Philip K dick anti-abortion story

More than forty million alive preborn are aborted world-wide each year. Usually they are buried or cremated while people starve to death. What a waste of protein don’tchaknow. But our American Democrat legislators are trying to fix this as they push legislation to utilize the youngest of these endangered humans, at embryo age, to use them for medical research. Embryo farming is already a reality in that most enlightened of Eastern states, Massatwosh!ts.

This, and "Love Conquers All" by Fred Saberhagen, helped turn me from pro-choice, to pro-life... so very long ago.

A few decades ago, I spent an hour a week walking around the local abortion clinic (at night, after hours) and praying about the situation. A few months into this project, I realized what I was praying for -- the proliferation of artists who could celebrate life so convincingly that the merchants of death would be shamed off the public stage, exposed for the vile and venal folks they are.

Both of those movies were on my Netflix list but I deleted them because I wanted to read the stories before watching the movies.

It is the same thing with "Stir of Echoes" by Matheson. I love the author but I couldn't watch the movie before I read the book.

"I am Legend" by Matheson has not been made into a movie but it is the base for so many Hollywood horror flicks that it is laughable. This story is so damned good. It is true literature to me. The protaginst Robert descends into despair wallowing in Alcoholism because of impossible goals. It is a heroes saga with a tragic ending.

Mr. Dick's Valis trilogy was interesting to me in one way. I got to read a great writers description of what schizophrenia is like. After the second half of the second book, I started to grow horrified. The third book was a chaotic jumble.

I am deep in my cups (Read: Drunk.) but reading the Timothy book probably scarred my mind, LOL!

One book I like which is about gods and such is Roger Zelazny's "Lord Of Light". People say it is too complex but I don't think it is.

Since I am babbling on about all things SF, let me throw out one of my favorites. This would be "The Mote In God's Eye". F'ing classic.

Arioch7

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