> -----Original Message----- > From: Johne Cook [mailto:bio_phy at hotmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 10:28 AM > Cc: dragaera at dragaera.info > Subject: Re: Neil Gaiman at slashdot > > > The more "real" the world gets, the more I crave escapist fantasies and > adventures. If I learn something about reality and myself along > the way to > add to my bag of tricks in Real Life™, so much the better, but I'm really > looking for something to take me away for a little while. > > johne (phy) cook > wisconsin, usa > > personal blog: http://breezeway.blogspot.com > aerie blog: http://aeriepress.blogspot.com/ > stormfort list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stormfort/ > > "There are only three rules to writing a novel; unfortunately, no > one knows > what they are." > --Somerset Maugham > >Now we have to spend our time digging for the truth and filling > >our heads with facts so that we can filter the daily dose of > lies and find > >the > >truth behind it. > > _________________________________________________________________ I used to say, "I read fiction because if I wanted real life then I would watch the news." *shakes head* Now it is the other way around. A sad and true dipiction of todays "scare 'em now and report later" media styles that I deplore because the number of people viewing is FAR more important than what is being reported. Reporting for media share sucks. There is more wisdom and truth in written fiction than in all TV reporting combined. Come to think of it, BUFFY TVS has more too. W "I have a soapbox RIGHT here, and I'm NOT afraid to use it." - Me