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The Living Land by Karl Elkoura – FREE STORY
If she could only talk to her mother, Kris thought, she could figure out what to do, what to say, what to think even. How to handle this situation like her mother, Captain Donna Lynd, […]
Take Me to Your Leader by Paul Saka – FREE STORY
“But why? Why should they die?” asked Eteract. “You say, Gurovvu, that it’s their own doing, and that we have no obligations here. That much is true, but still, we could do something, if we […]
Insurance by Michael Carabott – FREE STORY
Gren hurried down the wide corridor, his hooves clicking against the cold stone tiles in a frantic staccato rhythm that matched his agitated state of mind. “Who installs stone tiles on a naval flagship? […]
Nightlight by Jeff Hewitt – FREE STORY
For Rosalyn June 3, 2072 She woke. In the flow of seconds, she suppressed a cry of dismay, of terror, of loneliness. Elisabeth was three years old. She was in her bed, […]
The Greatest Mistake by Michael Carabott – FREE STORY
“What price would you pay to fix your greatest mistake?” The question hung in the air between us, the weight of it at odds with the situation we found ourselves in. I looked […]
News
AMAZING NEWS: JUNE 4, 2023
Shortened news this week. China’s planned manned Moon landing, Takei on trans-rights, ESA’s livestream from Mars.
Time Machine: June 4, 2023
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: June 4, 2023 Genre Penetration of Streaming Services, Courtesy of JustWatch – June the 1st, 2023 The Big Idea: Yukimi Ogawa MOVIE REVIEW — EVIL DEAD RISE (Some Spoilers) The Big […]
2023–2024 SFWA Board & Referendum Results
Effective July 1, 2023, the SFWA Board of Directors will be made up of the following members: Jeffe Kennedy, President John Murphy, Vice President Jasmine Gower, Secretary Erin Hartshorn, Chief Financial Officer Directors-at-Large Monica Valentinelli, […]
OpEd
The Big Idea: Yukimi Ogawa
It’s a special talent to write in a language that you’ve learned along the way. In this Big Idea for author Yukimi Ogawa’s new collection of short stories, Like Smoke, Like Light, she explains why […]
The Big Idea: Jean Marie Ward
Sometimes, it takes more than one try to really nail down a story. In author Jean Marie Ward’s case, the third time was the charm, resulting in her new novel, Siren Bridge. Read on to see […]
An AI Rant (Not Written By ChatGPT)
Some thoughts on the outrage over AI
The Big Idea: Dorothy A. Winsor
Sometimes, a “big idea” is a collection of smaller ideas, which, when grouped together, are greater than the sum of their parts. Dorothy A. Winsor knows a little about this, and in this Big Idea […]
The Big Idea: William C. Tracy
Don’t judge a book by its cover. Or in this case, don’t judge a monster by its mushrooms. Author William C. Tracy’s Big Idea brings us back into The Biomass Conflux series with his newest novel, To […]
Science Fiction
The Living Land by Karl Elkoura – FREE STORY
If she could only talk to her mother, Kris thought, she could figure out what to do, what to say, what to think even. How to handle this situation like her mother, Captain Donna Lynd, […]
Review: Ian McDonald’s “Hopeland”
Have you ever read a novel that was so good you almost felt angry at it? I mean, maybe that’s just me, but there is one author who consistently triggers my literary pleasure centers so […]
Take Me to Your Leader by Paul Saka – FREE STORY
“But why? Why should they die?” asked Eteract. “You say, Gurovvu, that it’s their own doing, and that we have no obligations here. That much is true, but still, we could do something, if we […]
Noticias Literatura 30-5
Séptima edición de los Premios Kelvin 505 Se ha anunciado la séptima edición de los Premios Kelvin 505, convocados por el festival Celsius 232 desde 2016 para premiar las mejores novelas publicadas en España por primera vez durante el año […]
Novedades de Mayo 1 y 2
Sí, ya sé: me volvi a retrazar. Pero es la temporada de polen de abedul por estos lares, y siu ya estaba despistada… ahora lo estoy más, entre cortizona y antihistamínicos. En todo caso aquí […]
Insurance by Michael Carabott – FREE STORY
Gren hurried down the wide corridor, his hooves clicking against the cold stone tiles in a frantic staccato rhythm that matched his agitated state of mind. “Who installs stone tiles on a naval flagship? […]
Nightlight by Jeff Hewitt – FREE STORY
For Rosalyn June 3, 2072 She woke. In the flow of seconds, she suppressed a cry of dismay, of terror, of loneliness. Elisabeth was three years old. She was in her bed, […]
The Greatest Mistake by Michael Carabott – FREE STORY
“What price would you pay to fix your greatest mistake?” The question hung in the air between us, the weight of it at odds with the situation we found ourselves in. I looked […]
Fantasy
Noticias Literatura 30-5
Séptima edición de los Premios Kelvin 505 Se ha anunciado la séptima edición de los Premios Kelvin 505, convocados por el festival Celsius 232 desde 2016 para premiar las mejores novelas publicadas en España por primera vez durante el año […]
Novedades de Mayo 1 y 2
Sí, ya sé: me volvi a retrazar. Pero es la temporada de polen de abedul por estos lares, y siu ya estaba despistada… ahora lo estoy más, entre cortizona y antihistamínicos. En todo caso aquí […]
Review: Into the Vortex – Book 2 of The Vortex of Worlds Series by Charles E. Gannon
I’ve been a fan of Chuck Gannon for quite a while, having discovered his Caine Riordan novels about ten years ago. The time and effort he puts into his world building really pays off in […]
Novedades de Abril
Algo raro ha pasado. Iba a poner el segundo artículo de abril… y me doy cuenta que el primero nunca fue publicado. Es más: ha desaparecido… o nunca lo subí. En todo caso este post […]
Noticias Literatura 10-5
Bases del XIII Certamen TerBi de Relato Temático Fantástico “Inteligencia Artificial” Anunciamos las bases de la nueva edición, la 13ª, del Certamen TerBi de Relato Temático de CF, con el tema “Inteligencia Artificial”. XIII Certamen […]
Science
Newly Discovered Exoplanet Could Be an Earth-Sized Sea of Volcanoes
When discussing recently discovered exoplanets, one recurring observation stands out: Earth-sized planets are surprisingly rare among the thousands of confirmed worlds outside our solar system. While super-Earths and gas giants abound, the detection of a […]
Betelgeuse Is Getting Brighter, Renewing Hopes for Supernova
Credit: ESO/Davide De Martin It’s hard to ignore Betelgeuse, which is one of the brightest stars in the sky. You’ve probably seen it up there, marking Orion’s shoulder, but it won’t be there forever. A […]
8 Predictions on How Generative AI Will Change Our Lives Forever
Generative AI has taken the world by storm and there’s no going back. On one hand, you have people who are excited about the tech and are looking to experience all the ways it will […]
SpaceX’s Starship Gets Off the Pad
SpaceX’s Starship launches, but doesn’t make orbit
Space Lawyers Advocate for Protecting Lunar Landmarks
Credit: Alexander Andrews/Unsplash When you visit a national park, monument, or another protected site, you’re bound to and harbored by laws that protect that landmark. Littering will earn you a fine, as will starting a […]
Webb Telescope Captures Stunning Image of ‘Green Monster’ Supernova Remnant
The James Webb Space Telescope is coming up on its first anniversary since coming online, and already it has peered back into the earliest eons of the universe. It has also focused on objects in […]
AI SciFi — Physicist and AI Expert David Brin on ChatGPT and Whether AI Poses an Existential Threat
Shermer and Brin discuss: AI and AGI • are they existential threats? • the alignment problem • Large Language Models • ChatGPT, GPT-4, GPT-5, and beyond • the Future of Life Institute’s Open Letter calling […]
Light waves squeezed through ‘slits in time’
The classic double-slit experiment leads to characteristic interference patterns.Credit: Russell Knightly/SPL A celebrated experiment in 1801 showed that light passing through two thin slits interferes with itself, forming a characteristic striped pattern on the wall […]
