Published in 1964, Martian Time Slip by Phillip K. Dick (PKD) is a dark, moody story of tricks of the mind: delusions, hallucinations, power, and a time slip. It is simply told, but dated by socially unacceptable gender, racial, and ethnic descriptions. Despite the language, it has characters you want to succeed and characters you… Continue reading Going to Mars Word By Word via a Time Slip
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Robots, Mermaids, & Dogs – Inspirations and Fascinations
Here’s some news and blogs that captured this SF writer’s attention. I hope you are as fascinated with these robots, mermaids, & dogs as I am.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Martian
For the past year or two, I have read a lot about how important it is to build an author’s platform. It seemed that everyone was doing it. Once again, I was out of step. But what was a platform? What was a blog? I felt like a Martian and needed an interpreter. So I decided… Continue reading Sometimes I Feel Like a Martian