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"Love In Space" - a 2011 Romantic Comedy from Hong Kong

"How To Say Goodbye In Space" - 2008 British Sci-Fi

Probably not as refraction is normally the passing of light through a tangible medium. If you apply the principles of Loop Quantum Gravity with General Relativity, by means of the Planck Scale, it indicates that gravitational pull passes the light through a vacuum which causes it to bend, due to a change in velocity. Because the light has not passed through a medium of tangible mass (it passed through a vacuum) it is therefore not refracted, by the definition of refraction.

I do have a lamplight fantasy (sometimes called gaslight fantasy) I've been working on for years. I pulled it down some time ago but might repost. I'm a little too pragmatic for most of the typical fantasy. But I find lamplight fantasy has enough "real world" in it. It's hard to find much lamplight fantasy on the bookshelves. Good luck with your writing.

Alan

Just my opinion, but FWIW ...

I believe many folks do not post, except on isolated instances, for a couple of reasons. First, so many posts get sidetracked from the OP's question/comment that the post becomes unrecognizable  to its original intent. There's always a certain amount of drifting on almost all posts, but recently (the past year or so)  they seem to drift further and further into very loosely-related or non-related tangents.

Second, and the primary reason I don't post a lot, is no matter what you say, there's always someone who can't wait to tell you how stupid you are for saying whatever you said or whatever you asked. Polite disagreement is an endangered species. There's absolutely nothing wrong with a person disagreeing with you or having a different opinion. It's the manner in which they express it. A person with a different opinion than mine is welcome to tell me all day why - just do it with a little bit of courtesy and offer some reasonable suggestions for improvement. An intelligent and courteous defense of their position opposite mine is a strong tool to possibly make me reconsider my position. Maybe I'll change my opinion, maybe I won't. But I will listen.

However when you have nothing to say but "You're an idiot for thinking that way", "Maybe that works at the fifth grade level, but ...", "Maybe writing isn't your best option in life", "You need to throw this crap away and trying something different" etc. Why not simply say, "Well, I've found a few issues here that are important. Here are the problems I noticed and  I have a few suggestions that might help" - then offer those suggestions without first demeaning the person. Also, I give little attention to those who are rude, can't wait to criticize others but refuse to post any of their own work for review..

I've spoken with three other members here in private, and they all feel very similar about it. It's not a matter of thin skin or not being open to criticism. It's matter of simple courtesy and respect for your fellow writers.

Congratulations

Congrats to all! Good writing is not easy - those who excel at it deserve their well-earned recognition.

No chip on my shoulder - I just don't tolerate rudeness well.

My last comment on the issue.

Dallas,

RE:  My misspelling of "contest". I have focal dystonia in my hands - makes typing as close to impossible as can be. It makes my fingers curl into tight claws when I attempt to use them. Look it up if you'd care to. I typically have 60 - 70 typos per book page in my novels, which I go back and manually correct - often takes as long as two hours to do so - that's per page, not per chapter. In my novels, I make the effort to correct the errors. In my reviews and forum posts, I don't. If you would read my profile, you'd see where I mentioned this. I put many, many hours into cleaning up my novel pages because that's what's needed and expected.

It doesn't reflect particularly well on you to make light of folks who work very hard to produce what many think is good work in spite of those obstacles. I have a good sense of humor, but I don't use it to belittle others. Plus, I have a 72- year-old significantly disabled wife to care for. I don't have time to go back and correct everything other than the novels. Most of the regulars here know that. It's not a matter of "poor me - they're picking on me". It's a matter of simple respect and courtesy to a fellow person. Know before you speak.

Here's a definition of Focal Dystonia relating to the hands:  Focal dystonia is a neurological condition, a type of dystonia, that affects a muscle or group of muscles in a specific part of the body, causing involuntary muscular contractions and abnormal postures. For example, in focal hand dystonia, the fingers either curl into the palm or extend outward without control.

Alan

FYI:  It took me 28 minutes to correct the typos in this short message.

Thanks!

Sounds great, JP. I'll have to check it out this evening. Thanks for the post!

Alan

Bill,

That would be quite a task - going back to insert the "missing' commas. I find the serial/Oxford commas distracting, but it seems that's the accepted direction these days. And, like you, I use commas, as needed, to imply a pause in the passage. Best to you, sir.

Alan