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Selected Stories by Theodore Sturgeon

By John Folk-Williams

Stories by Theodore Sturgeon

(Revised 3/31/2024) It’s a month since I came down with covid, and I’m still dealing with weird aftereffects. But an excellent way to get my brain going again came to hand in the form of The Selected Stories by Theodore Sturgeon. A lot of collections refer to their stories as “unforgettable” but this set of […]

Filed Under: Short Fiction, Vintage Science Fiction Tagged With: alien civilizations, hopeful future, human survival, identity, mind, post-apocalytic, self-worth, Theodore Sturgeon

Makeover World – Part 3

By John Folk-Williams

Makeover World Part 2

Here is the third installment in Makeover World, one of the Stories of Elektra series. Like Time Islands, this is a longer story so I’m publishing it in three parts on three successive days. Makeover World is a standalone but is related by setting, character and theme to the others in this series. Here is […]

Filed Under: Stories of Elektra Tagged With: altered minds, city, Elektra, identity, memory, transformation

Makeover World – Part 2

By John Folk-Williams

Makeover World Part 2

Here is another installment in the Stories of Elektra series. Like Time Islands, this is a longer story so I’m publishing it in three parts on three successive days. Makeover World is a standalone but is related by setting, character and theme to the others in this series. Here is Makeover World – Part 2. […]

Filed Under: Stories of Elektra Tagged With: altered minds, city, Elektra, identity, memory, transformation

Makeover World – Part 1

By John Folk-Williams

Makeover World Part 2

Here is another installment in the Stories of Elektra series. Like Time Islands, this is a longer story so I’m publishing it in three parts on three successive days. Makeover World is a standalone but is related by setting, character and theme to the others in this series. 1.The searchlight glare flashed in his eyes […]

Filed Under: Stories of Elektra Tagged With: altered minds, city, Elektra, identity, memory, transformation

Time Islands – Part 3

By John Folk-Williams

Time Islands Part 3

Time Islands is the third installment of the Stories of Elektra series. (The first two were People of Light 1 and Dead Memories.) This one is fairly long, so I am publishing it in three parts on three successive days. Here is the final section: Time Islands – Part 3. Be sure to read Part […]

Filed Under: Stories of Elektra Tagged With: altered minds, Elektra, identity, memory, space colonies, time

Time Islands – Part 2

By John Folk-Williams

Time Islands Part 3

Time Islands is the third installment of the Stories of Elektra series. (The first two were People of Light 1 and Dead Memories.) This one is fairly long, so I am publishing it in three parts on three successive days. Here is Time Islands – Part 2. Be sure to read Part 1 first. 3.After […]

Filed Under: Stories of Elektra Tagged With: altered minds, Elektra, identity, memory, space colonies, time

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Something is struggling to be born in this damaged and inspiring world, and I believe science fiction and its speculative cousins are helping us figure out what it is. It’s pushing the imaginations of fiction writers to bend and twist familiar forms to try to capture the forces that are hurling us into a barely conceivable future. This blog is my small way of exploring the half-perceived … Read More about About

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