Books
Science Fiction as a genre
Reading Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep recently made me ponder the genre a little.
The best science fiction, despite its often futuristic setting and colourful cast of humans, machines, aliens and creatures, is not really concerned with the future, but with the problems or perceived problems of the present. Machines replacing humans is [...]
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Wasting time on Facebook one day I found a quiz called “Which literary work are you?” An addict of time wasting quizzes and a literature major I did it immediately, and got the result of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. I’d never even heard of it, which apparently [...]
Excerpt from my project– and a glimpse of Barcelona at Night
On the street, their footfalls echoed quietly on the cobblestones, but as soon as they left their narrow side street the tranquility exploded into the light, colour and confusion of Barcelona at five minutes to midnight on a Saturday night. Cafe terraces were packed, with extra people hovering anxiously to dash for any table [...]
A High Wind in Jamaica
It’s been a while since I’ve had the funds to travel further than the next city, and while I hope that changes soon, there certainly aren’t any immediate plans that look like reality. So I’ve switched tactics, and now am reading books that make me feel like I’m traveling and experiencing more exotic locals. [...]
When I am old…
…and speaking of crazy old ladies…
Today on the bus I saw a member of the Red Hat Society. She was…unmissable, in a bright purple suit, a eye-achingly red hat with purple flowers, and an equally bright red-hat brooch pinned to the suit declaring her allegiance. A glorious sight on a Saturday morning.
The Red [...]
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