Author Archives: A. Lee Martinez

Boned

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 16, 2012
We live in a world of false choices.  Much of this is due to the limits of language.  I only speak English, so I can’t say for certain that all languages suffer from this problem, but I know that English is full of necessary limitations that create conflict where none need exist.  Conceptually, we tend [...]
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Something Something Joseph Campbell

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 13, 2012
All of us (well, most of us) have a wealth of emotional needs that yearn to be satisfied.  That’s where art comes in.  It always sounds pretentious to use the word “art”, but creative expression isn’t just something humans do.  It’s something we do because we MUST.  Without creative expression (either ours or someone else’s) [...]
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Endgame

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 10, 2012
The universe was here long before you ever existed.  It will be here long after you’re gone.  It’s a hard truth, one that seems wrong to most people.  We are all at the center of our own reality, with everyone and everything else existing as adjunct elements.  It doesn’t mean that other people are objects, [...]
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Why Leia Matters

By A. Lee Martinez | Published: April 6, 2012
It’s hard being a woman in mainstream fiction.  You WILL be defined by your sexuality at some point.  This is especially true in fantasy / science fiction.  Female superheroes often run around half-naked in heels while Batman, Superman, Spider-Man, etc. get to cover themselves from head to toe.  Even one of my favorite female characters, [...]
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