Posthuman Blues

I've written a short essay on the existential prospects of unmanned space exploration. Like other short pieces, I can easily see this developing into something larger and more developed. For now, see "A Martian's-Eye View of Earth" here.

Earth and Moon photographed from Mars orbit.

I'm reading "Demons" by John Shirley. It's packed with Shirley's trademark surrealism and breathless what-happens-next narrative energy. Some readers might argue that "Demons" is too heavy-handed, or that its special effects outweigh the allegory. Frankly, I'm enjoying it too much to care.