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Author: J.G. Follansbee

I'm a Seattle-based writer publishing a series of stories with climate change themes.

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Audio/Video: The Mother Earth Insurgency full novelette

March 3, 2021

Listen to video and audio versions of my novelette, The Mother Earth Insurgency. … More Audio/Video: The Mother Earth Insurgency full novelette

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Fifty book reviews. That’s my ask in a competitive indie world.

February 14, 2021

Your reviews of my books help me reach my writing goals. … More Fifty book reviews. That’s my ask in a competitive indie world.

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Five Questions: Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality

February 6, 2021

In the latest installment of my occasional series, Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality, answers five questions plus a bonus question I pose to interesting authors. … More Five Questions: Bill Conrad, author of Interviewing Immortality

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Netflix’s “Alien Worlds” takes you to planets no one has visited, and likely never will

January 29, 2021

Netflix’s Alien Worlds takes you to planets no one has visited before, and unlikely to ever visit, except in your imagination. … More Netflix’s “Alien Worlds” takes you to planets no one has visited, and likely never will

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Read the first thousand words of Return to the Green Land

January 22, 2021

Read the first thousand words of Return to the Green Land, book three of The Future History of the Grail. … More Read the first thousand words of Return to the Green Land

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“The Midnight Sky” is barely a sci-fi movie, but that’s okay

January 2, 2021

Netflix’s “The Midnight Sky” barely qualifies as a science fiction film, but director-star George Clooney’s efforts to build a story about connection and regret overcomes the movie’s shortcomings. … More “The Midnight Sky” is barely a sci-fi movie, but that’s okay

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Read the first thousand words of War for the Green Land

December 23, 2020

Read the first thousand words of War for the Green Land, book two of The Future History of the Grail. … More Read the first thousand words of War for the Green Land

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Free download of Fall; Check out this promotion

December 14, 2020

Three days only! Fall of the Green Land is available for free Dec. 14, 15, and 16 from Amazon for your Kindle! … More Free download of Fall; Check out this promotion

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Author’s Note for The Future History of the Grail

December 6, 2020

I’d like to share the Author’s Note, specifically the one from Fall of the Green Land, book one of the Future History of the Grail. … More Author’s Note for The Future History of the Grail

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Launch! The Future History of the Grail is now live

December 1, 2020

The Future History of the Grail is now live on Amazon for your Kindle! … More Launch! The Future History of the Grail is now live

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Cast of characters for Future History of the Grail

November 29, 2020

Creating the cast of characters for The Future History of the Grail is some of the most fun I’ve had as a writer. … More Cast of characters for Future History of the Grail

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Read the first thousand words of The Future History of the Grail

November 22, 2020

Here’s the first thousand words of Fall of the Green Land, book one of my series The Future History of the Grail, a brand new take on the Arthurian legends. … More Read the first thousand words of The Future History of the Grail

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Three amazing technologies that could fix climate change

November 8, 2020

In 2019, I started a long-term project called “Future Climates,” which is a series of short stories inspired by geoengineering. These are grand-scale technologies proposed to roll back or block the effects of climate change. … More Three amazing technologies that could fix climate change

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My love-hate relationship with Monty Python and the Holy Grail

October 18, 2020

One of the great moments of film comedy occurs early in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the 1975 British parody of the Arthurian legends. … More My love-hate relationship with Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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Pre-orders available now for The Future History of the Grail

October 5, 2020

You can be among the first readers to receive your ebook copies of Fall of the Green Land, War for the Green Land, and Return to the Green Land … More Pre-orders available now for The Future History of the Grail

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Now available: Fall of the Green Land

September 15, 2020

Fall of the Green Land, book one of the Future History of the Grail, is now available for Kindle and on Kindle Unlimited. … More Now available: Fall of the Green Land

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Now available: War for the Green Land

September 8, 2020

War for the Green Land, book two in the Future History of the Grail, is now available for purchase on Kindle and in Kindle Unlimited. … More Now available: War for the Green Land

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Now available: Return to the Green Land

September 1, 2020

Return to the Green Land, book three of the Future History of the Grail, is now available on Kindle and in Kindle Unlimited. … More Now available: Return to the Green Land

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Five Questions: Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men

August 4, 2020

I’m excited to introduce Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men. In this new dystopian horror story, disastrous climate changes and radiation have ravaged Earth, and humankind’s future depends on a convoy of supply truck drivers. … More Five Questions: Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men

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Beta readers needed for The Future History of the Grail

July 25, 2020

I’m now recruiting “beta” readers for all three books in The Future History of the Grail, titled Fall of the Green Land, War for the Green Land, and Return of the Green Land. … More Beta readers needed for The Future History of the Grail

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