An intriguing article here about the use of new growth-attenuation treatments to enable easier care of disabled children. It’s not exactly James Patrick Kelly’s “Mr. Boy,” but perhaps a small step in that direction…
All posts by Christopher East
“Let’s Put the Future Behind Us”
Charles Stross has some cool things to say about the new SF readership and the changing landscape of the SF field. This post has kicked up a lot of discussion.
Paris Syndrome
Evidently going to Paris can give you a psychiatric disorder. I guess this condition’s been known about for a couple of years now. Is it just me, or does this seem a little silly? Why stop there? I think I’ve got Buffalo Syndrome–the sinking feeling that you are being cosmically persecuted via sports disasters…
“Pattern Recognition”
by William Gibson
Intriguing near-future “non-SF” combining science fictional themes and contemporary issues in truly futurismic fashion. Highly recommended.
“A World at Arms”
by Gerhard L. Weinberg
Sprawling, comprehensive global overview of World War II covering virtually every corner of the globe–future-building fiction writers could do well for themselves by studying this fascinating era.