Category Archives: dystopia

Spot Writers: Ghost

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Val

Today’s story comes to us from Val Muller, author of the Corgi Capers mystery series (check it out at www.CorgiCapers.com). The prompt was to write a story using the following words: shadow, mountain, shell, sunlight, hammock, bottle, chain, wheel. Ghost … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Val

I’m on a “kick” of reading or re-reading dystopian-style novels, including 1984, We, Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead, and Brave New World. It’s interesting that they all have so many themes in common. Certainly, the later dystopias have been influenced … Continue reading →

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