Rob Chilson

5 Quotations from Rob Chilson

Earthan n. 1987 R. W. Bailey & R. Chilson Primitives in Amazing Stories Feb. 142 โ€˜Art,โ€™ he chided. โ€˜Speak Earthan.โ€™ In my anger, Iโ€™d slipped back into Naabutari speech. In fact, when I calmed down a bit it surprised me how much it made my throat hurt to use the polyglot we jokingly called Earthan. Iโ€™d gotten unused to it. My own language had become the alien tongue.
planet v. 1994 R. Chilson Midnight Yearnings in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Aug. 36 Jan stood looking out over the waters of the bay, remembering the glorious time last summer when the tramp starship Rosa had planeted in unexpectedly.
teleview n. [1998 R. Chilson This Side of Independence in Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Feb. 55 She sent back a teleview saying, โ€˜I wonder if this is an observersโ€™s nest after all.โ€™]
visiplate n. 1985 R. Chilson Passing in the Night in Dragon Magazine Oct. 61/1 That nondescript dot of light in the visiplate represented the enemy.
visiplate n. 1976 R. Chilson The Tame One in Galileo Sept. 33/2 She brought her wrist up and fingernailed the chron on. The tiny visiplate lit up with the time in Galactic Standard.