by Dr. Jeffrey Lant Author’s program note: Arguably the most important and influential science fiction novel ever written was “The War of the Worlds” by H. G. Wells in 1898. It made palpable, frightening, believable the horrifying possibility that we are not alone and that what creatures descend on us could mean catastrophe for each …
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant Author’s program note. To get into the right frame of mind for this article, search any search engine for the music and lyrics to “Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines” (released 1965, music by Ron Goodwin). Prepare to be aroused as one of the great stories of our lives soars… …
by Dr. Jeffrey Lant Today is a special day, a festive day, a day of celebration and hijinx… today Wallace Johnson, friend, turns 86 years young; legions of his friends and well wishers will gather via the Internet to toast, to laugh with and to note the day and the man. Wallace, for all that …