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It's a Philip K. Dick World! “Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away.” —Philip K. Dick Government intrusion into our personal lives is increasing, the economy is shot and the media focus on hate and violence. Philip K. Dick's fifth and last wife, Tessa Dick, talks about her husband. I have my own books and stories, as well.
Friday, May 25, 2012
The Darkening of the Light, cover art
Nick Buchanan's wonderful art work is always awesome. Here's his cover my my latest novel, The Darkening of the Light.
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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Abandoned owls, revelation and insanity
An interesting post on Word and Film urges Harry Potter fans to stop abandoning their pet owls now that the movies have come to an end.
http://www.wordandfilm.com/2012/05/harry-potter-fans-stop-abandoning-your-pet-owls/
The same post goes on to point us to a "three-part Opinion piece in the New York Times (here's part one) exploring the difference between spiritual revelation and mental illness."
What, exactly is the difference between revelation and insanity? Are children mentally ill when they see monsters in the closet or under the bed? Are religious people insane when they talk to an invisible God? Are creative artists crazy, or perhaps childlike?
Was Philip K. Dick mentally ill when he encountered information from a parallel universe?
I don't understand why the New York Times piece refers to the "golden fish". Phil always called it the "pink light". In any case, it is interesting that a university professor finds the subject worthy of exploration.
Here's a snippet:
Professor Simon Critchley seems blissfully unaware of the fact that Phil studied philosophy at the University of California, or that he continued studying philosophy on his own after leaving the university.
A word of advice: If you click the links, read at your own peril. These things might expand your mind.
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http://www.wordandfilm.com/2012/05/harry-potter-fans-stop-abandoning-your-pet-owls/
The same post goes on to point us to a "three-part Opinion piece in the New York Times (here's part one) exploring the difference between spiritual revelation and mental illness."
What, exactly is the difference between revelation and insanity? Are children mentally ill when they see monsters in the closet or under the bed? Are religious people insane when they talk to an invisible God? Are creative artists crazy, or perhaps childlike?
Was Philip K. Dick mentally ill when he encountered information from a parallel universe?
I don't understand why the New York Times piece refers to the "golden fish". Phil always called it the "pink light". In any case, it is interesting that a university professor finds the subject worthy of exploration.
Here's a snippet:
Skimming through and across multiple encyclopedia entries, Dick found links and correspondences of ideas everywhere. He also stumbled into the primary texts of a number of philosophers and theologians — notably the pre-Socratics, Plato, Meister Eckhart, Spinoza, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Marx, Whitehead, Heidegger and Hans Jonas. His interpretations are sometimes quite bizarre but often compelling.http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/philip-k-dick-sci-fi-philosopher-part-1/
Professor Simon Critchley seems blissfully unaware of the fact that Phil studied philosophy at the University of California, or that he continued studying philosophy on his own after leaving the university.
A word of advice: If you click the links, read at your own peril. These things might expand your mind.
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Friday, May 18, 2012
My books are now available in Europe and the UK on Amazon!
My books are now available On Amazon Europe and Amazon UK!
That includes my latest novel, The Darkening of the Light, in which we follow Edna Stax down the rabbit hole of alternate worlds.
Yippee!
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That includes my latest novel, The Darkening of the Light, in which we follow Edna Stax down the rabbit hole of alternate worlds.
Yippee!
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Monday, May 7, 2012
Excerpt, The Darkening of the Light
If you like my other books, you're sure to love my latest novel, The Darkening of the Light.
Here's an excerpt:
“Clear!”
the doctor shouted, and then came the shock.
Again he shouted, “Clear!” and again the shock came. And yet a third time, the charm, “Clear!” and
then the shock, as if Dr. Frankenstein were bringing the monster to life. The dead parts began to live, and the sinus
rhythm settled into a regular pattern on the monitor, and the beeping became
more regular and less frantic.
Clearly
the light had begun to darken, yet she lived.
Unable to move, but seeing and hearing all those around her, she lay in the
hospital bed while her faithful suitor sat in the chair and talked to her, or
Mother sat reading aloud from the newspaper, even reading the want ads, but
never the obituaries, for the thought of death must never enter this room.
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Available on Amazon HERE
or on Kindle HERE
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Cover art by Nick Buchanan
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