Friday, February 13, 2026

Parabolic Orbits

 

Two women are shown leaning toward each other. One is holding a book with the title "Parabolic Orbits" and science fiction cover art with a figure in a spacesuit in the foreground and a domed city in the background. One of the women has short gray hair, a black shirt, and glasses pushed up on her head. The other woman has long yellow hair, glasses, and a red shirt with a pattern of white snowflakes.

So, I'm a bit on the late side posting this, but it's a pretty big deal and I'm posting about it now. I've had a short story published in an anthology for the first time! And it's a science fiction story. Parabolic Orbits is a collection of stories based on the parables Jesus told, rewritten as science fiction. My friend Sarah L. Frantz has a story in A Time for Everything, a previous anthology by Ben Avery, and when she mentioned that this new collection was in the works she suggested that I pitch a story idea for it, too. It looked like a lot of fun, so I did. I was so excited to be accepted! And since Sarah and I each have a story in the same book, I had to post a picture of us both with a copy of it.

My story is called "The Stars from Home" and is based on the parable of the persistent widow and the unjust judge. Sarah's story, "The Nebra Sky Disc," is based on the parable of the lost coin. And there are twelve more people's stories in there, too. I had a lot of fun reading them all and definitely recommend the book to anyone who might like Christian speculative fiction or science fiction in general. You can find it on Amazon here, in both ebook and paperback formats. 

Parabolic Orbits actually came out in November, so why didn't I blog about it until February? Well, I'll add a picture of my main reason for the delay, which I consider a very good one. I had a baby in January, which of course was a huge distraction. I've been pretty busy with that, first getting ready for and then taking care of him. He's not super impressed by books yet, but I'm sure he'll be a lot more interested once he is old enough to hold his head up and stay awake a bit longer. 

A yawning newborn baby is shown lying next to a book with the title "Parabolic Orbits" and science fiction cover art. The baby is wearing a muted green sleeper with a small image of a triceratops on the chest. The background is a fleece blanket with a pattern of anchors and life preservers.


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