About ‘The Star Garden’

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The Star Garden is named after the novel of the same name which can be read here. This is a stream of consciousness that blends the history of the universe with the fictional story of a young women lost in a strange land:

This is my first attempt at fiction and I hope to begin writing a completely fictional novel soon. Some of my favourite books are: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, The Pillars Of The Earth by Ken Follett, Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder, Brave New World and The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley, The Stand, The Talisman, The Dark Tower series and IT by Stephen King, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by CS Lewis, The 13 ½ lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers, 1984 by George Orwell and Contact by Carl Sagan.

The site also contains a timeline of the universe, from the big bang until the present day, the events link to articles on science and philosophy covering the big bang, the formation of the Solar System, the evolution of simple life forms, to dinosaurs and eventually people, quantum mechanics, relativity, astronomy and philosophy articles on science, space and time, biology, the mind, art, morality, politics and feminism. Most of these articles are based on university work, I have a BSc in Astronomy and Philosophy from the University of Sheffield and a MA in the Philosophy of Physics from the University of Leeds .

The site also contains a selection of nature photographs which can be used as wallpaper and a selection of music to listen to, including songs by Ryan Adams, The Arcade Fire, Devendra Banhart, Be Your Own Pet, The Beatles, Beck, Bif Naked, Bright Eyes, Jeff Buckley, Cream, The Decemberists, Donovan, The Dresden Dolls, The Duke Spirit, Bob Dylan, The Flaming Lips, P.J. Harvey, Jimi Hendrix, Hole, Iron and Wine, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, The Kills, Led Zeppelin, Love, Willy Mason, Tom McRae, Modest Mouse, Liz Phair, The Postal Service, Cat Power, Pulp, Damien Rice, Rilo Kiley, The Rolling Stones, Sigor Ros, Sleater Kinney, Elliott Smith, The Smiths, Sonic Youth, Regina Spektor, Spiritualized, The Velvet Underground, Martha Wainwright, The White Stripes, Amy Winehouse, Patrick Wolf and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs.