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I am a student of science fiction, always reading new and old SF. After finishing a PhD in English Literature with an emphasis in Science Fiction Literature, I started a blog to review and analyze SF.

I have 1 published book examining what I call archival embodiment--using people as information storage.

I write science fiction. I have a lot of ideas about what science fiction should do and I try to jam it all in there. Sci-fi should:
1. examine science and technology, often creating novums--new tech
2. constitute a critical interrogation of society--it is cultural commentary
3. make people laugh

All of the best science fiction authors do most or all of those three things really well.

Aside from all that, I live in Campbellsville, Kentucky with m ...more

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	Shapers of Worlds Volume III: Science fiction and fantasy by authors featured on The Worldshapers podcast by Edward Willett (Goodreads Author), James K. Morrow, Walter Jon Williams (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Sherman 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	MOSF Journal of Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 2 by Monica Louzon (Editor), Mariano Martin Rodriguez (Contributor), David Christopher (Contributor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Archive Incarnate: The Embodiment and Transmission of Knowledge in Science Fiction (Critical Explorations in Science Fiction and Fantasy, 65) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Atomic Rocat by Joseph Hurtgen (Goodreads Author), Peter Hurtgen 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Free Radicals: Issue 002 by G. Michael Rapp (Goodreads Author), Antonn Bergan, Mark Everglade (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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