In my time of quarantine, I’ve found I had very little interest in what we call realism. It’s what Le Guin called “the timeless mode” that interests me: fantasy and sci fi, the products of the mythic imagination.
Dispatches from Anarres: Over the Moon!
I’ve just issued the final acceptances for Dispatches from Anarres: Portland Writers Pay Tribute to the Vision of Ursula K. Le Guin, and HOLY SHIT, Y’ALL.
Dreaming of Ursula
I’ve extended the submission deadline for my new anthology project in tribute to the sci fi visionary Ursula K. Le Guin until May 2, so I figured I should use these extra few weeks to read those books of hers that have thus far escaped my reading hours. This week, that’s The Lathe of Heaven. This novel is different from … Read More
Original Sci Fi: Earth Day Edition
“The world ended the way it always did (US dictator, WWIII), pretty much (clowns, Central Park), on a Tuesday.” That’s the beginning of my story “Strange Loop,” which was featured last week over at Daily Science Fiction. I wrote this little piece after I found myself lying awake at night due to the fact that The Man Who Sold the World … Read More
