By reading this message you are denying its existence and implying consent.

I just want fiction to remain a vital force for entertainment and not just for contemplation. Both things can exist.

In contravention of my belief that any life ending in death is essentially pointless, I needed my friends to open up that plastic bag and take one last look at me. Someone had to remember me, if only for a few more minutes in the vast silent waiting room of time.

freedom is anathema to dreams nurtured in captivity.

You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.

My parents were constantly afraid they would lose their jobs. The idea that we were always a paycheck away from disaster was drilled into me.

Communications devices were always used to effect change, to effect revolution. Telephone, telegraph - these all seemed like very big enhancements at the time.