Ubik By Philip K. Dick Originally published in 1969 Plot Summary: Glen Runciter is dead. Or is everybody else? Someone died in an explosion orchestrated by Runciter's business competitors. And, indeed, it's the kingly Runciter whose funeral is scheduled in Des Moines. But in the meantime, his mourning employees are receiving bewildering -- and sometimes …
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The Man in the High Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I've really been developing a new appreciation of Philip K Dick and his books lately. Serious appreciation. Like everyone else who grew up watching Blade Runner, I loved the novel that inspired it. I recently started getting into his short stories and have been …
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While unpacking boxes today, I found 16 old diaries of mine dating from September, 1984 to October, 1992. Wow! Cool, yet embarrassing, I'm sure. I'm going to take my time going through them to see if I can even remember the things I wrote about. I'm really glad I found these. Blogging can be a …
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I've never felt so stupid as I have today. I've never read something and been unable to comprehend it ... until now. I was reading Homer when I was 6. I read the Iliad 3 times before age 10! I've read books on electrical engineering, broadband networking, network engineering, existential philosophies, etc., etc. No problems. …
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Hi all! I just spent a little time browsing through the Net and decided to create a new sub-menu in my blog's Links section called Select Publications. I decided to link to 11 varied published poems of mine, and five published papers -- four academic (literary criticism) papers I wrote and one technical paper I …
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