In an interview with theParis Review(which I highly recommend), the great Ray Bradbury said, “Science fiction is the fiction of ideas.” He also observed that science fiction often goes unrecognized for having literary merit and expressed his chagrin: “As soon as you have an idea that chan...
In thinking about Highlights of this past year, one that stands out is the talk that I got to do for FIND CENTER: COME AS YOU ARE. I am including it here. May it either conclude this year for you in Gratitude and Appreciation for all that you have, or may it start the Coming New...
our plate is as varied as any other aspect of a national culture. for instance, italy has absurdly few three-star restaurants, apparently because the criteria of complexity and presentation aren’t up to michelin—french—standards, and the marvelously rich and varied curries of india plainly ...
Everyone except me is having a picnic on the moon Extensive tunnels and underground bunkers Fables from the Book of Yelps and Growls Five Scenes From A Lost Meteorology (idea) for white people Forest Gate Steak and Cheese Sandwich Fortean skeptic Fortunately I Found My Copy of Candide Further ...
A stolen kiss behind the swings became trying not to wake up her kid in the next room. The college that promised success is now more of a lost opportunity and all the kids that didn’t go are millionaires of some dot.com company with relaxed dress codes except for me. They’re taking...
Looking for Merit in Creative Writing Of course there is an argument to be made about the merit of a work of fiction. I’ve read plenty of literary and genre fiction that said absolutely nothing about humanity or the world in which we live. Some of the literary novels I’ve picked up ...