My Life and the Afterlife

By Jennifer Ziegler

by Jennifer Ziegler When Jennifer Ziegler proposed a panel on “the paranormal” for last year’s Festival, the response from the program committee was a tepid “Why not?” The session was assigned a small venue. Everyone but Jennifer was surprised. The room was packed. The audience was riveted and, as the word spread, those who weren’t there wished they had been. So, this … Read More

Wide Worlds of Fantasy

By Lillian Longendorfer

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

For the Love of Science and Science Fiction

By Lillian Longendorfer

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