Fantasies

“It is not by delusion, however exalted, that mankind can prosper, but only by unswerving courage in the pursuit of truth.”

— Bertrand Russell, “The Pursuit of Truth” in The Collected Papers of Bertrand Russell (1993).

Allen Forrest is a writer, painter, graphic artist and activist. He has created covers and illustrations for literary publications and books, is the winner of the Leslie Jacoby Honor for Art at San Jose State University's Reed Magazine for 2015, and his Bel Red landscape paintings are part of the Bellevue College Foundation's permanent art collection in Bellevue, WA. He lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Read other articles by Allen, or visit Allen's website.