Pandemics and Speculative Fiction Lillian Longendorfer Epidemics and pandemics have challenged medical science and influenced the course of history. Apocalyptic plagues have also been recurrent themes in science fiction. As a doctor and also a science fiction writer, I have been watching the Covid-19 pandemic with a double perspective. The decline of the Byzantine Empire … Read More
Wide Worlds of Fantasy by Lillian Longendorfer As a child who loved the sciences and who was a reader of science fiction, I imagined that one day I would enjoy the futuristic advances forecast by the authors of these stories. At the same time, I realized that I appreciated not only the technical aspects of … Read More
by Lillian Longendorfer The genre of Science Fiction and Fantasy has had a remarkable resurgence over the past several years. Books and films such as Star Wars, The Martian, The Hunger Games, Divergence and The Game of Thrones have been big hits. Progressive and monumental advances in the various sciences have provided ample fodder for … Read More
By Lilian Longendorfer Milford and Science Fiction In the mid-1950’s, at the home of Virginia Kidd, located on the banks of the Sawkill Creek in Milford, Pennsylvania, a group of science fiction writers who developed what has become known as the *Milford Writers’ Conference.* met to discuss and critique each other’s work. The group included … Read More