The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling, a new Ted Chiang short story

World's greatest author Chuck Tingle had a great response to the predictable right-wing backlash against the coming out of Jonathan Kent, son of Superman and Lois: he wrote a book about it. Here's the setup for the hit new Tingler It's A Bird. It's A Plane. It's The Physical Manifestation Of My Ridiculous Reaction To… READ THE REST

I'm not a regular listener to the Ezra Klein Show, but I tune in for the occasional interesting guest — so I assumed that the Ted Chiang episode was not one to miss, and I was right. Chiang is the author of the speculative short fiction like the collection Stories of Your Life and Others,… READ THE REST

When I was at the Clarion Writer's Workshop, my cohort encouraged me to stop writing short stories that were clever, and try writing something more personal. So naturally, I wrote a story about a robot who dies by suicide in hopes of feeling more alive. I think I successfully rose to the challenge (even if… READ THE REST

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