I am still in Limbo. It occurred to me –as a result of this and of the collection of Keith Laumer stories and books I
Category: Science Fiction
Writing the Future
Science fiction is the art of taking what is known and extrapolating it into the future (or past, or space, or other dimensions. Whatever.) And
Ghosts march
A rebel I came, and sure I’ll die the same, though my comrades’ ghosts march beside me. Back Home in Derry, Bobby Sands I’m anti-authoritarian
Childlike Enthusiasm
I’ve been listening to a linguist, John McWhorter, on his passion for languages via the podcast Lexicon Valley. One of the things I realized recently
A Bonfire of Vanities
As we seem to be caught up in a bonfire of vanities (in Savonarola sense rather than the Tom Wolfe novel) where anything that might
Homo Sapiens ad Astra and the Butterfly
This is a republication of an article I wrote on my blog a while back. It bears repeating to the Mad Genii, as it is
