by Laurie Lamon
I heard the dogs before
I opened the door late, after work—
first Maude who was dancing
in praise of my arrival for all she knew
it was: presence without end,
the end of waiting, the end
of boredom—
and then Li Po,
who, in the middle of his life,
learning to make his feelings known
as one who has carried breath
and heart close to the earth seven
times seven years, in praise
of silence and loneliness, climbed
howling, howling from his bed.
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Polly Plus by Randall Garrett and Guilt by James Gunn play on then-familiar science fiction themes, the alien stranger, the moral imperative of administering preventative justice, even Drew Mandelson's Star Train could fit in the recognizable sci-fi creation story.
An entertaining half of 1978. It is incredible to see the variety of imaginations at work in the same genre; even more amazing to know most of the authors in these pages are still creating great fiction to this day.
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Because of my perhaps nigh unhealthy relationship with Google products, I transferred my domain to Google Domains. Obviously, not much is done with it besides hosting this blog so this is a little trite. For the longest time, however, I could not get Google Domains to play with Blogger in such a manner that I could eliminate the 'thematthiascole.blogspot.com' and replace it with my purchased domain. Stubbornness and curiosity had gotten the best of me for a good week until I finally caved and had a chat with Google Support. Less than ten minutes later and zero hassle ensuing, it all works as it should.
I <3 Google.
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