“The Green Wind held out his hand, snug in a green glove, and September took both his hands and a very deep breath. One of her shoes came loose as she hoisted herself over the [window]sill, and this will be … Continue reading
Anti-spoiler militants, lay down your arms: According to the premise of the short story I’m about to present, it’s impossible for me to spoil the plot, because you will already know the ending by the time you’ve begun reading the … Continue reading
“Science fiction is not predictive; it is descriptive.” –Ursula K. Le Guin (Introduction, The Left Hand of Darkness) There are books that can be consumed in a matter of hours. Others, however, require a little more time and sustained effort. … Continue reading
At 9 a.m. on a bright Saturday morning, I found myself surreptitiously hunting down a seat in the back corner of Collins Cinema as a tweed-jacketed professor began his lecture. As he tossed about such terms as “Culture with a … Continue reading
Octavia E. Butler is rightfully known as one of science fiction’s most acclaimed writers. Butler, an African American woman, grew up reading science fiction in an era when sci-fi was dominated by white male authors writing for an overwhelmingly white … Continue reading