JA Grier (ee/em/eir)
My blogs
| Industry | Science |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Life is good when you're a geek. |
| Location | Milky Way Galaxy, Earth, United States |
| Introduction | JA Grier is a planetary scientist, poet, educator, fiction/non-fiction writer, and paper artist. Dr. Grier has penned and published: scientific papers and abstracts, two textbooks, more than three dozen poems, as well as short stories, essays, articles and astronomy education materials. A fan of sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and the just plain strange, Dr. Grier is currently seeking publication homes for two novels as well as a book of childhood horror poetry. Eir book of essays on the nexus of science and creative writing is in the works. (JA = "Jay," pronouns = ee/em/eir = "eee/ehm/air") |
| Interests | Science, Writing, Science Fiction, Poetry, Astronomy, Telescopes, Creative Non Fiction, Space Exploration, STEM, Diversity, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Movies, Board Games, Video Games, Oblivion, Mass Effect, Skyrim, Dragon Age, Music |
| Favorite movies | Apollo 13, Contact, Alien, Star Wars (the untainted version), The Princess Bride, Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, The Nightmare Before Christmas, |
| Favorite music | Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon, The Cars, ELO, REM |
| Favorite books | Cosmos, Crystal Singer, Dune, Ender's Game, The Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Curse of Chalion, Shards of Honor, Madness Season, In Conquest Born, I Robot, The Foundation Trilogy |