Antidote to Pessimism
Author Harry Turtledove imagines alternate histories and futures. Life could be worse.
Most if not all of us have moments in everyday life that turn out, when we look back on them, to be fortuitous or fated: we learn about a new opportunity; we encounter someone who turns out to be a friend, colleague, partner, or spouse. We meet books and read people. That changes our lives.
Harry Turtledove has made a career o…
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