Victorian Visionary Gifts

Illustration for 'The Story of a Feather', scene 1.

'Magazine, yes. Book, maybe. Musical dance - never in a million!'

"Do me next."

How we imagined A.I. in 1977. . . How it's looking today. . .

'I don't like to take chances.'

Caveman has a good idea for the wheel.

'This is a good time to be young, son. Look at all the opportunities you have in front of you...you can help sole the problems of the environment, poverty,civil rights....'

My Dream Valentine

"Look - I'm cold, you're cold. Why don't we settle down and start a family?"

"Attention, everyone! I'd like to introduce the newest member of our family."

'These new video games are getting out of hand...'

Art of Surviving

'These virtual-reality goggles are great! Right now, I'm sun-bathing in Tahiti...'

'I, Dom Perignon, will now uncork the very first bottle of Champagne. Of course, I'm just guessing this is the right way to do it.'

“He runs the top Virtual Reality company in the world. In fact, that’s not really him.”

'You will write a book, but it won't be on Oprah's recommended list.'

Surgeon Finds Heart Reading 'Be my Valentine'.

A Woman's Conquests.

Louise Glück

Seamus Heaney.

Adam with big leaf "In your dreams"

'Oh - My - God - I think I'm virtually married.'

Stanescu.

'He's building a yacht in his basement.'

Street musician: 'Opening in VEGAS next week'.

'Of course, you have to imagine it finished.'

Ever wondered what the future will be like? Well, apart from robotic trousers it's a lot like the seventies.

'Poet Laureate' door 'Gone to lunch-back twixt 2 &3'

"We've had millions of visitors to our website, but there's no way of telling how many of them actually believe in us!"

Louis Daguerre takes a selfie

Time Smoking a Picture.

A couple dressed as a bunch of grapes

A francophile to the last, he went the way of Concord, the 2CV and the Minitel.

Artist

"Oh hey look, it's the world, asking me to write more poetry."