“Diverting tale of murder, espionage, and the possibility of living forever.” - Kirkus Reviews
The Trailer
Nick Caedwallan is dying. Lucy is running for her life. Thomas Whitefeather has died more times than he cares to remember. Three lives are joined by turritopsis dohrnii, a dime-sized jellyfish with a bright red stomach and the gift of immortality.
Of Interest
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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Cyborg Jellyfish Explorers?
Scientific American’s Sophie Bushwick examines the use of cyber-augmented jellyfish to explore our oceans
Inverted Jellyfish Hunt a bit Differently…
Cassiopea xamachana makes its own rules, and… Hunts from the seafloor?
Cape Fear
A unique tribe, once prosperous if not numerous, nearly erased by time
Turritopsis Dohrnii
Are you Ready?
If you need to go off-the-grid, or circumstances otherwise require you to do so, do you have what you need? …And what’s in a bug-out bag, anyway?
“When to call me: you’ve been stabbed, shot, poisoned, separated from an appendage, knocked or beaten unconscious, run over by a tractor mower, or generally about to bleed to death. Otherwise, leave me alone.”
— Aurelius Hogue MD, Doc Hollywood, 1991
Welcome. This blog belongs to a long time MD, a short time MFA. Doctor by profession, novelist by habit.
What I do on this blog: Every week, I’ll design infections, injuries, psychoses and neuroses for your fictional characters. You tell me the effect you want and I’ll tell you how they get there. Think of it as medical care in reverse.