Perhaps the only thing worth anything are thoughts and memories, sketches of the consciousness – certainly not worth much economically, but worth recording, even for myself and the very few people whom they might interest. It follows then that writing is one way of translating and recording these thoughts and impressions.
I must admit, I've never found much interest in the vampire genre. I've tended toward ambivalence and saw it recently as another popular culture obsession. Of course, I acknowledge its significance as a historic narrative and the importance of its symbolism; I just tired of the proliferation of adap...
Soderbergh’s version of Tarkovsky’s film, Solaris or Stanislaw Lem’s book, or both (whatever way you choose to look at it) could be read on many levels. It’s referred to as ‘science fiction’ and a Hollywood version of a somewhat difficult rendition by Tarkovsky of Lem’s text. My personal take is tha...