I finally had a chance to read the two mysterious chapters of a scrubbed sequel to PKD’s The Man in the High Castle. I finished them a few days weeks ago, but their mark has yet to fade from the recesses of my mind. While I understand why he never finished it, I wish there was more. The chapters were accompanied by an essay and a fictional blurb about Hawthorn Abendsen. Naziism and The High Castle (1964) is an eye opener into the mind of PKD. He asks pointed questions about human nature and discusses Nationalism— no one is immune from falling into it. The essay reminds me of a quote ages ago when Season 2 of High Castle had just aired: I think we have is to humanize Nazis. If you indulge the fantasy that they were not human, then nothing is learned. This is human beings that did this. It is only humans that are capable of inhumanity. Rufus Sewell on portraying his character, John Smith (2016). Reading it (and the subsequent chapters) made certain aspects of the show much more clea
Join me in congratulating Earth for making another successful orbit around the sun. Good job, Earth! I made up my own challenge and decided to do 24 days of art last month. The goal: draw/paint something or work on an unfinished piece for the first 24 days of December, and I am happy to report that I DID IT! If you remember my post in May when I lamented over the fact that I wasn’t as prolific as I used to be, 24 days of art helped me overcome that difficulty. With out further adieu, here is the result of December’s challenge. All Mars Nature The Aurora Mountains Inspired by the one and only Bob Ross! I learned so much from him. American River This is based on a photo I took during my July trip to my home state of California. It’s not finished yet, but it was so much fun to finally get this one started. Alice of two worlds My character Alice from my unfinished story set in the world of Sisters. What would you be like on other worlds?