I was surprised when my publisher categorized my novel, Ezekiel’s Brain, as “Dystopian fiction” on Amazon. Still, it’s a category…
A lot of people these days feel as if their world is out of control. In addressing the two biggest…
Imagine a truth that is so secret, so personal, so painful, so precious, or so embarrassing that you don’t dare…
Last week my wife and I took a brief trip into U.S. history. My wife had always had the dream…
Is AI Your Friend? What to fear and what not to fear from artificial intelligence In my novel, Ezekiel’s Brain,…
The term “Prime Directive” arrived in our vocabulary via the original Star Trek series, where it is also referred to…
This blog is not about writing, but about our society. On Tuesday of this week, a federal judge voided a…
Reading Proust and Writing Star Trek The second paragraph of Henry James’ Washington Square reads: It was an element in…
If you read science fiction, this is a great time to live in. If you haven’t tried reading science fiction…
Arkady Martine got my attention by winning the 2020 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel, which was her 2019…