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The Crafts by Raya Yarbrough – FREE STORY
An alien visitation comes to everyone, and everyone’s reaction to the aliens and the hum they make is different. They give everyone a different impression, and then, all reality changes… She’d arrived at work on […]
Distance and Family and Death By Brian D. Hinson – FREE STORY
Distance often keeps family apart, and as science progresses, distance may become very, VERY far. Gransparents will want to see their grandsons and granddaughters, but when the distance is far enough, we will see what […]
The Harvester by Richard Harris – FREE STORY
We do worry about AIs, and what they can do, without conscience, with the right programming. Our world is as unpredictable as it’s ever been, so we need to look at just how far doing […]
Dr. Harriet Hartfeld’s Home for Aging AIs by Paul Martz – FREE STORY
When our AIs work hard over the span of their useful lifetimes, perhaps we need to make sure they have a retirement home to live out the rest of their days. Anthropomorphic, you say? Just […]
Key to the Pyramid by George Walker – FREE STORY
A rich orbital inhabitant uses her wealth to find the ultimate power in the heart of a pyramid, using an ancient key. That power is behind a ship… The three travelers lost two camels to […]
News
AMAZING NEWS: 1/12/25
This Week’s News Is Brought To You By – Captain Future and the Futuremen (which includes women…and androids, robots and brains in jars). Read Allen Steele’s on-going, blockbuster series! Of Special Note Over the […]
Time Machine: January 12, 2025
2024’s Fourth Quarter Reader’s Choice Awards Announced! Paul Levinson interviews Jared Moshe about Aporia Matt’s Reviews: Light Raid by Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for JAN 8 “MANQAPACHA DELIGHT”: […]
Noticias Literatura 29-12
Los libros más esperados de 2025 en literatura fantástica y ciencia ficción ¿Cuáles son los libros más esperados de 2025 en literatura fantástica y ciencia ficción? Lo cuentan en “Literatura Fantástica”. Se anuncia una auténtica […]
OpEd
Matt’s (Movies) Reviews: Old Science Fiction Movies
“I think that science fiction, even the corniest of it, even the most outlandish of it, no matter how badly it’s written, has a distinct therapeutic value because all of it has as its primary […]
Barry Malzberg 1939-2024
I first met Barry, I don’t remember exactly when. It was certainly at a convention at least somewhat adjacent to New Jersey, where we both lived. The fact that we shared a state of origin […]
The Big Idea: Lauren C. Teffeau
When does science become magic? Or is all magic really just science? Author Lauren C. Teffeau explores this in the Big Idea for her newest novella, A Hunger With No Name. Read on to […]
We Want To Bring Amazing Stories Back – And YOU Can Help
We probably don’t need to tell you that publishing a magazine in the science fiction field is not an easy task. We also probably do not need to inform you that authors in this field […]
David Brin Cues the Trumpets: Heinlein Warned Us
In a post on his blog and Facebook this morning, David Brin, noted SF author and accomplished prognosticator, reminds us that Robert Heinlein forewarned us, in quite detailed fashion, of the future upon whose precipice […]
Science Fiction
The Big Idea: Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Food is more than just fuel for our bodies. According to author Lavanya Lakshminarayan, food is well, pretty much everything! Dig in to the Big Idea for her newest novel, Interstellar Megachef and see what she’s been […]
Death of the Author Available for Pre-Order
Award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor’s latest novel – Death of the Author – was recently reviewed by the New York Times, accompanied by a feature article about the author. It is rare that the NY Times […]
The Crafts by Raya Yarbrough – FREE STORY
An alien visitation comes to everyone, and everyone’s reaction to the aliens and the hum they make is different. They give everyone a different impression, and then, all reality changes… She’d arrived at work on […]
CLUBHOUSE: Guest Review: “The Infinite Heist” by Stephen Graham King
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. CLUBHOUSE GUEST REVIEW – by Lisa Timpf. THE INFINITE HEIST – by Stephen Graham King Publisher: Renaissance Press, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. Published November 2024. Edited […]
Matt’s Reviews: Light Raid by Connie Willis and Cynthia Felice
Publisher: ACE Books Publication date: 1990 Copyright Year: 1989 Pages: 263 ISBN: 0-441-48312-7 Author: Connie Willis Author: Cynthia Felice Light Raid by Connie Willis and Cynthia […]
“MANQAPACHA DELIGHT”: Una dimensión neoindigenista en un entorno abigarrado
De: Iván Prado Sejas* La ciencia ficción neoindigenista surge a partir del desarrollo de la literatura neoindigenista en un entorno cambiante y de transformación de la sociedad y de las culturas indígenas. Cornejo Polar en […]
Whatever Happened to The DAY The EARTH STOOD STILL?
Source: Whatever Happened to The DAY The EARTH STOOD STILL?
The Last Orphan Stories
Introduction This article is about a book, specifically an anthology, which has an almost legendary status among those who read speculative fiction or science fiction. It has been talked about for half-a-century yet was […]
Fantasy
“MANQAPACHA DELIGHT”: Una dimensión neoindigenista en un entorno abigarrado
De: Iván Prado Sejas* La ciencia ficción neoindigenista surge a partir del desarrollo de la literatura neoindigenista en un entorno cambiante y de transformación de la sociedad y de las culturas indígenas. Cornejo Polar en […]
The Big Idea: William C. Tracy
Let’s get physical – about a type of fantasy activity that generally not thought to be physical at all. But as William C. Tracy explains in this Big Idea for Physical Magic, incorporating the […]
Whatever Happened to the ISLAND of DR. MOREAU?
Source: Whatever Happened to the ISLAND of DR. MOREAU?
Otherworlds
This poem was written in response to an exhibit of Australian aboriginal art at the Chazen Museum. What struck me was the absence of defining borders between the physical world and the dreaming world, between […]
Matt’s Reviews: She Who Knows by Nnedi Okorafor
Publisher: PENGUIN PUTNAM Publication date: 08/20/2024 Pages: 176 ISBN: 978-0-7564-1895-3 Author: Nnedi Okorafor She Who Knows by Nnedi Okorafor is set in an indeterminate future in village in the deserts of Northern Africa, probably […]
Science
Sky Show Tonight! Geminids Peak This Evening
The Geminid Meteor Show will peak tonight at around midnight (at least for east-coasters). If you are in a relatively dark skies area, go outside an hour before or after midnight and look up. Maybe […]
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 […]
