Oxytocin is a hormone that induces trust. It is one of the maguffins in my short story, Spookmoth. Oxytocin is involved in the bonding between intimate partners and larger collaborative groups. Increased group loyalty can be at the expense of…
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Inspirations: Weaponising the Cuddle Chemical
Tagged with: Markus Heinrichs, Medicine, Oxytocin, Paul Zak, Science, science fiction, Spookmoth, Trust
Posted in Inspirations, Wednesday Pontification
Posted in Inspirations, Wednesday Pontification
Giveaway: Spookmoth
The kindle edition of Spookmoth can be downloaded for free from Amazon until Saturday: US UK DE FR ES IT NL JP BR CA MX AU IN Industrial spying was never one of Carl McTeague’s aspirations but with the Pacific…
Tagged with: Apocalyptic, Oxytocin, science fiction, short story, Spookmoth
Posted in Giveaway, Publishing news
Posted in Giveaway, Publishing news
Spookmoth
The news is slightly belated, but Spookmoth was published in the inaugural issue of Wicked Words Quarterly back in June. Many thanks to the editor, Stephen Baird, and here’s hoping that issue marks the birth of a venerable publication. There’s a…
Tagged with: magazine, science fiction, short story, Spookmoth, Wicked Words Quarterly
Posted in Publishing news
Posted in Publishing news
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