In Slow Apocalypse by John Varley, sitcom writer Dave Marshall’s life is disintegrating. His career has fallen apart. His finances are a mess. His wife isn’t really speaking to him. It’s all happening in a sort of painful slow motion. Then Marshall stumbles upon a story that just may be his lucky break—a bacteria that … Continue reading A Germ of an Idea: An Interview with John Varley by Jeremy L. C. Jones