Couple of thoughts:
First off, Gene Roddenberry once said, in regard to Star Trek’s phasers, Joe Friday doesn’t stop to explain how his .38 police revolver works. He just uses it, and the viewer sees the results.

In my current work, when time travelers answer questions about future technology to people from the Middle Ages, most of the…[Read more]

I forget who it was that said, “We don’t tell children fairy tales to prove that dragons exist. Children already know that they exist. We tell them the stories to teach them that dragons can be slain.”

Very valuable article. Thank you.

The subject of THEME reminds me of 2 anecdotes.

Isaac Asimov was once approached by a fan who explained to him what the story was all about. Asimov disagreed with the fan’s conclusions, to which the man retorted, “Just because you’re the author doesn’t mean you know what the story is about.”

Jack…[Read more]