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John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 4 months ago

While reading excerpts from Books of the Living, the idea of how people should act together as a community really struck me. Lauren truly lived by that mentality because she would gather everyone in Acorn for a […]
John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 4 months ago

“Oh, God, there you go again. You’ve always got a disaster up your sleeve.” – Joanne Garfield, Parable of the Sower

While reading Parable of the Sower, I couldn’t help but think this statement is the perfect […]
John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 5 months ago

“’Human beings fear difference,’ Lilith had told him once. ‘Oankali crave difference. Humans persecute their different ones, yet they need them to give themselves definition and status. Oankali seek difference and […]
John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 6 months ago

This is mostly just a mixture of wishful thinking and denial, but I want to believe that Doro is still kicking. I felt a bond with Doro. Whether it was because he’s been with us from the beginning, or […]
John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 6 months ago

While reading Conversations with Octavia Butler, Butler discussed how most science fiction novels deal with religion. She begins by explaining, “…science fiction tends not to deal with religion, and when it does […]
John Tjartjalis wrote a new post on the site Speculative Fiction 11 years, 6 months ago

Until today, I’ve been having trouble choosing a topic to blog about. I’ve been meticulously going through each topic that popped into my head until I came upon one that really got me thinking. When the professor […]

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