Where did the idea come from for your Sci-Fi spoof “The Worst Man on Mars”? The idea for the story came after a chance meeting with scientist and author Mark Roman. I’m a beach-dweller on a small island in the Outer Hebrides. A few years ago I found Mark wandering along Doom Beach collecting and cataloguing brightly coloured pebbles. In return for a cup of hot seaweed tea he gave me a copy of a fascinating book he had written speculating about the various rocks that might be found on Mars. Before burning it on the campfire for extra warmth (it’s cold here) I thought I’d better read it and I’m glad I did. It reminded me of the story my grandfather used to tell about when he was a rocket scientist after WWII. He claimed that a very good rocket scientist chum of his made a discovery that allowed him to make the trip to Mars, long before it became fashionable. As a boy I thought Grandpa Helmut was as crazy as a coconut which, as it turned out, he was. But meeting Mark Roman and reading his Mars rock-book got me thinking about Gramps’ yarn and I decided to contact him with the idea of co-authoring a story inspired by my grandfather’s claim. The Worst Man on Mars is that story. (Extract from an interview with Corben Duke. Full interview here: http://www.thecrazymind.com/2016/11/interview-with-co-author-corben-duke.html)