Stories of Erondell: My Thoughts 4 Years Later
Wherein I revisit Stories of Erondell and discuss my thoughts on it four years later.
Wherein I revisit Stories of Erondell and discuss my thoughts on it four years later.
In which I discuss the value of labour and competence as a way to engage with the world in an authentically human way.
In this post I offer a quick review of Science Fiction: A Literary History, and dive into two interesting themes: techno-anxiety and reacting to the zeitgeist.
In this post I’ve set my essays next to The List to trace the evolution of thoughts and ideas on this blog.
Near and far future science fiction are two foundational subsets of the genre. Both have advantages and disadvantages, mainly for the writer.
Science fiction is the genre of ideas, curiosity and truth. Exploring Earth and space are quests for all of those.
Aspirational, or idealistic, science fiction, such as Star Trek, shows us what we could be by actually showing us what we could be!
The science fiction genre lends itself very well to morality tales, where the protagonist, or the reader, can learn a valuable lesson.