Buckle-up, Elroy. Essay. 1600 words, 8-minute read. Living in a Sci-Fi Novel By Ray Tabler Philip Jose Farmer’s 1967 novella Riders of the Purple Wage starts off “…If Jules Verne could really have looked into the future, say 1966 A.D., he would have crapped in his pants…” Decorum aside, this…
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Time and Childhood
The kids are alright. Essay. 800 words, 4-minute read. Time and Childhood By Ray Tabler. The other day a stray thought unlocked a torrent of childhood memories which waited patiently for decades to tumble out like opening the door of an over-stuffed cupboard. Simply put, my early years resembled the…
Star Trek and Recursive Prognostication
Sci-Fi signposts. Essay. 1000 words, 5-minute read. Star Trek and Recursive Prognostication By Ray Tabler There’s an episode of the original Star Trek TV show, titled Court Martial, wherein captain Kirk is on trial for dereliction of duty leading to murder, specifically causing the death of another Star Fleet officer….