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Justice is Served by Andrew R.S. Jensen – FREE STORY
Space opera. Don’t we all love it? (Hey, not all at once.) We look up to and admire the American space program, but that program might not always be for the common good. Even these […]
Luck by Diogo Taurinho Prado – FREE STORY
Many of us play the lottery, in hope of winning the big prize, which is usually more money than you’ve ever seen, but what if the prize is something bigger and better, like the life […]
Royal Fortune is a Go by Douglas Kolacki – FREE STORY
The adventure of space. To go further and faster, to be on the top of those flying boys of space, to bend if not break the rules of physics, and test your endurance to win […]
Welcome to FoodDroid! by Luke Foster – FREE STORY
A cautionary tale for all of you who see their food stores announcing record profits. Food supply is definitely a service industry, but in the long run, you must wonder…who is servicing who? Welcome to […]
The Crimson Ship by Tayonos7 – FREE STORY
A man, a spaceship…together, working. Could that man dream about being apart from the ship, independent? Can his imagination take him away to reach his goal? — The designers of the spaceship, if there ever […]
News
AMAZING NEWS: NASFiC Dead Dog Party Edition: 7/21/24
Of Special Note Lloyd Penney (Amazing Stories Editor and his wife Yvonne (Uncredited Amazing Stories Editor) are doing duty in Buffalo this weekend and he sent along a shot of the Amazing Stories display in […]
Time Machine: July 21, 2024
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: July 21, 2024 Reality and Artificial Intelligence Novedades de Junio 3 y 4 The Big Idea: R. B. Lemberg Matt’s Reviews: Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu New Releases in Science […]
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 […]
OpEd
The Big Idea: Cherie Priest
Burnout is a term those in the creative world tend to feel all too often. Author Cherie Priest was no exception to this common trend, but she’s here today to tell you of the […]
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 […]
The Big Idea: R. B. Lemberg
Don’t let today’s Big Idea fly by you. Dive into author R. B. Lemberg’s Big Idea as they walk you through the construction of their newest novel, Yoke of Stars. R. B. LEMBERG: Two years ago, […]
The Big Idea: Dave Klecha and Tobias S. Buckell
I’ve known Tobias S. Buckell and Dave Klecha, as friends and writers, for coming up on twenty years now, so it gives me a special kick to be able to have them both as co-presenters […]
The Big Idea: P.H. Low
There is the myth of being forever young — but what about the forever that comes after that? P.H. Low has given this some thought in These Deathless Shores, and in this Big Idea, is […]
Science Fiction
Matt’s Reviews: The Kraken Project by Douglas Preston
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publication Year: 2014 Format: CD Disks: 10 ISBN-10: 1427243832 ISBN-13: 978-1427243836 Author: Preston, Douglas Read by: Scott Sowers […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Refugees and Other Stories” by Celu Amberstone
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. REFUGEES AND OTHER STORIES – August 2022. Publisher: Kashallan Press, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Note: All stories are written by Celu Amberstone Refugees Premise: Some […]
Justice is Served by Andrew R.S. Jensen – FREE STORY
Space opera. Don’t we all love it? (Hey, not all at once.) We look up to and admire the American space program, but that program might not always be for the common good. Even these […]
Novedades de Junio 3 y 4
Con las debidas disculpas del caso. Primero estuve de voluntaria el la semana del orgullo gay y no tuve tiempo de escribir… a la semana siguiente estuve con una gripe terrible. Recién me estoy recuperando. […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Fusion Fragment Magazine #21
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. FUSION FRAGMENT MAGAZINE #21 – May 2024. Publisher: Fusion Fragment, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Editor: Cavan Terrill Cover Art: by Abi Stevens Elizabeth Yu is a […]
Luck by Diogo Taurinho Prado – FREE STORY
Many of us play the lottery, in hope of winning the big prize, which is usually more money than you’ve ever seen, but what if the prize is something bigger and better, like the life […]
Matt’s Reviews: Off The Main Sequence by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Science Fiction Book Club; Publication Date: 1st edition (October 1, 2005) Length: 738 pages ISBN-10: 1582881847 ISBN-13: 978-158288184 Author: Robert A. Heinlein Off The Main Sequence:The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein […]
CLUBHOUSE: Partial Guide to Canadian Indie Publishers
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. PARTIAL GUIDE TO CANADIAN INDIE PUBLISHERS Why only a partial guide? Because it is entirely based on (most) of the Canadian publishers mentioned in my […]
Fantasy
Novedades de Junio 3 y 4
Con las debidas disculpas del caso. Primero estuve de voluntaria el la semana del orgullo gay y no tuve tiempo de escribir… a la semana siguiente estuve con una gripe terrible. Recién me estoy recuperando. […]
Matt’s Reviews: Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Publisher: Hesperus Press Publication Date: Reprint edition (2014) Original Publication: 1872 Length: 112 Pages ISBN-10: 1843914727 ISBN-13: 978-1843914723 Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu is a classic gothic vampire story […]
Reseña de Libro: Vislumbra. Muestra de Cuentos Peruanos de Fantasía.
Vislumbra Muestra Peruana de Cuentos de Fantasía. Torre de Papel Ediciones Lima 2021 Saldívar, Carlos Enrique, selección y prólogo ISBN: 978-612-4449-18-5 Estoy muy retrasada con las reseñas de libros. Lamentablemente las cosas se me complican. […]
Unexpected Questions with Markus Heitz
Markus Heitz: Wearing always black and silver rings as an Old-School-Goth (because, well, right, he is old), ironic and sarcastic and always working on the next project. The Manic-creative type. Full-time story inventor, studied history, occasional songwriter, radio […]
Matt’s Reviews: Off The Main Sequence by Robert A. Heinlein
Publisher: Science Fiction Book Club; Publication Date: 1st edition (October 1, 2005) Length: 738 pages ISBN-10: 1582881847 ISBN-13: 978-158288184 Author: Robert A. Heinlein Off The Main Sequence:The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein […]
Science
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 […]
SpaceX Starship Test Flight 4
SpaceX successfully launched its fourth test of its Starship/Heavy Booster combination. Starship successfully reached orbital insertion and the heavy booster successfully performed its landing operations – boostback burn and landing burn – before dropping into […]
Matt’s Reviews: I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter
Publisher: BASIC BOOKS Publication date: 07/08/2008 Copyright Date: 2007 Pages: 436 ISBN-13: 978-0-465-03079-8 ISBN-10: 0-465-03079-3 Author: Douglas Hofstadter I Am A Strange Loop by Douglas Hofstadter is the author’s attempt to explain his thoughts on […]
Matt’s Reviews: Anti-intellectualism in American Life by Richard Hofstadter
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Publish Date: 1969 Copyright Date: 1962 Pages: 434 Author: Richard Hofstadter ISBN (The version I read from the library pre-dated ISBN, but a more recent edition): ISBN13: 9780394703176 ISBN10: 0394703170 Anti-intellectualism […]
NASA Will Conduct An Interesting Operation This Thursday
On May 6th (at about 10:34 PM EDT) NASA will attempt to launch Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to the ISS (a night time launch I hope to be able to see and film from my […]
NASA Telescopes Shed Light on Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Fast radio bursts, a mysterious type of high-energy flash emanating from deep space, have perplexed scientists for years. We’re beginning to unravel the mystery thanks to extensive study with powerful telescopes and a little bit […]
