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[dropcap]R[/dropcap]ay missed his calling. Had he chosen science fiction as a career, he might now be rich, and I could be borrowing money from him.

In discussions with friends about scifi and fantasy writing, I’ve discovered that not everyone appreciates their seemingly absurd or fantastic images. Okay, but whimsy sometimes points out a reality that people know, but don’t know t...