If science could fix one thing, what would you choose? ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. This week’s newsletter is dictated to you from my hospital room. As cosmic luck, karma, or the will of the heavens has dictated, I have ended up in...
Your car can finally drive itself. What’s the first thing you’d do?
No more watching the road… so what will you do instead? ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. This week has mostly been about recovering from eye surgery, which has meant no writing (again -- but much thinking about writing which while not as...
What seemed absolutely amazing when you were a kid… but turned out to be pretty overrated as an adult?
Kids think being grown-up is amazing. Adults know the truth. ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. Well, we really stirred up a hornets nest with the IQ question, didn't we? It's been super fun reading everyone's comments. Some of them made me...
You wake up tomorrow with an IQ of 140. What’s the first thing you do?
One morning. One number. One completely different life. ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here.Great news to start with. I've done more writing, which I am very pleased about. I also have to say that I am feeling very pleased that so many of you...
“Starlight: A Journalist’s Dilemma”
No phones. No internet. No messages. One thing disappears first—what would you miss the most? ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. I've been working on a short story that I want to share a piece of with you today. So far I'm calling it "Card."...
You’re the only human who can save Earth. What’s your first reaction?
With Project Hail Mary generating so much excitement, here's a question for every sci-fi fan... 🚀 ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. Hooboy... lots to talk about this week. This issue? It's weird. Now we do this every other week...
If You Could Spend One Day with Any Star Wars Character, Who Would You Choose?
One day. One Star Wars character. Who are you picking? ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. We're in that stage of life when the kids are just about to leave the nest and things in my day job can get a bit hectic. So my wife decided...
AI: My Personal Assistant
Are you using AI as a helper... or something much more personal? ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. In my day job I work for a large tech company. As part of our job we are expected to use, I might even go so far as to say...
Which future tech would definitely go wrong? Humanity cannot be trusted with at least one of these.
Humanity cannot be trusted with at least one of these. ZZ's books ZZ's Blog Unsubscribe Hey everyone! Andrew here. This week has been a slow writing week but a good one for filling the well and recharging. My mother is visiting us and I've been spending...
Which sci-fi future feels most likely within the next century?
Humanity might already be heading toward one of these. Sci-fi has been warning us for decades. ZZ's books Hey everyone! Andrew here. So I have been reading some non-fiction lately, which doesn't happen as often as it should. Last week I picked up "In the...

