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From: nebu...@-rpi-.edu (Joseph Nebus)
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Subject: Quickly fixing science fiction
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2012 14:34:01 +0000 (UTC)
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        I think we can all agree that all the problems with science 
fiction as a genre and a fandom these days could be wiped out within 
minutes if people would just start up again writing the correct kind 
of story that's now unforgivably neglected.  

        So, ah, what kind of story is that?  


        For my money I like a good, lightly sardonic, nonfact article.  
Mock encyclopedia or news reports put into stories mean I can get some 
of this in many, many larger stories, but there's something pure about 
the form when there's none of the attempt to portray a scene and just 
stick to reporting the scene instead.  


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