A great story from the early 70s that still stands up really well today. Earth has been infested for three years by creatures known as The Passengers. They exist on a purely mental plane, so no one has ever seen them or knows what they are. They might be aliens or evil spirits; the story… Continue reading Passengers by Robert Silverberg
SFF, The Collective Unconscious and Reincarnation
Reincarnation and past lives have been very popular themes in science fiction and fantasy. The collective unconscious, as formulated by the psychotherapist Carl Jung, though less immediately understandable and less famous, has also been used as the basis for very interesting fiction. The collective unconscious was one of Carl Jung’s most influential theories; it consists essentially… Continue reading SFF, The Collective Unconscious and Reincarnation
Space Exploration, Space Race, Outer Space Treaty, Moon Treaty
A piece on space exploration, the space race, Outer Space Treaty, Moon Treaty, Cosmo-Skymed, Copernicus space system, Orion space programme: https://scflynn.com/space-exploration/
Interrogation Techniques, Brain Washing, Torture
A piece on interrogation techniques, brain washing, torture, CIA, Army Field Manual, Guantanamo Bay: https://scflynn.com/interrogation-techniques/
Life Extension, Cryonics, SENS, Life Expectancy
A piece on life extension, Ayurveda, life expectancy, cryonics, ageing, longevity, SENS: https://scflynn.com/life-extension/
Mind Uploading, Brain Simulation, Blue Brain Project, Transhumanism
A piece on mind uploading, brain simulation, Blue Brain Project, Thomas Nagel, transhumanism, IBM, philosophy of mind, strong AI: https://scflynn.com/mind-uploading/
Translations of Italian Poetry
A small archive of translations of Italian poetry, including Pasolini, Ungaretti, Saba, Carducci, G. Rossetti, Cavalcanti, Corazzini, Pascoli: https://scflynn.com/translations-of-italian-poetry/ Previously published in Modern Poetry in Translation and Acumen.
Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J XIX – XXII
XIX. TRUST ME I sat for hours creating a poem in my head It was so complete, so perfect that I didn’t need to write it down XX. MULTI-PURPOSE POEM [Written in black marker pen on a kitchen sponge] When a sad poem is required, immerse in water, read and… Continue reading Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J XIX – XXII
Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J XV – XVIII
XV. CLOSE-UP A plain black page might say nothing, or it might be a close-up of a fraction of the first letter of the book that tells you everything XVI. FOCAL POINT [Written on the middle pages of a blank exercise book] How small the things that occupy us … Continue reading Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J XV – XVIII
Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J X – XIV
X. AMBITION [Video film of birds feeding with author’s voiceover] There is no failure like complete success XI. HONESTY [Handwritten in large letters diagonally, with the first and last words disappearing off the page] This is a real poem and I am a real poet XII. DUPLICATION [A photograph of… Continue reading Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J X – XIV
S.C. Flynn 