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I took two tries to get into Transmigration of Timothy Archer. What got me through the second time was finding out that it was a fictionalized portrait of a rea
by Uhhrrr 6y ago
I took two tries to get into Transmigration of Timothy Archer. What got me through the second time was finding out that it was a fictionalized portrait of a real and fascinating person: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Pike
I also just liked reading Dick's descriptions of the Bay Area.
- DonHopkins 6y agoI got my cat and cat accessories at the Lucky Dog Pet Shop on San Pablo Avenue in Berkeley, where he used to get his horsemeat! https://pkdickbooks.com/pkdworld.html https://pkdickbooks.com/pkdworld.html When I see these stories of mine, written over three decades, I think of the Lucky Dog Pet Store. There's a good reason for that. It has to do with an aspect of not just my life, but the lives of many freelance writers. It's called poverty [........] So anyhow, there I am at the Lucky Dog Pet Store on San Pablo Avenue, In Berkley, California, in the Fifties, buying a pound of ground horsemeat. Philip K. Dick in the introduction to the Golden Man, 1980
- Uhhrrr 6y agoI've been in (EDIT: the Berkeley house on that page)! There's a little plaque inside. It is just a house, though. I didn't experience any onset of hebephrenia. Lucky Dog, alas, is closed.
- rantwasp 6y agothe fact that it’s based on Bishop Pike is indeed one hook. This is where I have first learned about John Allegro and his wild theories on Christianity. These theory fascinate me to this day.
- selimthegrim 6y agoIt was also PKD's rejoinder to Ursula LeGuin saying he couldn't write women