“"Moksha" is really a satire of myself. I've always been interested in Eastern spirituality. I'm particularly interested in enlightenment and the spiritual pursuit to liberate ourselves (I'm a Buddhist at heart). During my teenage years, I imagined I'd end up going to India to become a yogi; study with the last living saints in a cave; give up all my worldly possessions; learn to levitate. And there's still part of me that can see myself "disappearing" for some years at an ashram somewhere.” GivingYearsHeartStillsEndsLastsSpiritualSpiritualityStudyGiving UpEnlightenmentIndiaSaintPossessionDisappearPursuitBuddhistSatireTeenageWorldlyCavesEasternMokshaYogiTeenage YearsWorldly Possessions Author:Alexander Weinstein
“That particular story ["The Pyramid and the Ass"] was written during the dark days of the Bush years. George W. Bush had just been "re-elected" (or elected for the first time, depending on how you count the stolen election) and it seemed like the horror of his presidency would last forever.” YearsFirstsStoriesLastsDarkForeverWrittenParticularHorrorFirst TimeElectionAssPresidencyStolenPyramidsDark Days Author:Alexander Weinstein
“We shuffle out of office buildings after being laid-off by draconian bosses; we sit on hold for ten minutes only to be told by a supervisor that the charge on our cable bill can't be removed; we click a crying emoji on Facebook as our last whimper of protest. So rather than end the story ["Ice Age"] with the expected violence and destruction of evil, I wanted to focus on the way the characters end up sabotaging their own community though their attachments to the consumerism of the old world.” WorldWayEndsCharacterStoriesAgeWantedLastsEvilCommunityFocusViolenceMinutesCryBuildingTenOfficeDestructionBillsExpectedIceProtestAttachmentBossConsumerismCablesClicksOld WorldIce AgeShuffleSupervisorsLaid OffDraconianOffice Buildings Author:Alexander Weinstein