Interrogation Techniques, Brain Washing, Torture


A piece on interrogation techniques, brain washing, torture, CIA, Army Field Manual, Guantanamo Bay: https://scflynn.com/interrogation-techniques/  

Life Extension, Cryonics, SENS, Life Expectancy


A piece on life extension, Ayurveda, life expectancy, cryonics, ageing, longevity, SENS: https://scflynn.com/life-extension/  

Mind Uploading, Brain Simulation, Blue Brain Project, Transhumanism


A piece on mind uploading, brain simulation, Blue Brain Project, Thomas Nagel, transhumanism, IBM, philosophy of mind, strong AI: https://scflynn.com/mind-uploading/

Photo: The Hermits’ Settlement (from “The Changeland”)


The Hermits' Settlement

Poem: Old Testament Plagues in New Millennium City


A prophetic short poem written seven or eight years before the financial crisis

Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction and Early Medieval Fantasy


The novels I am currently revising for publication include post-apocalyptic science fiction and early medieval fantasy. For me at least, there is a logical connection between these sub-genres. From the European point of view, the early Middle Ages was a time of enormous change after the collapse of the western Roman Empire: new peoples, huge population decline,… Continue reading Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction and Early Medieval Fantasy

Poem: “Superstring Theory”


Some physicists say there are really twenty-six dimensions, but since the Big Bang the four we know have become incredibly large and we don’t perceive the other twenty-two. If they are right, there are many dimensions of time apart from our familiar rushing, dragging, nostalgic, painful one. One for all the time we spend lying… Continue reading Poem: “Superstring Theory”

Supertoys by Brian Aldiss


"Supertoys" by Brian Aldiss: a re-reading

First Post


Welcome to the blog of S. C. Flynn (SCyFlynn). I will be posting about what I have read, what I am reading and what interests me. I will also be posting published poems, videos of poetry readings and photographs of places that inspire my writing.