DIGGING DEEPER OR WATCHING THE RISE
HISTORY (“his” “story”) is a strange animal. First, it’s the victors who generally write it. Second, it’s almost always steeped in the hopes and expectations of the dominant culture. Third, it’s not scientific (i.e. not repeatable in the technical sense since it involves group activities based on contemporary norms). Fourth, it’s not academic, fiction and non-fiction often being published interchangeably (think of the “novel” here — typically an historically-based work with at least some fictional characters). Finally, it’s always subject to archeological “evidence,” which is, in and of itself subject to massive change as science plays catch up in this important field of study. It’s also subject to propaganda, a point increasingly apparent in the Trump and post-Trump presidency world.
But it’s the archeological (here interpreted as things buried beneath or in old layers as they rise) that provides the best verification for “his-story” (or “herstory” for that matter). The amazing thing about all this is that so much is/was simply buried beneath our feet, be it the Tar Pits of La Brea, the Greco-Roman cities of antiquity or the pyramids and mounds of the Native Americans. It’s right there beneath our feet, if we choose to look, which, sadly, we often don’t. Not everything archeological is supportive of our contemporary culture, mores, beliefs or military-politico-business desires. What’s left is for authors and actors to bring to life. Not history or herstory, but new possibilities, that hopefully will encourage us to “dig deeper under our feet” or “observe the rising mountainsides more closely.” I proposed to take that one step further in the Amazon genre bestseller, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor. It’s not possibilities in novels, but probabilities, the latter of particular power whether looking to the past or the future (and through the future, always the past). This paradigm shift is important enough, in my opinion, to warrant a new genre: science futuring” or “future studies.” And in case that sounds totally novel, it isn’t. For decades, academics have been toying with the concept of “future studies,” based upon these very premises. Curious? Grab a copy of THE EDGE OF MADNESS, on sale through Thanksgiving, and see for yourself.
The Edge of Madness
THE EDGE OF MADNESS is available in printed, digital and audiobook formats, and has been purchased by K. Simmons Productions for manga, animation and cinematic treatment.
But it’s the archeological (here interpreted as things buried beneath or in old layers as they rise) that provides the best verification for “his-story” (or “herstory” for that matter). The amazing thing about all this is that so much is/was simply buried beneath our feet, be it the Tar Pits of La Brea, the Greco-Roman cities of antiquity or the pyramids and mounds of the Native Americans. It’s right there beneath our feet, if we choose to look, which, sadly, we often don’t. Not everything archeological is supportive of our contemporary culture, mores, beliefs or military-politico-business desires. What’s left is for authors and actors to bring to life. Not history or herstory, but new possibilities, that hopefully will encourage us to “dig deeper under our feet” or “observe the rising mountainsides more closely.” I proposed to take that one step further in the Amazon genre bestseller, THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020) by Raymond Gaynor. It’s not possibilities in novels, but probabilities, the latter of particular power whether looking to the past or the future (and through the future, always the past). This paradigm shift is important enough, in my opinion, to warrant a new genre: science futuring” or “future studies.” And in case that sounds totally novel, it isn’t. For decades, academics have been toying with the concept of “future studies,” based upon these very premises. Curious? Grab a copy of THE EDGE OF MADNESS, on sale through Thanksgiving, and see for yourself.
The Edge of Madness
THE EDGE OF MADNESS is available in printed, digital and audiobook formats, and has been purchased by K. Simmons Productions for manga, animation and cinematic treatment.
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