Adam-Troy Castro

Writer of Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, and Stories About Yams.

 

I Am Not Owed Awe.

Posted on June 19th, 2017 by Adam-Troy Castro

This is not about me. I’m using my own career and my own reaction to praise as a handy-dandy example, but the words to follow are not to be taken as naked pleas for attention; honestly, they’re not. I am aware that the nature of the beast dictates that some who read the following will […]

On The Nature Of Those Who Put Vipers on Pedestals

Posted on August 28th, 2016 by Adam-Troy Castro

Originally published on Facebook 28 August 2015. For most of us, our heroes reflect our aspirations. Not the other way around. Oh, sure, we are capable of being influenced by iconic figures, …but in many cases, we select those icons by what our aspirations already are – even if they’re not aspirations we’re capable of […]

Why George Takei, Of All People, Is Now Wrong about Hikaru Sulu

Posted on July 8th, 2016 by Adam-Troy Castro

To everybody’s surprise, George Takei is not happy that the new theatrical STAR TREK movie will establish Sulu, once and for all, as gay. Told about this a year ago, he asked them to please establish a new gay character instead.   What this says to me is that we are all afflicted by head […]

 
 
 

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