Why Creative Writing Teachers Should Encourage Reading and Writing of Genre FicFirst off, literary fiction is a myth, and I mean that both figuratively and literally. The western tradition of writing comes not from what we think of as realism in the realm of literature, but from a mythical and allegorical understanding of the world. Some of the ( Read more... )

Right. This is part me rambling, part an episode review of the first three Star Trek (The Original Series) episodes excluding the pilot, and part steam being blown off at early sci-fi in general. Don’t take any of this too seriously: if I’m poking at an old favorite, chances are that I’ve read or watched it, and if I’ve read it all the way through ( Read more... )

I remember being five years old and listening to trees, the slow creak of the water rushing through them, buried deep under the bark, matching the sea-sound heartbeat in my ears. On windy days I would hold tight to the corners of my open jean jacket, and let the wind blow me back half a step, convinced that I would be lifted, kitelike, along the ( Read more... )