A Heep of Words: Books by Alexandra Heep, Helena Parx, Lexa Drane

Category: Works in Progress

  • National Old Rock Day

    In Defense of the Patient Ones Today, January 7, is National Old Rock Day, which sounds like a celebration invented by geology professors and sentient mountains—but it turns out to be surprisingly relevant to how the world works, how stories work, and how some planets refuse to be rushed. Old rocks are not just “rocks…

  • Happy National Science Fiction Day

    National Science Fiction Day (today, January 2) feels like permission. Permission to look up from the practical, the predictable, the already-mapped—and ask, what if the universe has a sense of humor? I’ve loved science fiction for as long as I can remember. As a child, I was captivated by Star Trek: The Original Series—not just…

  • Mongolia, Metal, and the Languages We Invent to Understand the Stars

    Today, December 29, is Mongolia’s Independence Day — a date that rarely appears on international calendars, yet carries a quiet, enduring gravity. On December 29, 1911, Mongolia declared independence from Qing rule, reclaiming sovereignty after centuries of external control. It was not a loud revolution. It was an act of remembrance — a return to…

  • National Day on Writing

    The Economics of Inspiration Today, October 20, is National Day on Writing in the USA, and I almost missed it!That’s why I’d like to take this opportunity to give you a quick sneak peak of one of my (currently) three works in progress — and show you the real world behind it. “Before your kind…