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The Mind Creative
The art of writing science
fiction is a fascinating one
because it calls upon vivid
imagination and needs the
ability to extrapolate on
unknown entities and nonexistent environments. The
masters of this craft have,
over decades, been able to
fire up the imagination of readers and
have spawned an entire generation of
“sci-fi” buffs. The cover story in this
issue looks at the important milestones
in science fiction literature and the ten
most influential authors in this genré.
As part of this topic, I have also
included three extremely well-crafted
science fiction short stories from the
pen of Fredric Brown (in the ‘Fiction
Writers Corner’ section).
Can cooking and culinary designs be
considered as art forms? In my opinion
they should be. In fact, cooking is an
amazing art that calls upon imagination,
creation and presentation; as does all
forms of traditional arts. I am pleased
to announce that the magazine now has
a new section called ‘The Foodie’s
Corner’ that will feature articles about
this popular genré. This issue has two
articles - one dwelling on the ‘art’ of
cuisine and the other about the ‘art’ of
eating!
I have found that imaginations of a
creative mind can sometimes produce
results that might be a looked upon as
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bizarre,
macabre
or
even
grotesque. I was exposed to the
works of the Dutch botanist and
anatomist
Frederik
Ruysch
through a marvellous essay
written by Luuc Kooijjmans. I
have published extracts from this
essay that will clearly show why
Ruysch is widely known as the
‘artist of death’!
This issue also brings back the
works of cartoonist and musician
Philip Hill whose ability to create
illustrations based on wordplay is
second to none. His works make
you think hard beyond the visuals
in order to
decipher the
underlying astute observations.
This issue also has it’s other
regular
‘corners’
including
travelogues and two lovely pieces
of poetry by Anita Desai.
I would like to take this
opportunity
to
say
‘Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year’
to readers and friends of The Mind
Creative.
Happy reading!!