Category Archives: Author

My Influences: H. G. Wells

Posted on June 8, 2013 by Tom Hopp

If, like me, you’re sorry there was only one War of the Worlds book published by H.G. Wells, take heart! There are three books in the Dinosaur Wars trilogy! Continue reading →

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The Art of Being Makah

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Tom Hopp

Nytom, Makah artist. This guy could go to New York and sing opera while displaying his carvings at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 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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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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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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Leaving home

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Tom Hopp

I haven’t sold my West Seattle home yet but I’m already nostalgic for it. Continue reading →

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Asteroid strikes Earth? What a novel idea!

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Tom Hopp

I wrote about what it would be like to experience an asteroid impact firsthand, way back in 2000. Now, eerily, I seem to have had it just about right. Continue reading →

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