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More Moon Men

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin – I remember being drawn to this book on a library shelf, but not checking it out because I already had several books checked out. More recently, Amy mentioned it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Chinese, Fairy Tales, Mythology | Tagged altair, Buffalo Boy, Buffalo Boy Flatland, da-a-fu, edward bellamy, from the earth to the moon, grace lin, h.g. wells, jules verne, jung shang, looking backward, milky way, moon, niu lang, the collector's book of science fiction by h.g. wells, the first men in the moon, the war of the worlds, vega, when the sleeper wakes, where the mountain meets the moon, wild swans, yue lao |

Time, Time, Time, See What’s Become of Me

The theme of time travel is so prevalent in fiction and general speculation these days that it surprises me a little how recent it really is. I guess part of it is because the idea of time as something through … Continue reading →

Posted in Edward Einhorn, Fairy Tales, Futurama, Humor, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy, Science, Television | Tagged a connecticut yankee in king arthur's court, a sound of thunder, angels, back to the future, bender bending rodriguez, bender's big score, bill and ted's excellent adventure, demons, edward bellamy, el anachronopete, enrique gaspar y rimbau, h.g. wells, looking backward, mark twain, ozma, paradox in oz, philip j. fry, presentism, ray bradbury, rip van winkle, samuel madden, tempus the parrot-ox, the time machine, time, time machines, time travel, washington irving |

A Little Bit of Socialism

Looking Backward, by Edward Bellamy – This is the story of Julian West, an upper-class Bostonian who is put into a hypnotic trance in 1887 and wakes up in 2000, when the United States has become a socialist paradise. What’s … Continue reading →