Tag: literature

Planet of the knob-heads: <br>Why do lit-ah-rary types look down on science fiction?

close up of science fiction pulp cover - space woman with laser pistol with man on her shoulders

Planet of the knob-heads:
Why do lit-ah-rary types look down on science fiction?

Published April 23, 2019 By Mark A. Rayner

So what is it about science fiction that causes “literary” types to look down upon it? Is it too imaginative, or does it have more to do with lingerie?

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Writers’ stimulants

Published November 26, 2013 By Mark A. Rayner

I still think most of these would be whiskey, not coffee. (h/t to Mark Victor Young.) Alltop is a stiff drink of humor.

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The Catcher in the Rye

Published May 2, 2012 By Mark A. Rayner

In 1950, J.D. Salinger was hired by the New York City Tourist Bureau to write a jazzy and young novel about the city that never…

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I’ve been LOBOed

Published February 8, 2010 By Mark A. Rayner

This is not the same thing as having a lobotomy, though I imagine they are both somewhat disorienting experiences. The creative, funny, and dare I…