The Blue Are Coming
Are you ready?
I’m writing a first-contact novel!
The Blue will be character-driven science fiction with a dash of romance – because geeks need hugs, too.
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Wrote 825 words on 5 July 2025. Young Bakana had a very bad day.
August 1977 – the story begins.
An unfortunate scout dies in darkness. A woman in Australia fights for her life during childbirth. Human bones are uncovered in a South African vineyard. The Wow! signal is received.
They sent a message.
On 15 August 1977, the Ohio State University “Big Ear” radiotelescope intercepts a radio signal from the direction of Sagittarius. The transmission lasts less than 72 seconds. Unfortunately, the receiving equipment isn’t capable of recording the signal. It captures only metadata – frequency, relative strength, and direction. Any information the signal may have contained is lost forever.
Discovery of the Wow! signal doesn’t generate much media coverage. The event is overshadowed by the death of Elvis Presley only sixteen hours later.
We couldn’t understand.
Despite thousands of searches over nearly five decades, nothing like Wow! has ever been found. Debate over what it was and where it came from continues to this day.
Could it have been an interstellar radio transmission? Was it military radar or some other local interference? Did a nearby comet burn off hydrogen as it approached our sun? Was it a hoax?
The signal was real, alright. Yet its origin was closer than the mythical archer – about twenty-five thousand light-years closer. The source was neither terrestrial nor from a natural body. It was a message – and the messenger wasn’t calling Elvis home.
Flash-forward to today.
Almost fifty years later, another radio transmission reaches Earth. There can be no doubt this time. We are not alone. The revelation turns our world upside down.
More messages arrive. We soon realize the aliens are trying to tell us something – and they want us to respond. Can we? Will we? Should we?
A kick-ass astrophysicist works with a grumpy counterpart to find answers. A too-smart-for-his-own-good teenager stirs up shit in Indonesia. A failed entrepreneur has nothing left to lose. A military man serves his country behind the scenes. A fanatical humanist fights to prevent an alien landing. An incompetent spy has a debt to pay. A sniper lines up his target. Old bones have a story to tell.
They are coming.
The aliens call themselves The Blue. We don’t know who they are, what they want, or why they’re coming. Their technology is several hundred years ahead of ours. Do they intend to use that advantage against humankind? Some of us aren’t waiting to find out.
Buckle up, friends. We expect heavy turbulence on the way to this brave Blue world.
Are you ready?
If you want to know where the story is going, check out Roast My Chapter. Every few weeks I drop something new for you maniacs to tear apart. Of course, a rave review would be nice. I don’t expect many of those, though 🙂
The Last Paragraph I Wrote
The girl looks over to me and whispers, “I’m sorry.” Now I’m crying, too.
From Chapter 13 – Sushi and Pygmalion (5 July 2025)
My First Blog Post
- Holy shit, I’m writing a novel!
The Blue is first-contact science-fiction. The science will be on the hard side – no warp drives, faster-than-light travel, or universal translators. There will be aliens – blue ones. They’re about five-hundred years ahead of humankind, technology wise.The fiction could be real. Not just alien tech, but the characters. My world will be populated by believable people doing believable things. They will experience love, loss, happiness, anger, desire, hope, and so much more. I hope you care as much about my characters as I do about writing them.I’ve got 22,222 words so far across eight complete chapters – and as many incomplete ones. It’s been a real pain in the ass to get here…
- Holy shit, I’m writing a novel!
The Blue is first-contact science-fiction. The science will be on the hard side – no warp drives, faster-than-light travel, or universal translators. There will be aliens – blue ones. They’re about five-hundred years ahead of humankind, technology wise.The fiction could be real. Not just alien tech, but the characters. My world will be populated by believable people doing believable things. They will experience love, loss, happiness, anger, desire, hope, and so much more. I hope you care as much about my characters as I do about writing them.I’ve got 22,222 words so far across eight complete chapters – and as many incomplete ones. It’s been a real pain in the ass to get here…
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About Me
Just call me Bloo for now.
I grew up in a small American city known for suspicious mill fires and the Lizzie Borden murders. Could it someday be the birthplace of a published science-fiction writer?
I’m an Applications Engineer working in a tiny division of a large automotive drivetrain company. I write software and develop hardware for battery-powered motor drive systems.
When I’m not working to make the world just a little bit greener, I enjoy trailrunning, woodworking, reading – and yes – writing.
You can find me on Bluesky (natch) and Reddit. Click the butterfly or reddhead media icons near the bottom.
I’m also active on the Litopia writers’ colony (the purplish media icon). An agent runs the site! He often shares his thoughts on where the publishing industry is right now and where it’s headed. Some damn fine independent authors hang out there, too. Most will be happy to critique your work – but you need to critique first! If you want to learn, laugh, and cry about the craft with fellow creatives, it’s the best place to be. Writers need writers.
Ah…there’s the emotion. I was hoping it was in there. I love multiple-perspective novels and how the story is developing.…