D. Thomas Minton
writes speculative fiction from his home in the mountains of British Columbia.
Category Archives: Inspiration
What Motivates You?
Some days I’m simply unmotivated, so I lounge on the couch drifting in an out dreamland. On days like that, my life wouldn’t make very compelling reading—I expect when my biography eventually gets written <wink, wink>, it’ll gloss over those days. … Continue reading
Elusiveness of Memory
Yesterday morning my daughter asked me what I remembered about elementary school. I hadn’t actually given it much thought before, but I was surprised how little I actually could remember. I recall a few things that I can place in specific grades, like … Continue reading
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Tagged Memories of Childhood, Philip K. Dick, Ten Weeks With a Circus
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Inspiration: “Memories of Childhood”
The podcast of “Memories of Childhood” recently went live at Nil Desperandum, but I wrote this story many years ago. After it was published by OG’s Speculative Fiction in 2009, several people asked me how much of it was based … Continue reading
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Tagged Memories of Childhood, Nil Desperandum, OG's Speculative Fiction, Podcast
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Hopeful(l) Monsters
Yesterday I was catching up on a back issue of the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. A short story called “Signs of Life” by Carter Scholz contained a paragraph that struck a chord with me: “DNA copies itself imperfectly, or evolution … Continue reading
Five-year-old Eyes
I went snorkeling with my daughter last weekend. It was the first time she’s put on a mask and fins and ventured out into deep water. At first she was hesitant because she couldn’t touch the bottom, but after going back to … Continue reading
Sometimes My Goals Aren’t That Big…or Important
Since setting up this site, I’ve been cruising around the good ol’ interweb looking at other author pages to get ideas for how I want mine to look. Yesterday I stopped over at Jay Lake’s webpage. For those who aren’t … Continue reading
Inspiration: “The Fine Art of Surfacing”
I often get asked by friends and family where I get story ideas. I usually find that no single thing inspires a complete story, but often a significant piece of the story can be traced to a specific thing, place, or event. … Continue reading
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Tagged Fine Art of Surfacing, OG's Speculative Fiction, Short Story
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The Power of Data
As a scientist, which is my day job, I am always amazed at the power of data to tell me something I didn’t know about the world. When I examined the traffic data for this website yesterday, I noticed a … Continue reading
The Life Aquatic
As an aspiring writer, I don’t pay my bills with my fiction. I have a day job. I’m fortunate that I’m one of those lucky people who loves what he does. I work in the ocean, which is an incredible … Continue reading
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