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1. Describe the first (or an early) phrase/idiom you remember figuring out the meaning to.
Hm. This would date from the early 70s, and I remember telling people they were "wasted" in school, so probably that.
2.What is the first thing you remember reading for pleasure?
The Matthew Looney books. I discovered them in the Wauwatosa public library, so I must have been around five or so.
3.Do you consider yourself "a reader"? If not, how would you describe your relationship to books and literature at the current time?
I am most certainly a reader.
4.What's the book (story/play/whatever) you've re-read the most often? What is it about that piece of literature that excites you the most?
Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. This end of civilization novel just caught me when I was young because of the detailed descriptions of the comet strikes all over the globe, and the after effects. Two scenes that were very memorable: The "Hot Fudge Sundae" scene at JPL, and the surfer waiting for that last wave.
5. If you suddenly woke up tomorrow with the writing talent and motivation to write anything you put your hand to, what kind of work would you start churning out?
Science-fiction detective stories. I've actually been noodling with a PI in a transhuman future (easy genetic modification and biological enhancements.) He's a baseline human, no modifications of any type, which prevents him from holding any type of meaningful job, so he's a private dick. I'd also love to do alternate history, but Harry Turtledove has that wrapped up tight.
6.Tell about the person in your life, if any, who most influenced your feelings about language and reading.
My brother Craig (isomeme) His love of books got me curious, and between sneaking into his room and stealing them, and him loaning them to me, I got a great early education in SF.
7.What are you reading right now? And do you recommend it/them?
Indistinguishable From Magic, by Robert L. Forward. Very interesting speculative book about ways to make science fiction ideas like anti-gravity and FTL drives in the real world. Fascinating stuff from the late master of hard SF.
gesi's journal1. Describe the first (or an early) phrase/idiom you remember figuring out the meaning to.
Hm. This would date from the early 70s, and I remember telling people they were "wasted" in school, so probably that.
2.What is the first thing you remember reading for pleasure?
The Matthew Looney books. I discovered them in the Wauwatosa public library, so I must have been around five or so.
3.Do you consider yourself "a reader"? If not, how would you describe your relationship to books and literature at the current time?
I am most certainly a reader.
4.What's the book (story/play/whatever) you've re-read the most often? What is it about that piece of literature that excites you the most?
Lucifer's Hammer, by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. This end of civilization novel just caught me when I was young because of the detailed descriptions of the comet strikes all over the globe, and the after effects. Two scenes that were very memorable: The "Hot Fudge Sundae" scene at JPL, and the surfer waiting for that last wave.
5. If you suddenly woke up tomorrow with the writing talent and motivation to write anything you put your hand to, what kind of work would you start churning out?
Science-fiction detective stories. I've actually been noodling with a PI in a transhuman future (easy genetic modification and biological enhancements.) He's a baseline human, no modifications of any type, which prevents him from holding any type of meaningful job, so he's a private dick. I'd also love to do alternate history, but Harry Turtledove has that wrapped up tight.
6.Tell about the person in your life, if any, who most influenced your feelings about language and reading.
My brother Craig (
isomeme) His love of books got me curious, and between sneaking into his room and stealing them, and him loaning them to me, I got a great early education in SF.7.What are you reading right now? And do you recommend it/them?
Indistinguishable From Magic, by Robert L. Forward. Very interesting speculative book about ways to make science fiction ideas like anti-gravity and FTL drives in the real world. Fascinating stuff from the late master of hard SF.
