One of my favorite short stories is Edgar Allen Poe’s,“Masque of the Red Death.” The plot centers around a medieval prince and his courtiers who retreat to a walled castle, hoping to protect themselves from a plague that is raging across the land. “Magic Mountain” andCamu

Technology seems to be advancing ahead of the words necessary to describe the resulting changes. One area has kept pace, however: the publishing industry. Laser printing has made publishing highly affordable. Self-publishing houses are thriving and thousands of books are being writte