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Curtis Weyant

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Review: The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction

February 22, 2013 by Curtis Leave a Comment
The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction

As an attempt to offer a survey of (mostly 20th century) short science fiction, The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction is quite successful. Since with a book like this it’s almost impossible to make any significant assessment that doesn’t boil down to simply preference, I will simply list those stories I liked best out of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Literature Tagged: books, Heinlein, Le Guin, reviews, sci-fi

Heinlein on duty

July 6, 2009 by Curtis Leave a Comment

From the notebooks of Heinlein’s Time Enough for Love: Do not confuse “duty” with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. … [Read more…]

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