My Strange Galaxy
was never an attempt to create something original. It was always nothing more
than an endeavor to customize science fiction to my own preferences. In so
doing I have created something new.
Reality
is boring but true. Fantasy is nonsense but fun. Reality and fantasy in perfect
communion are the qualities of both with the shortcomings of neither. My Strange Galaxy is all about
possibilities, real and imagined.
I have
always loved the magic of fantasy and the speculative technology of science
fiction. Swords are as interesting a weapon as guns. The futuristic and the
ancient are equally mystical. Aliens and fairies really are the same thing. I
brought all these supposedly disparate elements together. I refined them,
cleansing them of their silliness. In their purity they merge seamlessly
together.
People
are my interest. Dead space and lifeless worlds do nothing for me. I am mindful
that velocity, in any form, is entirely impractical for living things to
traverse the unimaginable gulfs of the cosmos. Anyway, Strange Galaxy is a space opera without spaceships. Living worlds
are visited by means of shifting one two-dimensional plane of space with
another, creating a portal in which “faraway” becomes only a step away.
I am a
minimalist. I prefer simple to fancy. I favor sleek over gaudy. Intimacy means
more to me than anything grandiose. The magic and technology of Strange Galaxy are understated. The
adventures are typically unsung quests. There is no singular event or specific
cast of characters that decides the fate of the galaxy. I focus on depth rather
than breadth.
My Strange Galaxy is meaningful because
everything about it says something. Enjoy.
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