Author Archives: Tom Hopp

About Tom Hopp

Thomas P Hopp is a scientist and author living in Seattle. He writes the Dinosaur Wars science fiction series and Peyton McKean mystery stories.

Omega-3 oils, resolvins, and protectins

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Tom Hopp

I’m gonna take more omega-3 supplement pills than I used to, and keep taking that baby aspirin daily. At least now I know why I’m doing it. Continue reading →

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Help me judge my book’s new cover

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Tom Hopp

How about this book cover? I’d love to get some opinions before it’s published. Continue reading →

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Edit, edit, edit

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Can Dr. Peyton McKean come up with a cure before we all become fevered, crazed maniacs? Or will modern society crumble in the face of a threat from a virus that is centuries old? Continue reading →

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Mars Rovers Attack!

Posted on May 4, 2013 by Tom Hopp

7,219 Martian nations have banded together to create the immense machines and launch them to earth. Continue reading →

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Roamin’ Sonoma

Posted on April 27, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Sitting around by the pool, bathed in the glare of that unfamiliar object in the sky, fearful of getting a burn on our tender white hides, feeling compelled to have another sip. It’s tough duty. Continue reading →

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Writers of Mystery

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Tom Hopp

If you’re a fan of Earl Emerson’s stories, you might want to drop everything else and make plans to join us tonight in Bellevue WA for the big event. Drop-ins can be accommodated for a small fee plus the price of dinner. Continue reading →

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Triumph of the Toads

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Tom Hopp

If I get tired of writing about certain tedious people, I can always concoct a scene in which they die horribly or are driven to an ignominious end. Continue reading →

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The New Old Me

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Tom Hopp

How can a body help but look erudite, wise, party-to-hidden-knowledge, and all those other traits of wizards, scientists and writers when one has such a snowy effusion all over one’s head? Continue reading →

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Rediscovering the Lost Waterfall

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Tom Hopp

I caught a glimpse of these falls 37 years ago while bushwhacking alone through rugged backcountry, and caught that glimpse at great peril to my life. Continue reading →

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Blue Dawn–Daylight Savings Time Hurts

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Come on DC, for the health of us all, repeal the Daylight Savings Time extension at least–if not the whole cockamamie idea that the government should control time. Continue reading →

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