How An Author’s Present Influences The Future in Their Sci-Fi

Sci-Fi or Science Fiction is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. Wikipedia Indeed, sci-fi is by far my favorite fiction genre. The “imaginative and futurist” facet is what makes this ilk so immersive and engaging. Yet, when I read some of these books, there are

The Lost Art of Taking It Slow

I happened to stumble across a couple of articles that revealed some startling numbers. The percentage of US adults diagnosed with clinical depression has shot up by over 10% points in less than ten years. Over 700,000 people worldwide die of suicide every year, with depression being often stated as the underlying cause. Alongside, I

Don Quixote – A Satire That Leaves You Chewing the Cud

As I soldiered on this tedious, oft-digressing, oft-drivel disquisition of a self-professed “knight-errant,” I all but threw this tome away. I failed to comprehend the aim of the book. Very often I found myself bemused as to who, if there is one, is the protagonist. Is it the quixotic (I later learned this word is