by Brenda W. Clough Margaret Atwood’s most famous novel was published in 1985. It is appropriate however to review it today, in this first week of November 2016. The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopia of a very specific sort. The … Continue reading
Tag Archives: feminist science fiction
On the panel on trends in feminist science fiction at ArmadilloCon (panelists pictured above in a photo by Elze Hamilton), Stina Leicht observed that she consciously decided to use her given name as a byline when she started writing. But … Continue reading
Walking Contradiction and Other Futures by Nancy Jane Moore Fight scenes and moral dilemmas: that’s what readers will find in this collection. These seven stories, first published in magazines and anthologies between 1999 and 2011, include several military adventures, … Continue reading
And now, continuing the celebration of Mad Scientist Week, here’s a short story for you. It takes place… One Night in O’Shaughnessy’s BarDavid D. Levine The geek sat hunched over his drink, tapping a swizzle stick on the bar as … Continue reading
I first came across Athena Andreadis online after I read something of hers at the Singularity Hub. I like to hang around the fringe of the Singularity just so I won’t miss out when it happens. I mean that only … Continue reading
A while back I overheard a woman my age lecturing a younger woman. I heard her because her voice got quite sharp as she said, “There is no such thing as friendship with men you’re not married to. Whether you … Continue reading
“What a pleasure to celebrate Ursula LeGuin’s 80th birthday. If this were Japan, we would have long ago declared her a Living National Treasure. But since this is the U.S., we can at least send her a national cheer of gratitude. She is not merely a great fantasy and science fiction writer. She is one of the finest living American writers of any kind. It may take literary critics another 80 years to recognize her singular accomplishments, but they will, they will.” – Dana Gioia
Continue readingLike so many others who have posted here and elsewhere today, I first met the work of Ursula K. Le Guin as a young reader prowling the library shelves. My unforgettable find was The Farthest Shore. I have never been … Continue reading
My comments on possible taboos against feminism on the SF Signal Mind Meld have generated an interesting ongoing debate on io9. I also notice that commenters on the Mind Meld raised the same issue of older characters I brought up … Continue reading
I spent last week as the “professional connection” on the Long Ridge Writers Group forum, fielding questions about writing in general and Book View Cafe in particular. It was a challenging week, but I was pleased to find that people … Continue reading