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📚 Short Story Symposium [public]
I'm interested in having some laid-back yet stimulating conversations about some of my favorite pieces of short fiction.
A general aim of the stories will be to explore alternative possible worlds through fiction with the hope of gaining more insight into our own. To that end, many of the short stories will include an element of futurism, speculation, and social commentary. We’ll feature authors like Ted Chiang, Ursula K Le Guin, Greg Egan, and others.
Here's the anticipated schedule. We'll meet every other Wednesday at 6:30pm.
January 24: The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas, by Ursula K Le Guin (Read)
February 7: Liking What You See: A Documentary, by Ted Chiang (Read / Listen)
February 21: Learning to be Me, by Greg Egan (Read)
March 20: Nine Lives, by Ursula K Le Guin (Read)
April 3: The Merchant and The Alchemist's Gate, by Ted Chiang (Read / Listen)
April 17: Bloodchild, by Octavia Butler (Read)
May 15: Omphalos, by Ted Chiang (Read)
June 5: Chrysalis, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Read)
June 19: Kirinyaga, by Mike Resnick (Read)
July 17: Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom, by Ted Chiang (Read)
July 31: Reasons to be Cheerful, by Greg Egan (Read)
August 28: Kingsmeat, by Orson Scott Card (Read)
September 11: Zima Blue, by Alastair Reynolds (Read / Watch)
More stories TBD
We'll post links to each story well in advance of each meeting. You're strongly encouraged to read the stories ahead of time and bring any thoughts you'd like to discuss! We'll be meeting in the Solarpunk cafe (library area near main entrance). Contact me by email/text if you're having trouble finding the location.
On the Wednesdays when we're not running this event, we'll often be having similar discussions here: https://lu.ma/thoughtexperiments