I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I had not read Jack McDevitt until I heard he was coming to this year’s Crossroads Conference. I’m embarrassed because I’m supposed to be up on all things science fiction. His novel Seeker won a Nebula award in 2006 for best novel (and most of his other novels have been nominated), and I [...]
Anathem
by grlucas on 27. Dec, 2009 in Literature
It took me a month. Perhaps longer. However, I finally finished Neal Stephenson’s Anathem.
It was not my favorite book. I’m not even sure I’d recommend it to anyone who wasn’t already a Stephenson enthusiast. I’d probably say: “Read Snow Crash, or The Diamond Age.” The former is a brilliant, fast-moving, and smart book — perhaps [...]
J.G. Ballard (1930-2009)
by grlucas on 19. Apr, 2009 in Literature
J.G. Ballard died today after a long battle with prostate cancer. He is perhaps best known for his autobiographical novel The Empire of the Sun, but I will always remember his work from the seventies and early eighties, beginning with Crash and ending with his collection of short stories War Fever. It was these edgy, [...]
Arts Festival Photos
by grlucas on 05. Mar, 2009 in Literature, Photography
It was my privilege to photograph this year’s Macon State College Arts Festival “Borderlines: Reading, Writing, Performing within American Spaces.” All of the speakers were excellent; I particularly enjoyed the stories of Tayari Jones and Carman Agra Deedy, though poets Lillian Allen and Lorna Goodison were also entertaining and poignant. My thanks to festival organizers [...]
About G. R. Lucas
Gerald "Jerry" R. Lucas is an English Professor, photographer, science fiction geek, Mac and Linux dude, devoted husband, cat owner, part-time runner, full-time vegan, BMW motorcyclist, and Mini Cooper "S" driver. And this is his web site.
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Hemingway’s "Indian Camp"
20. Jan, 2004
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On Kafka’s Metamorphosis
15. Jul, 2004
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Equipment for England
16. Jan, 2009
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Shooting with Nathan
09. Mar, 2010
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New Canon 5D
24. Jan, 2009
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No Entry
13. Mar, 2010
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Rights
12. Mar, 2010
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Rainy and Random
11. Mar, 2010
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Spring Domesticity
10. Mar, 2010
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Shooting with Nathan
09. Mar, 2010
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