American Writers (One Hundred Pages at a Time)

In "Pay For the Printer," Dick explores the challenges of a world of technological post-scarcity as it relates to our skills and knowledge. And he imagined a 3D printer. Some really great and relevant questions are raised in this short piece.

In "To Serve the Master", Dick explores the internal conflict between the work ethic and technological leisure. Which side are you on?

Part one of my series on James Fenimore Cooper's "The Pioneers," the first of the Leatherstocking Tales to be written. It shows Natty Bummpo as an old trapper in Templetown, a growing frontier community. What is the place of a man like Natty in a place like this?

"The Minority Report" is a bit of a Rorschach test for us. We will invariably see it as a story on police powers and survelliance, but maybe all Dick was doing was writing a tale of Cold War institutions at war.

My final look at James Fenimore Cooper's The Pathfinder. We say goodbye to Natty for a while, but he will be back as old man Leatherstocking in The Pioneers.

Part 4 of my review of James Fenimore Cooper's "The Pathfinder".

The finale of my series on Philip K. Dick's novel "The Man Who Japed".

Part five of my series on Philip K. Dick's novel "The Man Who Japed".

Part four of my series on Philip K. Dick's novel "The Man Who Japed".

Part three of my series on Philip K. Dick's "The Man Who Japed".