Caroline Furlong is a science fiction/fantasy writer living in Virginia, USA. Her novelette Halcyon and short story "Death's Shadow" have appeared in Cirsova Magazine in 2019 and 2020.
The American Western genre is our nation's own mythos that was and remains emblematic of an American character that stands as a warning to tyrants both within and without the country. They tell us as much about ourselves today as they did when they were first written.
The Borg are one of the more original and intriguing life forms in the Star Trek universe. Because of their collective or "Hive" mentality, comparing how the different Star Trek series have dealt with them offers some insight into the pitfalls of Communism and Socialism.
Although written during the tumultuous social and cultural upheavals of the 1960's, Andre Alice Norton's Witch World Series managed to run counter to the counter-culture by showing how the sexes could successfully complement, rather than conflict, with one another.
