i know for certain there are a few neal stephenson fans counted among the readership here, so if you happened to miss it here is the interview he did over at slashdot. of particular interest to some of you may be the question posed about the standard high/low culture dichotomy science fiction writers (among many

others) have to continually contend with. it’s obvious this is a question he’s given thought to before because his answer is only a few hundred pages shorter than his last baroque cycle book. yikes! didn’t help that the questioner said jackie collins gets more respect as a writer. other interesting tid bits there as well. check it out.