Posts tagged fantasy in 2020


The Function Of Fantasy, As Per Lynda Barry

Fantasy can be used as a distraction, but its job is to give us new ways to look at what's around us every day,

The Beatings Shall Continue, And All That

It is not required to substitute ugly things for lovely ones in the name of some spurious bid for truth.

The New Absurd Is The New Normal

And how we might be able to write about it.

The Impossible Factor

Why SF&F have something to teach us even when it isn't "real".

Not Coming To A Book Near Me

Why I wasn't going to do post-apoc, or apoc-in-general, stories -- yes, even long before COVID-19 came along.

Escapism In Bad Times

The point isn't to run away from what's around you, but to see something new despite it.

The Unplanned Obsolescence Of Our Dreams

SF and fantasy both have shelf lives, but drastically different kinds.


See previous posts from 2019

See future posts from 2021