Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Theta Station Musings of LizaRose Alderson ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://lizarose.ca/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Recent Posts](https://lizarose.ca/recent-posts/) - General musings of a random nature that may entertain you. - [5 Minute Read: Speculative Fiction](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/speculative-fiction/) - Free Flash Fiction Story by LizaRose Alderson - [Awooga!](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/awooga/) - Work In Progress by LizaRose Alderson - [5 Minute Read: A Good Idea](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/a-good-idea/) - Free Flash Fiction Story by LizaRose Alderson - [5 Minute Read: A ‘Fichey’ Tale](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/a-fichey-tale/) - Free Flash Fiction Story by LizaRose Alderson - [5 Minute Read: (Wedding) Breakfast at Furbelows](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/wedding-breakfast-at-furbelows/) - Free Flash Fiction Story by LizaRose Alderson - [5 Minute Read: Light Play](https://lizarose.ca/2021/07/light-play/) - R1 Gr 93: Mystery; A Changing Room; A Remote Control;I sure hope the judges are okay with my out of the box thinking!!! Light Play As the room around him changes, so too does the artist. When a mysterious red eye catches his own, does it mean the end of everything? Sometimes he plays games - [5 Minute Read: The Meditation Room](https://lizarose.ca/2021/09/the-meditation-room/) - R1 Gr 93: Spy Story; A Martial Arts Gym; A Satchel;Hmmm... I liked my Round 1 Challenge story better!! The Meditation Room Help from unexpected quarters aids Devan in his quest to retrieve a stolen item. Devan bowed. To the dojo, to the honourable Sensei, then finally, catching his opponent’s eye, to McFarlane; the least - [5 Minute Read: Misconceptions](https://lizarose.ca/2020/08/misconceptions/) - So this was my one entry into the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Competition 2020. I missed the deadline on the second round!! Its a nil-pointer, but got some good feedback - Recommendations on possible edits welcome!! A road trip in Ghana shows that you should never judge a book by its cover. “Akwaaba! Welcome!” said - [5 Minute Read: Cold Storage](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/cold-storage/) - Free Flash Fiction Story by LizaRose Alderson - [5 Minute Read: Retribution](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/retribution/) - Free Flash Fiction Story by LizaRose Alderson - [5 Minute Read: The Layer Cake Mystery](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/the-layer-cake-mystery/) - Free Flash Fiction Story by LIzaRose Alderson - [Author Spotlight - Gloria Lesher](https://lizarose.ca/2021/08/author-spotlight-gloria-lesher/) - This month is spotlighting former editor, now paranormal cozy author, Gloria Lesher, who is never in a funk, even if her protagonist is. Q: What inspires you to write your books? A: I write about the paranormal to explore the unexplainable. The mystery side of reading or writing a cozy mystery reminds me of putting - [Imposters R Us? I Think Not!](https://lizarose.ca/2021/07/imposters_i_think_not/) - One or two things have happened lately that made me think of the word "imposter" and all its different meanings. Imposter: a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain. I googled Alien A La Carte about three weeks ago. I do this from time to time - [Book Review: In a Black Monk Funk](https://lizarose.ca/2021/07/book-review-in-a-black-monk-funk/) - by Gloria Lesher Well, this book surprised me, which is great when you are reviewing a lot of books. It means it stands out. In this case, the opening definitely grabbed me – as I read it I though THIS is how a cozy mystery should start. Okay, so this one is a paranormal cozy - [Book Review: Deadly Enterprise](https://lizarose.ca/2021/05/book-review-deadly-enterprise/) - Kevin G Chapman This is the second book by Kevin G Chapman in the Mike Stoneman series, but the first that I have read. I would say that it is a thriller rather than a murder mystery. Without going into the plot too much, when another dead prostitute turns up, this time in the river, - [Book Review: Mara's Awakening](https://lizarose.ca/2021/07/book-review-maras-awakening/) - by Leo Flynn This book starts with a literal awakening as well as the figurative… The old waking from a dream trope isn't used so often in Science Fiction as it is elsewhere, but what a dream to be waking from..., and why is she in prison? A short story is an interesting choice of - [Author Spotlight - Leo Flynn](https://lizarose.ca/2021/07/author-spotlight-leo-flynn/) - Leo Flynn, (https://leoflynn.com) (Pronouns he/him) speed reader and author of Mara's Awakening answers a few questions about his writing background, and talks about his favorite authors (he shares some of mine!) and reveals more about his series, the Mara Files. Links to Mara's Wakening can be found at the bottom of this article. Q: What - [Book Review: Vanished?](https://lizarose.ca/2020/06/vanished/) - Vanished? by Christer Tholin - Book Review - [Book Review: Run J Run](https://lizarose.ca/2021/01/run-j-run/) - By Su Sukol An amazing novel but it comes with a Warning - This Novel Contains Adult Content and Themes J has unexpectedly fallen for his best friend Zak after an ugly divorce leaves him in a difficult situation with his daughter. Zak has Annie and two kids of his own. Zak seems to have - [Book Review: The Death of Mrs Westaway](https://lizarose.ca/2020/06/the-death-of-mrs-westaway/) - The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware - Book Review - [Book Review: Nousopolis](https://lizarose.ca/2021/02/nousopolis/) - Mack J Lou Overall, this was a terrific story, imaginative, a different take on the double bluff and twist in the tale, and well imagined world building. The characters were sufficiently well defined to add some drama and mistrust, just what you need in a sci-fi mystery story. I felt myself in empathy with some - [Book Review: Still Life by Louise Penny](https://lizarose.ca/2020/05/still-life-by-louise-penny/) - Still Life by Louise Penny - Book Review - [Book Review: The Villa In Italy](https://lizarose.ca/2020/06/the-villa-in-italy/) - The Villa In Italy by Elizabeth Edmunsen - Book Review - [Book Review: Red Hail](https://lizarose.ca/2020/06/red-hail/) - Red Hail by Jamie Killen - Book Review - [Book Review: Chase - The Boy Who Hid](https://lizarose.ca/2021/05/chase-the-boy-who-hid/) - by Z JeffriesDisclaimer, I don’t normally review YA books, but this one caught my imagination. A new and potentially deadly twist on the game of hide and seek! Chase has just lost his grandfather. Everyone else thinks he is dead, but Chase believes differently. Misunderstood by his mother and mistreated by his father, his life - [Book Review: A Book Signing To Die For](https://lizarose.ca/2021/06/a-book-signing-to-die-for/) - By Judy Moore A Book Signing To Die For This book had me at the title – it just screams “Cozy Mystery”, and the title is deserved. Sounds like a comedy thought I. I wasn’t wrong, although the humour is very gentle and takes a little while to get going, this book hits all the - [Book Review: Nothing](https://lizarose.ca/2021/07/nothing/) - by RJ Goldman Juana has a secret, but it's not only hers to share and when she is faced with unwanted attention, her (un)natural reaction opens her up to publicity that she doesn't want or need. This will have life changing consequences not only for her, but for her siblings. Their secret revealed, they pull - [Summer Chaos at Theta Station](https://lizarose.ca/2021/06/summer-chaos-at-theta-station/) - Too many balls in the air! I'm glad I'm not actually in space as I juggle the next few weeks. Those balls would stay up there and never come down. Sounds like a problem Bae would have... It's that time of year again. Do I chill out for the summer at Camp Nanowrimo? Should I - [Author Spotlight - Su Sokol](https://lizarose.ca/2021/06/author-spotlight_su-sokol/) - Su J Sokol (www.sujsokol.com) (pronouns xe/xyr) is the author of three amazing novels, two "speculative fiction" - (more on that 'definition' later) and one contemporary urban. Xyr first book Cycling to Asylum was longlisted for the Sunburst Award and has been optioned for a feature length film. My path crossed with Su's when xe requested - [Unearthly Appetizer](https://lizarose.ca/2021/01/alien-a-la-carte-book-2/) - Coming soon-ish ... Book 2 of the exploits of Bae and friends The 2nd book in the Bioforce series - [The 3 E's of Storytelling for Kids](https://lizarose.ca/2021/02/the-3-es-of-storytelling-for-kids/) - The 3 E's of storytelling for Kids| My son is very excited about school lately, despite its virtual nature. Heck, I'm very excited about his school lately. Why you ask? His teacher very kindly suggested my book for their "reading together" book this term. Qualifier, for those who have read my first book - I - [Writing Musings](https://lizarose.ca/2021/01/writing-musings/) - So, my chromebook died. Part way through a number of book reviews, the books themselves languishing in electronic hell on my dead hard-drive. My sincerest apologies to those of you awaiting some kind of written "judgement" on the hard work and sweat that has gone into your novels. Now having had my machine repaired ... - [Alien A La Carte](https://lizarose.ca/2020/05/alien-a-la-carte-1/) - A Sneak Peak of Alien A La Carte - [Theta Station](https://lizarose.ca/2020/05/theta-station/) - Space station Theta of Alien A La Carte - what do you think it looks like? - [Weird But True!](https://lizarose.ca/2020/05/weird-but-true/) - How much science should there be in science fiction? - [Cover Reveal for Alien A La Carte!](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/cover-reveal-for-alien-a-la-carte/) - Alien a la Carte Cover Reveal - [Cosmic Mishaps](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/cosmic-mishaps/) - Alien a la Carte is coming soon. But it has a few hiccups along the way. - [COVID19 - A lesson in hope?](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/covid19-a-lesson-in-hope/) - Musings on a difficult situation. - [Space Chef!](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/space-chef/) - Bae's zany adventures in space lead to some interesting research - [Timing is Everything!](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/timing-is-everything/) - With COVID19 as the backdrop is a novel featuring a 'virus like' danger just another reminder? - [What is Flash Fiction?](https://lizarose.ca/2020/04/what-is-flash-fiction/) - What is flash fiction, how is it different from other story forms, and how is it the same? - [Remote Viewing](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/remote-viewing/) - Random Musings by LizaRose Alderson - [Two Nations Divided](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/two-nations-divided/) - My 2004 visit to the USA, more specifically South Carolina, was a catalogue of firsts. On my first trip to the states, I saw my first gun, ate my first clam chowder, saw a live lobster, heard my first real southern jazz, drove on the “wrong” side of the road for the first time, and - [Earth and Space: Two Sides of the Same Universe](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/earth-and-space-two-sides-of-the-same-universe/) - Work In Progress by LizaRose Alderson - [Ooops!](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/ooops/) - Free Flash Fiction Story by LizaRose Alderson - [Fictional Research](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/fictional-research/) - Work In Progress by LizaRose Alderson - [Places to Go, People to Meet](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/places-to-go-people-to-meet/) - When I’m in a travelling mood, I spread a map of the world on the table, close my eyes, count to five and place my finger down. The results are to me surprising, educational, and above all fun. So far, I have been to Italy, Kenya, Tanzania, Bolivia, Peru, the USA and Norway. Since I - [Traveling Companions](https://lizarose.ca/2020/03/hello-world/) - When I go traveling, the first thing I think about, after destination, is companionship. Do I want any? How much do I want? Do I want an easy life or to go off the beaten track - who would prefer which type of vacation. Do I want a large impersonal tour group with the resulting ## Pages - [Welcome to Theta Station!](https://lizarose.ca/) - Greetings from Theta Station. If you happen to be passing by from Mars or the belt please stop in and try the one-of-a-kind delicious blue lichen burgers at our new restaurant Awooga!Alien a la Carte Welcome to Theta Station, home of LizaRose Alderson, author, reader, engineer, armchair astronaut and mother, though not necessarily in that - [Theta-Vision](https://lizarose.ca/alien-a-la-carte/) - Learn more about the Bioforce novels and whats on the menu for Bae and his friends. - [Alien a la Carte](https://lizarose.ca/alien-a-la-carte-2/) - Alien A La Carte by LizaRose Alderson - [Book Review Policy](https://lizarose.ca/book-review-policy/) - Science Fiction and Murder Mystery Book Reviews for Traditional and Indie Publishers alike. Submission guidelines for Authors and Publishers. - [About LizaRose](https://lizarose.ca/about-lizarose/) - Press information Biography - [Book Reviews](https://lizarose.ca/book-reviews/) - Science Fiction and Murder Mystery Book Reviews for Traditional and Indie Publishers alike. - [Flash Fiction Stories](https://lizarose.ca/flash-fiction-stories/) - Stories of 1000 words or less to read during lunch time, or when you have a few minutes spare. - [Author Spotlight](https://lizarose.ca/welcome/author-spotlight/) - If you are an author and would like to do either a guest blog, or appear in the author spotlight, please contact me via the Reviews Policy page. Look forward to reading about you! - [Books](https://lizarose.ca/books/) - Alien A La Carte Extraterrestrial Entree - [Privacy Policy](https://lizarose.ca/privacy-policy/) - Privacy Policy - [Travel Musings](https://lizarose.ca/travel-musings/) - Travel is my third love, after my son and writing. Why not combine two of my loves! ## Categories - [Travel Musings](https://lizarose.ca/category/travelmusings/) - Here you will find my thoughts on traveling, with or without a companion, to places near and far. I hope you will enjoy them. - [Flash Fiction Stories](https://lizarose.ca/category/flash-fiction/) - Competitive writing adds a frisson of excitement to what is already interesting activity. Take for example, a theme, an item and a place and provide a mere 48 hours in which to produce a relatable story, and you have NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Competition for example. A slower pace, and a friendly editor has helped me along at Flash Fiction Magazine. My unpublished and occasionally revised resulting flash fictions stories are provided below for your enjoyment. Feel free to drop me a comment if you enjoy them. or even if you don’t! - [Alien a la Carte](https://lizarose.ca/category/alienalacarte/) - Work in progress on the Alien a la Carte book series, updates on the things that stop progress, procrastination tips and life in general. - [Random Musings](https://lizarose.ca/category/random-musings/) - [Book Reviews](https://lizarose.ca/category/book-reviews/) - Book reviews for science fiction and murder mysteries. - [Author Spotlight](https://lizarose.ca/category/author-spotlight-2/) ## Tags - [NYCMidnight](https://lizarose.ca/tag/nycmidnight/) - [Flash Fiction](https://lizarose.ca/tag/flash-fiction/) - [Story](https://lizarose.ca/tag/story/) - [museum](https://lizarose.ca/tag/museum/) - [concrete](https://lizarose.ca/tag/concrete/) - [travel](https://lizarose.ca/tag/travel/) - [companion](https://lizarose.ca/tag/companion/) - [tour](https://lizarose.ca/tag/tour/) - [group](https://lizarose.ca/tag/group/) - [destination](https://lizarose.ca/tag/destination/) - 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