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fiction for futures

week 18 / 2026: truth and lore

week 18 / 2026: truth and lore

Games and prose fiction are very different media, but worldbuilding works basically the same across both of them—which is why you can learn a lot about fiction for futures from the better sort of game dev. Plus: why does music in science fiction sound like it does?
Paul Graham Raven May 3, 2026
week 46 / 2025: eyes on the street

week 46 / 2025: eyes on the street

So, you’re writing a short story that’s meant to explore a future. What’s the first and most crucial step in the process of getting your imagined world onto the page? It’s not what you might think...
Paul Graham Raven Nov 16, 2025
week 44 / 2025: hermit walks the dunes

week 44 / 2025: hermit walks the dunes

I'm running a three-day course on fiction-for-futures in January! In-person, on-site, and strictly limited to no more than ten participants...
Paul Graham Raven Nov 2, 2025

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