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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
Novedades de Junio 1 y 2
Sí, ya sé que prometí no atrazarme nuevamente. En mi defensa diré que estoy en plena mudanza, por lo que este caos seguirá por un tiempo más. Pero aquí cumplo con comentarles las novedades de […]
Noticias Literatura 17-6
Gala de los Premios Ignotus 2023 Se ha anunciado cuando va a ser la gala de los Premios Ignotus 2023. Este es el comunicado ¡Saludos! Es un placer comunicaros, en nombre del equipo organizador de […]
Fundraiser by David Gerrold : Help Move David Gerrold’s Family To Vermont
First of all, here’s a gift. It’s a link to download a free ebook, my way of saying thanks just for reading this. https://www.dropbox.com/s/4ktu355cch2bpoi/ZONED%20OUT.zip?dl=0 This is ZONED OUT, stories that have a Twilight Zone vibe. […]
OpEd
CONTRARY BRIN: Biotech, bioscience & human origins
I’ve been swampd with interviews on Artificial Intelligence and writing missives to try (in expected futility) shining some light amid the shrill, panicky harrangues out there. Few seem to grasp that we’ve created a vast, […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Ah, the Unabomber… And Why Almost Every Maven in Artificial Intelligence gets the Big Picture All Wrong
I have a major piece about Artificial Intelligence under submission to some zines. It details the many simplistic stances about AI – either pessimistic or pollyanna – now pushed by some of the smartest folks on Earth… all […]
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
Science Fiction
Novedades de Junio 1 y 2
Sí, ya sé que prometí no atrazarme nuevamente. En mi defensa diré que estoy en plena mudanza, por lo que este caos seguirá por un tiempo más. Pero aquí cumplo con comentarles las novedades de […]
Noticias Literatura 17-6
Gala de los Premios Ignotus 2023 Se ha anunciado cuando va a ser la gala de los Premios Ignotus 2023. Este es el comunicado ¡Saludos! Es un placer comunicaros, en nombre del equipo organizador de […]
Noah Chinn Reviews: Will Save the Galaxy for Food by “Yahtzee” Croshaw
“Yahtzee” Croshaw is best known for his video game reviews series Zero Punctuation (so named because of the way it’s spoken, edited, and sped up so that you have a hard time knowing where, if […]
Been There, Done That by David Ian – FREE STORY
( Audio Credits: Reading by Sam A. Mowry, Soundscape by David Ian ) He checked through passport control, an unbearable line that seemed to grow instead of shrink, but he finally handed his Ident capsule […]
Review: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Jul/Aug 2023
If you’re looking for an eclectic mix, you’re in the right place. There are world-sized crab gods; dastardly pirates; epic battles between giants and dwarves; hungry dragons; deliberately overused tropes; alien ant-farms, and theatrical extravaganzas […]
MOVIE REVIEW (Maybe some spoilers) – HYPNOTIC
The new movie, Hypnotic, with Ben Affleck, William Fichtner and Alice Braga looks like a cop movie, but beware. It’s definitely genre and has one or two twists that may surprise you. (Or not, if you’ve seen several notable genre movies.) But overall it’s worth a bag or bucket of popcorn.
The Big Idea: Alaya Dawn Johnson
The “rise of AI” is a growing concern for many creators. Award winning author Alaya Dawn Johnson has some unique ideas on this AI problem we all face, and talks in her Big Idea about […]
Fear The Wrath of AI – or – The Return of Degler?
Cosmosism – an immersive and engaging religion for science fiction fans.
Fantasy
Noticias Literatura 17-6
Gala de los Premios Ignotus 2023 Se ha anunciado cuando va a ser la gala de los Premios Ignotus 2023. Este es el comunicado ¡Saludos! Es un placer comunicaros, en nombre del equipo organizador de […]
Review: The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Jul/Aug 2023
If you’re looking for an eclectic mix, you’re in the right place. There are world-sized crab gods; dastardly pirates; epic battles between giants and dwarves; hungry dragons; deliberately overused tropes; alien ant-farms, and theatrical extravaganzas […]
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 […]
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 […]
