On Literary Censorship: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
When I was a kid, I was allowed to read pretty much anything I wanted. I would ask questions about [...]
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On the Discworld: Cowards Make the Best Heroes
Terry Pratchett humanizes the fantasy hero, and shows us there's nothing wrong with being a coward, in the Discworld series. [...]
Fade to Blackstar: Bowie’s Portrait of the Artist As a Dead Man
Bowie’s final studio album revels in death and difference Black star don’t shine on me, [...]
On History that Falls Apart
R. Crumb illustrates PKD In 1978, the science fiction author Philip K. Dick wrote and failed to [...]
“Happy Holidays from Another World” – The Story
The prompt this week was to write a story about an end-of-year holiday celebration in another [...]