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ABACUS and the Android Blast-Off by Angelique Fawns – FREE STORY
The littlest android competes for his life. Three rounds to see who will win! The biggest? The fastest? The smartest? Who knows, life isn’t fair! Stay tuned to discover what happens to our little hero! […]
Be A Fine Guy, Kiss Me! by Sean McKendrick – FREE STORY
A mother, a grandmother, and a sensitive child. Many parents have to deal with this, and their parents help, too. But some children are very sensitive, just too sensitive… To: Christine Hong From: Genevieve […]
Stranger by Daniel Burnbridge – FREE STORY
A mind transplant? Cloning, copying of thought processes…let’s see how it all went, shall we? Memories aren’t perfect…all seems well. But, how does the lover of the original person feel about all of this? Difficult […]
My Art Only Kills Machines by Richard Karpala – FREE STORY
A sound artist mulls over how one of his artistic creations may be used to kill a sentient computer. Is this art, or a method of killing? How is it useful to the general public? […]
The Simulation by Max Gray – FREE STORY
A life of intravenous sedatives, sleep and recurring dreams, all while you recline in pods, and improvements are sought after all the time. There is competition for the best dreams, too. A few of those […]
News
8 Bloggers en Busca de un E-zine (o la Invasión de los Qhipa Pachianos a Amazing Stories)
Haré corta la histoira. Como saben pertenezco al colectivo Qhipa Pacha, cuyo objetivo es promover el futurismo andino y amazónico. Pues entre los proyectos que realizan, un e-zine les propuso tener blogs en sus páginas. […]
AMAZING NEWS: 9/8/24
Of Special Note Join me at Albacon this coming Friday, Saturday & Sunday Other Special Note WSFS has issued a formal apology to those negatively affected by the 2023 Hugo Awards debacle New News Section […]
Time Machine: September 8, 2024
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: September 8, 2024 New Releases in Science Fiction/Fantasy/Paranormal Romance for SEPT 4 Novedades de Agosto 2 y 3 REAL Science Fiction People Wear Convention Wear(TM) Shirts Matt’s Reviews: Prelude to Foundation […]
OpEd
The Big Idea: A.Z. Rozkills
Space is unfathomably vast — and for some people, that’s a feature, not a bug. A.Z. Rozkills understands this, and that desire for space, in more than one sense of the term, is something that […]
The Big Idea: M V Melcer
What happens when you have a “surprise” sequel — one you didn’t know you were going to write — and you have take a story further without compromising what’s come before? M V Melcer has […]
The Big Idea: K.X. Song
For The Night Ends With Fire, author K.X. Song turns her eye to a strong human emotion and follows where having it leads, and what having it does to those who experience it. Which emotion […]
The Big Idea: Madeline Ashby
In today’s Big Idea for Glass Houses, author Madeline Ashby poses a question, and then poses a separate question, and then makes you question whether one or both of those questions has the answer you think might be the […]
The Big Idea: Raven Belasco
There’s a very important thing that Raven Belasco wants you to remember about the undead, and in this Big Idea for her novella collection Blood Triad, she gets into it, finding the pulse of storytelling behind some of our […]
Science Fiction
The Big Idea: Cameron Johnston
“Plot Armor” is a concept where the main characters of a story manage to make it through the story with few if any scratches, but in the Big Idea for The Last Shield, author Cameron Johnston explains how disposing […]
REAL Science Fiction People Wear Convention Wear(TM) Shirts
Pics or no proof, right? Here you go: the Enterprise’s transporter in Quick Change mode! Before beaming down to whatever planet he is currently gracing with his presence, David Gerrold has programmed the transporter (oh, […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: RALPH I24C4I+ by Hugo Gernsback
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Ralph I24C4I+ – by Hugo Gernsback Publisher: Armchair Fiction, Medford, Oregon, USA, 2013. Cover art by unknown. Not stated. Premise: The most popular man in […]
ABACUS and the Android Blast-Off by Angelique Fawns – FREE STORY
The littlest android competes for his life. Three rounds to see who will win! The biggest? The fastest? The smartest? Who knows, life isn’t fair! Stay tuned to discover what happens to our little hero! […]
Novedades de Agosto 2 y 3
Empecé a trabajar y aún me estoy acomodando en mi horario. Me disculpo por no publicar la semana pasada. LIBROS Cathartes Ediciones ha publicado el libro « Morbo Terrorama », de Ariel S. Tenorio. Dice […]
REAL Science Fiction People Wear Convention Wear(TM) Shirts
And here is living proof! Dr. Lisa Yaszek – Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech (and if you’ve ever had to mail her something, that fills up […]
Matt’s Reviews: Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Publisher: Bantam Year of Publication: 1988 Number of Pages: 434 Cover: Paperback ISBN-10: 0-553-27839-8 ISBN-13: 978-0553-27839-2 Author: Isaac Asimov Prelude to Foundation by Isaac Asimov was published about a half century after the original Foundation […]
The Big Idea: A.Z. Rozkills
Space is unfathomably vast — and for some people, that’s a feature, not a bug. A.Z. Rozkills understands this, and that desire for space, in more than one sense of the term, is something that […]
Fantasy
The Big Idea: Cameron Johnston
“Plot Armor” is a concept where the main characters of a story manage to make it through the story with few if any scratches, but in the Big Idea for The Last Shield, author Cameron Johnston explains how disposing […]
Novedades de Agosto 2 y 3
Empecé a trabajar y aún me estoy acomodando en mi horario. Me disculpo por no publicar la semana pasada. LIBROS Cathartes Ediciones ha publicado el libro « Morbo Terrorama », de Ariel S. Tenorio. Dice […]
MOVIE REVIEW—HAROLD AND THE PURPLE CRAYON
A “family-friendly” movie that really is! These days, even Disney movies have to be screened before you let your kids watch them, but this movie seems to be actually suitable for all ages. It’s cute, well-acted, and brings out that childlike imagination even in grownups.
Azur Duz, una joya poética fantástica
Hacia una poesía de ciencia ficción en Bolivia Azur Duz, de Dennis Morales, es un poemario singular, que convierte a la literatura en una llave que abre portones que conducen al lector del Ukhupacha al […]
Novedades de Agosto 1
LIBROS Hubo muchas ferias del libro al principio del mes y por supuesto, muchos nuevos libros. Pandemonium Editorial presentó el 1 de agosto el libro “La Maldición Forttia”, de los chilenos Michel Deb y Chris […]
Science
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 […]
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 […]
