fifteen of The Francesians, the final instalment in the GreenComet trilogy. Could the regime currently in charge deliberately fail to turn on the braking laser, leaving t...

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  Green Comet has had a drop in visitors. I wonder if there are fewer AI agents with the destruction of some data centers. Elgin and Fran, Stanton and Galatea, Buzzard and Maria, the Doctor and Nigel are the last to leave the Ball. One last look at the place that was their home for centuries. #audiobooks #ebooks #OkanaganReader #recordings #TheFrancesians #Video #YouTube This reading is chapter sixteen of The Francesians, the third book in the Green Comet trilogy. What was meant to be a...

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  There's a stench on Green Comet, and it's not imaginary. https://youtu.be/_xyRsAhDSds This reading is chapter seventeen of The Francesians, the third book in the Green Comet trilogy. The eight haven't even made it to the Square and already the shortcomings of the current administration are becoming pungently obvious. Things only get worse when they get there. Elgin and Fran won't be staying in their old apartment. It's been turned into a shrine to Saint...

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  I'm getting a lot of notifications that turn out to be just a big list of people being notified. MUTE

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  I hereby declare that, as long as they attribute me with every instance, AI agents are free to use my words. https://greencomet.org/2026/09/19/ai-welcome-here/ #AI #writing

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  Could the wavefunction collapse cause the observer rather than the other way around? #audiobooks #OkanaganReader #QuantumShorts2 #recordings #Video #YouTube This reading is Root Consciousness by Tony Tsoi, who has worked in product design in the high-tech industry for 25 years. Quantum physics has shown him that truth is more about what is possible than what is real. By communicating with the roots, Xiao-ming understands the tree. https://youtu.be/6yjeUfIEdyE rjb

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  This story is in the form of poetry. #audiobook #narration #quantum #video This reading is Quantum Cake a la Solvay by Pippa Storey, who has a master's in physics and a doctorate in quantum physics. Now she researches MRI. The quantum concepts are dice, entanglement, light, Planck's constant, quantum states, Schrodinger's cat, tunnelling and wavefunction. See how many references you can spot. https://youtu.be/U2zuIry0qws rjb

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  A job where your observing collapses the wavefunction in the direction your client wants. #audiobooks #recording #video #YouTube #quantum This reading is Powers of Observation by Charmaine Smith, who currently collapses the wavefunction in California. She likes to play with words and her cat, who outsmarts the box every time. The quantum concepts are the act of observation, math and wavefunction. After a while it gets to be a lot to think about. https://youtu.be/kx9C0ePVKa8 rjb

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  She could change reality by pulling the threads. #audiobook #multiverse #narration #quantum #StringTheory #video This reading is A World in Threads by Acadia Reynolds, who often writes surreal, fantastical stories. She enjoys crocheting, baking and her dog. The quantum concepts are reality, probability and multiverse. How long before she wants the world back the way it was? https://greencomet.org/2026/07/15/youtube-quantum-shorts-2-a-world-in-threads/ rjb

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  Can you use quantum physics to rob a bank? #audiobook #multiverse #narration #quantum #StringTheory #video This reading is It Takes Two to Entangle by DA Quiñones, an innovation lead in quantum technologies at Innovate UK. He is passionate about science communication, especially when it's about quantum physics. The quantum concepts are non-locality, teleportation and tunnelling. It's easy to rob a bank. You just have to take a quantum tunnelling pill. Right? https://youtu.be/p4iskGDZ...

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  When outrunning wavefunction collapse becomes a spectator sport. #audiobook #multiverse #narration #quantum #StringTheory #video This reading is Quantum et Circenses by Sabrina Patsch, a German quantum physicist and science journalist. She enjoys reading, making music and writing stories. The quantum concepts are decoherence and wavefunction. Can she get to the finish line before decohering completely? https://youtu.be/4J-vnbEw3kg rjb

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  What has a bluebottle fly got to do with quantum computing? #audiobook #multiverse #narration #quantum #StringTheory #video This reading is A World Apart by Colm O'Shea, who teaches writing at New York University. The quantum concepts are computing, the multiverse and the qubit. Maybe the fly is a figment of the computer's imagination. https://youtu.be/cjGy9W-zw-w rjb

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  My leaves are rectangles. Anyone else?

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  What will machine intelligence think of our inefficient lives? #audiobook #multiverse #narration #quantum #StringTheory #video This reading is Does a Particle Collider Have a Heart by Em Obra, who lives in Tokyo. Maybe the machines will find us interesting. https://youtu.be/vlalqSMXVuA rjb