exit to the cosmic rest stop

Xenoarcheology: the search for extraterrestrial death

Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! Get out your trowels and sieves, because this Friday, we're excavating extraterrestrials.  Few motifs in alien lore are more entrancing than xenoarcheology, the study of unearthing un-Earthlings. This trope has been on my mind lately as I’m replaying Outer

Bugonia and the corporate alien

Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! I come in peace.  Before pulling the file for today, I wanted to give a quick heads-up that my website got a much-needed makeover (thanks to Kyle for the help!).  My portfolio is now updated to spotlight some of my favorite recent

So, we’ve discovered alien life. What next?

Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files. Hope you had a lovely start to November. It will be a short transmission today because I’ve had a busy few months surrounding the publication of my book (ahem, FIRST CONTACT) and I am preparing to switch gears a bit going

And the Scariest Alien is....

Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! Well, it’s finally time: As spooky season reaches its pinnacle, I’m happy to share that the Search for ExtraTERRORestrial Life is OVER.  During the past month, battles have raged between shape-shifters and body snatchers, predators and invaders, interdimensional entities and

What Can Humans Offer Aliens?

Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! Hope you had an out-of-this-world week. First, shoutout to everyone who has bought, borrowed, or otherwise procured a copy of First Contact: The Story of our Obsession with Aliens (obligatory note: if you liked it, consider leaving a review on Goodreads, Amazon,

A UAP Craze in Renaissance Europe

Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! Put on your time-travel protective gear because we are going back 500 years to the wild UAP craze that took place in Renaissance Europe. Imagine that you were to wake up one day and witness the spectacular scene portrayed above. This vision

The Curious Case of the Flying Saucer Swindler

Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files! TGIF.  It’s been so much fun to see First Contact out in the world, and I’m very grateful to everyone who came to the signing or who has bought a copy (please consider leaving a review if so!).  I was

Introducing: The Search for ExtraTERRORestrial Life

Greetings, Earthlings! Thanks for tuning back into the BeX Files.  It’s been a wild week now that First Contact is officially out in the universe. Shout out to everyone who participated in the raffle—I'm mailing your copies tomorrow, promise!—and a heads-up that I will be

FIRST CONTACT: Events & Updates

Welcome to the second installment of the BeX Files. Thank you to everyone who has signed up!  Lots of exciting news to share: First, a reminder that FIRST CONTACT: The Story of Obsession with Aliens is now available for preorder and will be out on September 30. If you happen

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Hi! I’m Becky Ferreira. Welcome to the very first installment of the BeX Files. a newsletter about aliens, dinosaurs, roadside attractions, dead people (and sometimes alive ones), and all other manner of detritus that happens to be floating through my mind. I’m a science reporter with 15 years