Tag Archives: Reading
Genetic pose
I have always had a suspicion that Lamarck was correct: that the giraffe wished so hard that he had a longer neck which could reach higher leaves on the acacia tree that his descendents were born with incrementally longer necks. … Continue reading
What do you read for pleasure?
Who do you read for pleasure? In the field–I read a lot of stuff out of the f/sf field–I read Vance and Pratchett among living authors, and have a particular affection for Kuttner, Kornbluth, and Jack Williamson’s work from the … Continue reading
Early Influences – The Angry Planet
THE ANGRY PLANET by John Keir Cross I was fascinated by SF from a very early age–I’m not sure why–but there wasn’t very much real science fiction available for kids during the 1950s. I made do with books like Miss … Continue reading
Early Influences – The Chickens
THE CHICKENS My parents read to me before I was able to read for myself. One of the books they read–and there were many–was The Big Golden Book of Poetry. The first edition was published in 1947 when I would’ve … Continue reading