To my mind, the best SF addresses itself to problems of the here and now, or even to problems which have never been solved and never will be solved - I'm thinking of Philip K. Dick's work here, dealing with questions of reality, for example. John Sladek addressdealdick share on social
SF has at least the advantage of not depending on preconceptions. John Sladek advantagedependpreconception Change image and share on social
I usually like whatever I've recently finished best. John Sladek finishhaverecently Change image and share on social
I have a kind of standard explanation why, which goes like this: Science fiction is one way of making sense out of a senseless world. John Sladek explanationfictionkind Change image and share on social
We didn't have a phone when I was a kid, and I was too shy to smash any public phones, and our town didn't have a pool hall either, so I had to hang out at the public library - and anyway, I told myself stories. John Sladek hallhangkid share on social
Anything can happen in SF. And the fact that nothing ever does happen in SF is only due to the poverty of our imaginations, we who write it or edit it or read it. But SF can in principle deal with anything. John Sladek dealdueedit share on social
See, I have no journalism in my background, so I wasn't practised at research or writing non-fiction, nor at handling the truth in a journalistic way. Journalists know when to call a halt and write something, but I kept on looking for answers. John Sladek answerbackgroundcall share on social
The future, according to some scientists, will be exactly like the past, only far more expensive. John Sladek expensivefuturepast Change image and share on social
In most conventional novels, God is not allowed to be nuts. Nor are nuts allowed to be God. John Sladek allowconventionalgod Change image and share on social
People have laughed at all great inventors and discoverers. John Sladek discoverergreatinventor Change image and share on social
