Yesterday, we lost a literary icon. Ursula K. Le Guin was one of the greatest pioneers in both science fiction and fantasy and also, undoubtedly, a literary icon. Her work specifically, and the work of Margaret Atwood (who is the only level comparison I can make) inspired me to read more, and to write more.... Continue Reading →
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Birth-Mark” has an Edgar Allan Poe “Tell-Tale Heart” feel to it, with themes of desire, love, fascination and obsession. In “The Birth-Mark”, Aylmer, a scientist, has become sickened and disturbed by a small birthmark shaped like a tiny hand on the face of his wife, Georgiana. He believes she is perfection, but... Continue Reading →
Another installment in the soon-to-be plethora of science fiction short story pieces. If that did not entice you to the fullest, I don’t know what will. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “Rappaccini’s Daughter” begins as Giovanni Gausconti arrives at the city of Padua, Italy and takes interested in a most beautiful and enchanting garden that lies just outside his... Continue Reading →
Allow me to indulge in three of my favorite things in life: alliteration, science fiction, and short stories. “Nine Lives” by Ursula Le Guin. In Ursula Le Guin’s “Nine Lives” ten clones arrive at the Libra Exploratory Mission Base to assist the singleton humans Owen Pugh and Alvaro Guillen Martin in their scientific work. The... Continue Reading →
