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Browsing Inside the Book

Back before e-books, I used to go to my neighborhood branch of the public library to browse. Mostly I’d look through the “new releases.” I enjoyed the physical act of pulling a volume from its shelved position for whatever reason (I recognized the author, liked the subject, thought the cover had an ultra-cool design), flipping through [...]

I Want to Go to There!

While wandering lost in the desert, my character Venus repeatedly fantasizes her eventual rescue as a way to keep herself alive. The centerpiece of her self-sustaining vision is an ice-cold coconut piña colada she’ll enjoy in the shade of a Martian oasis: I’m not there yet; I’m still stranded in this God-forsaken place, but the oasis is [...]