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until the time of the eighteenth men
Today, most science fiction writers, concerned with possibilities rather than probabilities, begin with some plausible premise about the future and create a logical, internally consistent story around it, self-contained and exhaustive. It is a kind of intellectual game, and when … Continue reading
to the unknown and back
Are science fiction writers clear eyed prophets that we can turn to them for an accurate depiction of life in the near and medium term future?Hardly. Those who go into prophecy seriously are much better at foreseeing general trends than … Continue reading
mixed blessings
The emancipation of selfishness. The fecund faculties of myth making. Harold Bloom created a furor with his article on Mormonism, but for the most part it was misinterpreted, or rather interpreted in a literal sense. Bloom understood the fantastical and … Continue reading
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the powers that be
by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) FOR years i collected paperback book covers just for the covers (sort of like how i collect records). especially science fiction covers. to be totally honest, i’m really not much of a SF aficionado. don’t … Continue reading
When I’m Sixty-Four
Playing chess and negotiating a safe passage out of Libya or arranging a visit to an alien spaceship? Its a mystery, but who knows? There are 64 squares on the chess board and 64 DNA codons. Chess appeared somewhat mysteriously … Continue reading
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This year sees a 25th anniversary re- publication of Margaret Atwood‘s dystopian classic,”The Handmaid’s Tale” about an oppressive America of the future where sexual reproduction is both a eugenics of mind and action. The Handmaids are forced to provide children by proxy … Continue reading
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