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The Creek by Steven M. Bates – FREE STORY
An explosion at a chemical plant tears a family apart. The man at the police station is torn emotionally, but is somehow realizing that the greatest tear here is in time… The last dense drops […]
Counting the Holdouts by Todd C. Honeycutt – FREE STORY
The present (and future) has its attractions, but so does the past. Same goes for the city and the country. The government always needs to know who it rules over, but for some who live […]
Return From Venus by C.B. Droege – FREE STORY
Humans are moody, and we are a little territorial. Even in the future, we seem to be introverted, and distant, and a little afraid of the alien. We discover that perhaps the alien may be […]
Thank You, Miss Kittykat! By Larry Hodges – FREE STORY
We like to think that we regularly welcome our feline overlords, and the cats truly are in charge. We can smile and laugh about it (not too loud, they might hear us), but what if […]
Instrument of Eternity By Livia DeSouza – FREE STORY
A tracker and the local police are both surprised to be working together to solve a crime. Who they are looking for is one thing, but what the person stole may surprise you… To say […]
News
Publication of The Martian Trilogy Will Be Delayed
The Martian Trilogy’s release will be delayed and Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s introduction to that book has been removed from the contents. This follows the release of serious allegations made against Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki of “unethical […]
AMAZING NEWS: Amazing News: Abbreviated Edition 10/27/2024
This Week’s News Is Brought To You By – Of Special Note The recent publication of accusations of unethical behavior and bad faith dealings against Oghenechovwe Donald Ukpeki by Erin Lindi Cairns on Bluesky have […]
Time Machine: October 27, 2024
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: October 27, 2024 For All Nightstalker Fans: There’s a Kolchak Marathon Starting Tonight PETER S BEAGLE TALKS I’M AFRAID YOU’VE GOT DRAGONS – UPCOMNIG EPISODE PROMO ON ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV […]
OpEd
The Big Idea: Kate Elliot
Sometimes you go long. And as Kate Elliot details in this Big Idea for The History of the World Begins in Ice, sometimes you go long to explain why, this time, you’ve gone short. KATE […]
What Happened to APE CITY from PLANET of the APES?
Source: What Happened to APE CITY from PLANET of the APES?
The Big Idea: Nisi Shawl
Famous writers will tell you of their lives and the lives of those in their orbit. That framing, however, suggests those other lives are not on their own journeys through the universe. In this Big […]
Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about It’s Real Life on WZBC Radio
Source: Patrick Rands interviews Paul Levinson about It’s Real Life on WZBC Radio
The Big Idea: Richard Thomas
The days are getting shorter and the nights longer as we head into the dark season of the year. For author Richard Thomas, that’s all to the good, because for his novel Incarnate, he wants […]
Science Fiction
The Big Idea: Michael Mammay
How do you wrangle your own characters back into a new story when you already promised them a happy retirement in the last book? This was something author Michael Mammay had to figure out for […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Starlost Unauthorized” by D.G. Valdron
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Starlost Unauthorized and the Quest for Canadian Identity – by D.G. Valdron Publisher: Fossil Cove Press, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, October 2024. Cover Art – photo […]
The Creek by Steven M. Bates – FREE STORY
An explosion at a chemical plant tears a family apart. The man at the police station is torn emotionally, but is somehow realizing that the greatest tear here is in time… The last dense drops […]
A History Changing Release: Amazing Selects Announces THE MARTIAN TRILOGY: John P. Moore, Amazing Stories, Black Science Fiction & The Illustrated Feature Section! Pre-order Now Available!
UPDATE: Pre-Orders of the Amazon Kindle edition are now available. Other outlets will be coming on line. (News outlets are encouraged to copy and re-distribute the official press at the end of this post. A […]
Celestial Echo Press Announces Release of Ruth and Ann’s Guide To Time Travel II
You may recall that I was invited to write the introduction to Ruth and Ann’s Guide To Time Travel I – which you can find right here (the book, not my introduction. To read that […]
Matt’s Reviews: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
Publisher: AUDIO PARTNERS Publish Date: 1997 Original Publish Date: 1932 Binding: Compact Disc Number of Discs: 7 ISBN: 9781572703025 Author: Aldous Huxley Read by: Michael York Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is the classic […]
What Happened to the TIME TUNNEL?
Source: What Happened to the TIME TUNNEL?
25th Century Five and Dime #8: Remember Ray Nelson and Virtual Zen
William Sarill in his many decades on earth had a career in biochemistry, art restoration, physics, and esotericism. He recently told us on the Dickheads podcast, that despite a full lifetime of accomplishments. He knows […]
Fantasy
PETER S BEAGLE TALKS I’M AFRAID YOU’VE GOT DRAGONS – UPCOMNIG EPISODE PROMO ON ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV
Source: PETER S BEAGLE TALKS I’M AFRAID YOU’VE GOT DRAGONS – UPCOMNIG EPISODE PROMO ON ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV
The Big Idea: Kate Elliot
Sometimes you go long. And as Kate Elliot details in this Big Idea for The History of the World Begins in Ice, sometimes you go long to explain why, this time, you’ve gone short. KATE […]
The Big Idea: Heather Tracy
Editor and brand new author Heather Tracy is here today to bring us ten of the finest lesbian romance stories, one of which is her very own (and first piece of published fiction!). Come along […]
Noticias Mías (Porque tengo un estres que ya es seis y no puedo hacer nada)
Aquí estoy, fente a mi pantalla, repitiéndome que debo hacer las noticias de octubre uno y dos (porque ya se me pasó una semana)… y no puedo. Lo siento mucho. Estoy en Perú para un […]
The Big Idea: Dorothy A. Winsor
What do you do with a side character in the story who draws everyone’s attention whenever they are on the page? Dorothy A. Winsor had a big idea about that, which is how her […]
Science
SpaceX Update: Starship Lands…and then it exploded…Successfully Captures Starship Booster
SpaceX’s main goal with the fifth launch of its Starship and heavy booster was to capture the booster at the launch site with giant gripping arms positioned at the top of a tower. This morning, […]
SpaceX Attempts Fifth Test Launch Of Starship – NOW
SpaceX will attempt its fifth test launch of the monstrous Starship rocket…and this time they may even attempt to capture the booster on landing. Multiple Youtube channels are providing live coverage, including SpaceFlightNow. You can […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley
Publisher: Harper Perennial Publication date: 06/07/2011 Pages: 480 ISBN: 9780061452062 Author: Matt Ridley The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley begins with the premise that overall, the world has been improving […]
Matt’s Reviews: Clade by James Bradley
Publisher: Titan Books (UK) Publication date: 09/05/2017 Pages: 320 ISBN: 9781785654145 Author: James Bradley Clade by James Bradley is a dystopian tale of a self-destructing Earth in the not too distant […]
TONIGHT is the Best Night to Watch Dual Meteor Shower!
Take a nap this afternoon because you’ll want to be checking out this evening’s Double Meteor Shower during its BEST viewing time – 4 AM. The Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids meteor showers are […]
Reality and Artificial Intelligence
Given the nature of the current artificial intelligence or AI landscape, any attempt to discuss the technology is like trying to describe an ocean wave racing towards you. You might posit that the wave’s amplitude […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Updates: science & robotics
As you know by now, I’ve been roped into speaking a lot about the Great Big AI crisis of 2024. I’ll touch on some aspects here. Plus some light on other areas of fast-emerging science! But first […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Roots Of The Self by Robert Ornstein
Publisher: HarperCollins Publication Date: January 1, 1993 Pages: 248 ISBN-10: 0062507885 ISBN-13: 978-0062507884 Author: Robert Ornstein, Ph.D. The Roots of the Self by Robert Ornstein contains Dr. Ornstein’s thoughts […]
