Are we already in the future?

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I like Philip K Dick’s works of science fiction. Strange dystopian futures.

Take Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? In the story a catastrophic disaster has wiped out many of the animals and people have no pets. That is unless they can afford to buy electronic animals.

What did I see on the news the other night? Robopets. Robotic cats and dogs for people who are not allowed real animals for whatever reason. The news item showed residents in a care home enjoying stroking and hugging these toys. Which was lovely.

Me? I thought of Philip Dick and his bleak vision of the future.

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I am enjoying my retirement by writing. My favourite genres are science fiction and horror and I have have had some success with my short stories. I began reading Ray Bradbury while still at school and became besotted with Dr Who from the first moment I watched the programme back in November 1963. Each incarnation is my favourite until the next one but I have to admit to preferring Matt Smith's version to any other. My specialist subject on Mastermind would most likely be 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'.

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