The real origin of science fiction lay in the seventeenth-century novels of exploration in fabulous lands. Therefore Jules Verne's story of travel to the moon is not science fiction because they go by rocket but because of where they go. It would be as much science fiction if they went by rubber band.
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This is a celebration of the female form. I've been taking an interest in ancient Greek culture lately, and it is dominated by images of male nudity. Now I think it's the woman's turn - Carrie Crow | Haiku | 12.04.12
A haiku, my first one ever, actually, written last summer inspired by Obama's visit. I'm not particularly politically minded, but I felt something that day.
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