Science Fiction Fantasy Theater

retrocausalityholographic principleThis is the voice of a timeless observer, a being who has stood inside every hour humanity has ever known, weaving together quantum mechanics, relativity, holographic theory, Kierkegaardian philosophy, and the strange geometry of existence.This episode explores why time does not flow, but folds; why the past can change; why the future already remembers you; and why eternity intersects every moment you live.A poetic, scientific, and deeply metaphysical journey through the illusions of linearity and the truth of the infinite.

A grand, Shakespearean, apocalyptic monologue exploring the final moments of a dying simulated universe.Science Fiction Author D. Colin Palmer sits at a poker table and is dealt a Jack and a Queen—symbols that unlock the entire architecture of existence. What follows is a sweeping journey through Vonnegut’s eternalism, Celtic Otherworld myth, quantum mechanics, deterministic timelines, and the collapse of the holographic projection we call reality.This is not just a story.It is a revelation.A philosophical autopsy of fate, free will, myth, mathematics, and the final royal flush at the end of all things.If you enjoy high-concept science fiction, cosmic philosophy, or monologues that read like the universe explaining itself, welcome to the table.This is the last hand.

What if reality doesn’t end with fire and judgment—but with an old dealer shuffling the last deck at the center of the universe? This longform monologue explores the end of a simulated reality through quantum mechanics, theoretical physics, Nietzsche’s Übermensch, Kant’s transcendental idealism, and Native American spiritual tradition. We follow the perspective of an all-knowing, all-loving cosmic dealer who has been quietly watching humanity learn the rules beneath the rules: the observer effect, entanglement, holographic reality, moral law, the circle of life, will to power, and the fusion of ancient wisdom with cutting-edge technology. As the simulation collapses, a small number of people—those who used free enterprise as experimentation, embraced technology as an extension of will and responsibility, and walked in harmony with nature and spirit—begin to attain god-like capacities. This is not prophecy in the religious sense, but a philosophical and metaphysical thought experiment about evolution, destiny, and what it really means to be ready for “the next game” when the cosmic table is cleared. If you enjoy deep, slow-burn reflections on existence, simulated universes, and the future of human consciousness, this one is for you.Hit follow if you want more longform monologues on quantum theory, spirituality, philosophy, and the strange beauty of whatever comes after the end of the world.

Science fiction author D. Colin Palmer offers a concise, 11-minute meditation on the prophecies of Nostradamus—what they are, how they’ve been interpreted, and why they continue to fascinate. Includes original music.Full show notesIn this brief episode, D. Colin Palmer examines the enduring appeal of Nostradamus: the language of the quatrains, the culture that formed them, and the modern impulse to map prophecy onto contemporary events. Rather than treating the verses as a code to be cracked, this monologue considers them as literature, history, and mirror—revealing more about readers and eras than about the future itself.

This isn’t your average urban legend recap.In this full-length investigative deep dive, science fiction author D. Colin Palmer takes listeners into the darkest corners of American folklore, uncovering the brutal, buried, and very real roots of the Melon Heads legend—a twisted tale of possible cannibal clans, institutional abuse, government cover-ups, and malformed predators still said to lurk in the forests of Ohio, Michigan, and Connecticut.But this one goes deeper than you’ve ever heard it done before. Because for Palmer, this isn’t just folklore. This one’s personal. A former business partner once claimed—off the record—that one of these things tore his cousin to pieces in the backwoods, while the man was allegedly out dumping a body. “He was packing,” they said. “And it didn’t matter.” Whether it’s true or not? Who knows. One of the old porn distributors passed the story on years ago. But something about it stuck. It felt like it could be true. And that’s where this episode begins.What follows is a nine-part horror-documentary-style audiobook, fully voiced in high definition, combining folklore, historical analysis, psychoanalytic theory, government negligence, indigenous oral history, and speculative horror. The result is one of the most comprehensive examinations of the Melon Heads ever produced—dark, poetic, speculative, and relentlessly curious.If you want to understand what makes these legends survive—if you want to explore how America gives birth to its own monsters—this is where to start. Cannibalism. Disappearances. Institutional trauma. Mirror theory. Psycho-spiritual recursion. It’s all in here.Subscribe to Science Fiction Fantasy Theater for more episodes like this—including future deep dives on legends like Sawney Bean, colonial revenants, and off-grid folklore no one else will touch. Follow D. Colin Palmer on Rumble, X, and Spotify. The footprint grows.

This short science fiction story was originally published in a now-defunct fringe periodical back in 1990. I was one of many authors at the time using unusual publishing routes to protect copyright—before the internet, this was how it was done.I’m a published science fiction writer coming out of retirement with new material, old stories, and experimental audio releases. I also run an ongoing video series on another platform, but this is where I’m sharing the audio work—short stories, philosophical monologues, and the occasional rant about reality, simulation, religion, quantum physics, or whatever else comes knocking.I’ve got a background in home education, a mind wired for recursion, and a lifelong interest in probability, theory, and narrative. I’m also a long-time gambling enthusiast—not just for profit, but for the math, the edge, and the tension.What you’re hearing now is the beginning of something ongoing. A mix of fiction, thought experiments, and moments pulled out of time.Thanks for listening.—D. Colin Palmer