Okay, so it now seems that we have to address the issue of preconception in critical appraisal. The impetus is Jonathan Jones, a critic for the UK Guardian who wrote a much-derided essay to the effect that he had never read Terry Pratchett but was certain that he was nothing much. Later, in response to […]
Sorry, guardians of sensitivity. You are not going to deprive us of the useful word “Crazy.” Or the other useful word “insane,” as applied to observed bad behavior. Sensitivity to mental illness is a good thing, but we have all seen people act crazy or insane everyday, and when we say so it is not […]
I have been nominated for a number of awards in my career, and even won a few. The nominations include two Hugo nods, three Stokers, and eight Nebulas, none of which I have gone on to win. That’s okay. For the time being I will make do with my Seiun and my Philip K. Dick […]
