by Allison Lee
If science is what defines us, then let art be what unites us.
In this issue of Getting It Strait, join us as we dive into the deep blue waters of fictional and non-fictional universes. Every one of us has held a book before, felt the hardness of its spine, brushed the pricks of the pages, inhaled the fresh smell of parchment, and seen the way a whole new world unfolds before our very eyes. Books, I believe, are the gateway to places and thoughts that we can never venture to physically.
Centuries of fiction and truth embedded in variations of nature. Stories we have created, no matter brought to life or not, live within pages, paperbacks and hardbacks. These records are our revolutions, a written transcript of what we have endured and predictions of what we will have to endure next. Books live on after we do. I might even go so bold as to say they are what powers the universe.
Books are Paper Wormholes, opening portals to different dimensions, dates, and destinations—that much you and I will learn from this issue. From dystopias to memoirs to self-help books, there is much to discover and many lines to read between. Life outside our windows this past month has been irrevocably disconcerting—with the skyrocketing crimes against women and Asians—and we think everyone could do with a momentary getaway. Read, learn, then come back to reality and fix the world’s problems.
Pick up a book today and ask yourself: Where would we be left without words?