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Aliens Like Mosquitos by Mike Scofield – FREE STORY
The aliens invade, and pull people to the skies, and what will we do? HELP! And of course, does anyone ever listen to the university professor, hm? Dads Bob, Bob, Jim, and John stood poolside […]
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 […]
News
Noticias Literatura 4-4
FINALISTAS del III Premio Internacional de ÁLBUM ILUSTRADO de Fantasía y Ciencia Ficción ELIA BARCELÓ FINALISTAS del III Premio Internacional de ÁLBUM ILUSTRADO de Fantasía y Ciencia Ficción ELIA BARCELÓ (entre las 85 obras presentadas). […]
AMAZING NEWS: 11/3/2024
This Week’s News Is Brought To You By – Convention Wear Shirts. You know you want one. Of Special Note Adam-Troy Castro could use some more Patreon Subscribers above the “Free” level. Even subscribing at […]
Time Machine: November 3, 2024
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: November 3, 2024 This Just In: Middle Eastern Science Fiction in Translation Conference – Today and Tomorrow Discussing the Merits of Good ‘Old-fashioned’ Sci-Fi Fourth Quarter Reader’s Choice Awards Announced! ADRIAN […]
OpEd
What Happened to The THING From ANOTHER WORLD?
Source: What Happened to The THING From ANOTHER WORLD?
Whatever Happened to DARKMAN?
Source: Whatever Happened to DARKMAN?
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 […]
Science Fiction
The Big Idea: Dan Moren
All good things must come to an end. For author Dan Moren, nothing is more important than making sure that ending is a damn good one. Follow along in his Big Idea for the newest […]
Aliens Like Mosquitos by Mike Scofield – FREE STORY
The aliens invade, and pull people to the skies, and what will we do? HELP! And of course, does anyone ever listen to the university professor, hm? Dads Bob, Bob, Jim, and John stood poolside […]
FILOFICCIÓN 2-El rol de la filosofía en la ficción especulativa, el ejemplo de “Esclavas”
No soy la primera en pensar que existe entre la filosofía y la ciencia ficción una articulación esencial. Cuando empecé a dejar de lado el mundo universitario después de mi magíster de filosofía, inyecté en […]
Discussing the Merits of Good ‘Old-fashioned’ Sci-Fi
I recently completed the latest book in a rather remarkable ‘Hard’ sci-fi series by Derek Künsken, an author I came across, quite by chance, only 4 or 5 years ago. As I’ve mentioned before, being […]
ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY ON THE DOORS OF EDEN, ALIEN CLAY & SERVICE MODEL – PROMO ON ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV
Source: ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY ON THE DOORS OF EDEN, ALIEN CLAY & SERVICE MODEL – PROMO ON ABOUT THE AUTHORS TV
Happy Halloween! Celebrate with a trip to Grover’s Mill, 1938
Orson Welles narrates H.G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds
What Happened to TOBOR The GREAT?
Source: What Happened to TOBOR The GREAT?
Whatever Happened to DARKMAN?
Source: Whatever Happened to DARKMAN?
Fantasy
Matt’s Reviews: Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving
Publisher: Recorded Books, LLC Published Date: 1997 Original Publish Year: 1819/1820 Audio Disks: 3 ISBN: 978-1-4025-5119-2 Author: Washington Irving Read By: George Guidall Rip Van Winkle/The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving are classic […]
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 […]
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 […]
