{"id":2537,"date":"2013-08-18T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T15:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2013-08-15T15:41:49","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T20:41:49","slug":"rayguns-over-texas-preview-derek-austin-johnson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2013\/08\/18\/rayguns-over-texas-preview-derek-austin-johnson\/","title":{"rendered":"Rayguns Over Texas preview: Derek Austin Johnson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2529\" style=\"width: 668px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2013\/08\/Rayguns-Over-Texas-COVER-V03b-6x9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2529\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2529\" alt=\"Cover by Rocky Kelley\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2013\/08\/Rayguns-Over-Texas-COVER-V03b-6x9.jpg\" width=\"658\" height=\"958\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cover by Rocky Kelley<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As we barrel toward the August 29 premiere of\u00a0<em><a title=\"Rayguns Over Texas Lands In 24 Days\" href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/2013\/08\/05\/the-wait-rayguns-over-texas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rayguns Over Texas<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lonestarcon3.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">LoneStarCon 3<\/a>\u00a0(aka the 71st Annual World Science Fiction Convention) in San Antonio, I am presenting book excerpts, one contributor per day.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s selection comes from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/derekaustinjohnson.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Derek Austin Johnson<\/a>&#8216;s &#8220;Grey Goo and You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Following an incident in Lincoln,\u00a0Nebraska, Fullerdyne created a series of\u00a0web pages to alert the public and media\u00a0about the related imminent threats\u00a0and dangers. Using very contemporary\u00a0storytelling techniques, Derek Austin\u00a0Johnson delves into a startling realistic\u00a0big business response to the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2013\/08\/Grey-goo-page.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2540\" alt=\"Grey goo page\" src=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2013\/08\/Grey-goo-page.jpg\" width=\"599\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2013\/08\/Grey-goo-page.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.revolutionsf.com\/revblogs\/geekcurmudgeon\/files\/2013\/08\/Grey-goo-page-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from\u00a0\u201cGrey Goo and You\u201d \u00a9 2013 by Derek Austin Johnson.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we barrel toward the August 29 premiere of\u00a0Rayguns Over Texas\u00a0at\u00a0LoneStarCon 3\u00a0(aka the 71st Annual World Science Fiction Convention) in San Antonio, I am presenting book excerpts, one contributor per day. 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