G.E. Moore is a former educator who has decompressed his experience as a teacher into stories, with his students in mind. His recent Afro-Futurist/Fantasy novel, Bealz: Prince of the Southside, weaves difficult realities with imaginative episodes, encouraging kids to grasp everything available to them for their forward development.
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Starting out with poetry, G.E. has had some accomplishments. Including a stint at the Ray Bradbury Center, in Waukegan, Illinois. As well as good conversation on the influence of science fiction on technology, and his gleanings from his time as a teacher, he reads an excerpt from Bealz. Also, a short story, addressing the issues we are considering regarding Artificial Intelligence in our everyday lives.
What I was most impacted with was his account of reading The Grapes of Wrath, as a young guy, and the universality of what Steinbeck was describing. Not only is that something I agree with, but I also recalled how Steinbeck reads like visual, other-worldly, fiction. Very much like the type of non-historical fiction I like to read. There are things to consider there. I hope you enjoy my time with Gary as much as I did.
