tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491558654582598669.post5472025357367001050..comments2023-06-30T00:53:50.539-07:00Comments on a million words to go: Since I'm not writing anything for you to read...Aynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03534968356995054787noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6491558654582598669.post-83795558547093679102007-12-17T12:01:00.000-08:002007-12-17T12:01:00.000-08:00So,the book that I am currently finishing has a gr...So,<BR/><BR/>the book that I am currently finishing has a great bit about reading sci-fi, but there is a parallel that is no co-incidence:<BR/><BR/><I><BR/>They walked into classrooms in Waukesha and Peoria and Cheyenne and Moose Jaw and Redwood City and placed a gentle bomb on the teachers desk. Instead of an apple it was Asimov.<BR/>"What's that?" the teacher asked, suspiciously. <BR/>"Try it. It's good for you," said the students. "read the first page. If you don't like it, stop." And the clever students turned and went away.<BR/>The teachers (and the librarians, later) put off reading, kept the book around the house for a few weeks and then, late one night, tried the first paragraph.<BR/>And the bomb exploded.<BR/>They read not only the first but the second paragraph, the second and third pages, the fourth and fifth chapters.<BR/></I><BR/><BR/>There is definitely something instantaneous about science fiction. Applicable, familiar, and instantaneous.<BR/><BR/>The book this is from is called Zen in the Art of Writing, by Ray Bradbury. It's a small collection of essays, which I think you would appreciate.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00488330486023292361noreply@blogger.com