Modern Myth and Meaning: The Rebel Starbird
[Joseph] Campbell thought that in order for modern society to rejuvenate itself from a detached spiritual condition, we were going to need some new symbols.
Distopías ecuatorianas
On Dystopias, with side trips to Philip K. Dick and Ecuador.
Scide Splitters: Brooklyn Project by William Tenn
“Brooklyn Project,” William Tenn’s outstanding political satire, highlights the folly of disregarding civil liberties for the sake of security.
Scide Splitters: The Masculinist Revolt by William Tenn
Warning: The story recommended in this review contains satire that may cause indigestion in some readers, particularly those who are currently afflicted with Puppy Mania.
Reflections in a Black Mirror
Black Mirror’s thesis is exactly what its title suggests: a dark reflection of ourselves.
A Review of Flashback by Dan Simmons
This book kicks posterior. It’s a wild turbo-boosted ride through a shockingly plausible dystopia.
I Hope You See Something I Don’t
The Mars Curiosity rover, with a finite lifetime, is sleeping on the job. I wonder if it dreams. Apparently we’ve stopped.
Who Is Your Audience, and Why Should You Care?
The artistic process, whether painting or prose, is admittedly the child of self-expression. The long-standing image of the cloistered artist in her studio — hunched over her writing desk or standing before her canvas to create from the depths of her soul — is surely a truism. Artists create from the heart; we dive deep […]