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About Speculations
Various topics and their relevance to speculative fiction and poetry fans. It is an open-ended column in which he writes about a wide variety of issues and offers the occasional rant. Author:
Bill Snodgrass
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In Defense of the Passive Construction I don't usually write to writers or editors, but I am making an exception. By its very nature the passive construction needs a champion. (It is passive, you see.)
Appeared 2010-05-02 in
Speculative Fiction WaysSome people like speculative fiction. Some don’t. Ever wonder why?
Appeared 2009-07-03 in
Time EnoughTime machines have been the fertile ground from which many a science fiction story has grown. In today's busy world, something that manipulates time sounds like a good idea!
Appeared 2009-05-15 in
Civilization's Glass CeilingFor some of us, there is a limit to where our civilization can take us. No amount of technological advancement can solve some problems.
Appeared 2009-01-02 in
Stop the Silence—REALLY! - (Part 2 from the bully pulpit)I'm not quite ready to get down from my bully pulpit just yet. Join me as I rail, once more, against unheard opinions.
Appeared 2008-12-24 in
Science Fiction, Science Reality - Treknologies in our midstOn June 3, 1969 the last original episode of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek aired. Yet, reality took many years—decades, in truth—to catch up to his speculative vision of future technology. Many of these far forward thinking innovations—Treknologies—seen in the original series and the sequels that followed still, now thirty-six years later, remain on the cutting edge of society.
Appeared 2008-10-07 in TeenAge
That Venus/Mars ThingIt is no breaking news that men and women were created different. In my family, at least one of the differences is pretty distinct.
Appeared 2008-07-24 in
Civilization's Glass CeilingFor some of us, there is a limit to where our civilization can take us. No amount of technological advancement can solve some problems.
Appeared 2007-12-31 in The Sword Review
Strolling Down Memory LaneWalking the corridors of our memories is a pleasing experience. There is more than one way to take those steps.
Appeared 2007-12-30 in
Why Can't We Be Nice?Have you every thought about doing something nice for someone for no reason? Just to be nice. But in the end, you didn't do it for some reason? Why do you think we act that way?
Appeared 2007-11-16 in TeenAge
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