Afua Richardson Helps Us Celebrate Black History Month
Afua Richardson, artist, helps celebrate Black History Month with a series of posts featuring her comic cover art
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The Big Idea: S.B. Divya
Today — finally! — we tackle the actual meaning of life! No one has ever done this before in the history of the world! Or, perhaps, no one has done it quite like S.B. Divya […]
This Week in Space: Drag Sails, Cosmic Rays, and ‘Space Cushions’
Hello, readers, and welcome to your Friday morning digest of space news from this week. If you’re looking for unalloyed good news, you’ve come to the right place. This week we’ve got astronauts of […]
Futuropolis – FULL (short) MOVIE
A mixed-media animated Sci-Fi parody made by Steve Segal and Phil Trumbo, back in the pre-computer days. It was made in Richmond Va, with the help of lots of volunteering friends. I was one of […]
MOVIE REVIEW: M3GAN (Spoilers)
Just about everybody but me (and my wife) says M3GAN is a good sf/horror/comic film. I didn’t find it good SF, terribly horrifying, or in the least funny. YMMV. I just didn’t get it.
Book Excerpt: A DIAMOND DREAM by Eli K.P. William
A DIAMOND DREAM FINAL BOOK OF THE JUBILEE CYCLE ELI K. P. WILLIAM 1 The Tokyo Canal All was fire, a great conflagration roaring from the charcoal of a starless cosmos. Billowing and […]
Jack Dann to Deliver Youtube Talk on Writing
Author and anthologist Jack Dann will be discussing writing on the Tuscon Hard-Science SF Channel this coming Saturday
David Brin: Two Chapters Teaser of The Ancient Ones SF Comedy Free to Read
We never expected that inventing Star-Drive would lead to this! We were first! Humans invented star drive, bringing light and movement to the galaxy, forging a grand alliance with all races. (Well, most of them.) It seemed the galaxy was ours to lead and to share!
Cents of Wonder Co-Editor Interviewed on Postcards From A Dying World Podcast
More praise for Clare Winger Harris, Charles R Tanner and the Cents of Wonder, Science Fiction’s First Award Winners anthology on the Postcards From A Dying World Podcast.
CONTRARY BRIN: Gaining perspective: imaging Earth – and deep space
Modeling this planet. Having cut my teeth long ago on the Whole Earth Catalogue, and later having written a novel called Earth, I’m a bit of a sucker for macro planet modeling projects. Here’s one […]
10 Science Fiction Romance Novels with Four Armed Heroes
Note: This post first appeared in the Roswell Daily Record. One interesting subtrope in scifi romance is the four armed alien hero. I have to say I prefer the more standard set of two arms […]
2023 National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium Announced
ABOUT BLACK SPECULATIVE FICTION and the NATIONAL BLACK WRITERS CONFERENCE presented by the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY (Brooklyn, NY). Black speculative fiction encompasses and blurs the genres of magical realism, […]
Thomas F. Monteleone Statement – Horror Writers Association
The Board of Trustees for the Horror Writers Association does not condone hate speech in any way, shape, or form. We stand in support of our members’ right to feel safe, welcome, and above all […]
Hard Choices, by Michael Carabott – FREE STORY
Captain Takktun Kantari slid the bubble helmet over his head and locked it into place with a reassuring click before triple-checking the joint seals on each of his suit’s four legs and three arms. Several […]
Noticias Literatura 30-1
Ya disponible el Fabricantes de Sueños de 2015 y 2018 Ya disponible el Fabricantes de Sueños de 2015 y 2018 Esta antología, seleccionada por La Tercera Fundación hace una selección de los mejores relatos editados […]
One Frame at a Time
I have been trying to write this article since the year began. With the news released today that Guillermo del Toro’s stop motion animated masterpiece Pinocchio is nominated for best animated film, I felt like […]
Novedades de Enero 2
LIBROS La Corporación Eugenio Espejo de Ecuador ha publicado el libro último del gran Fernando Naranjo Espinoza, titulado “Los custodios de la piedra”. Este libro cuenta con un prólogo de nuestro blogger Iván Rodrigo Mendizábal […]
Science Fiction Cinema for 2023
2023 looks to be another year of superhero-heavy releases, a trial run for “Megnado” and a star wars flick that doesn’t get to use the name “Star Wars.
Science Fiction to Look For: January 2023
Welcome to the amazing future world of 2023! Flying cars, energy-positive fusion, and trips to the moon are all on the menu (finally), but probably not in your driveway, basement, or vacation planner. Fortunately, the […]
Genre Penetration of Streaming Services, Courtesy of JustWatch – January 30th, 2023
This week in Television/Streaming. And, in Film as well. Source: Genre Penetration of Streaming Services, Courtesy of JustWatch – January 17th, 2023
War Bodies: Cover and chapter one of Neal Asher’s sci-fi revealed
Out in hardback this summer, Neal Asher’s War Bodies is a gripping, high-octane standalone set in his expansive Polity world and we’re delighted to reveal the cover (above) AND Chapter One. Here is the official […]
I Know What the Moon Looks Like by Jenn Hopkins – FREE STORY
Journal Entry for Sakura Jovanović: Entry for Day 35, Year 2253, Cilix Station It’s cold here. Papa needs a suit, but I don’t need one, though Mama still makes me wear it. We live at […]
MOVIE REVIEW: BLACK ADAM
Dwayne (“The Rock” at one time) Johnson has long wanted to play Black Adam in a movie. Unfortunately, he is not well served by the move he got. Read Steve’s opinion on this mess of a wanna-be blockbuster.
CLUBHOUSE: Review: Pulp Literature Magazine#36
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Pulp Literature Magazine #36 Autumn 2022 Published by Pulp Literature Press, Langley, British Columbia, Canada, Summer 2022. Managing Editor: Jennifer Landels, Senior Editor: Melanie Anastasiou, […]
Time Machine: January 29, 2023
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 29, 2023 AMAZING NEWS: 1-29-23 The Facts in the Matter of Hugo Gernsback and Stanley G. Weinbaum Let’s Make A Sci-Fi 2 asteroids the size of 100 pugs to pass […]
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 29, 2023
Explore New Corners of Wakanda in Marvel’s Voices: Wakanda Forever #1 The next edition of Marvel’s Voices acclaimed anthology series, Marvel’s Voices: Wakanda Forever, a special Black History Month one-shot, hits stands on February 15. […]
AMAZING NEWS: 1-29-23
Trilobites, dogs shooting people (yes!), stop-motion anniversary, WSFS rules explained again, Ray Nelson passes, an asteroid passes really close to Earth, Chat GPT passes business school exam, Marines fake out AI detection system and, the Doomsday Clock is now set to 90 seconds to midnight. Have a GREAT day!
The Facts in the Matter of Hugo Gernsback and Stanley G. Weinbaum
Author: Eric Leif Davin So let us set the matter straight, once again. Recently I purchased and read The Threshold of Forever, a 2017 collection of essays and reviews by well-known fiction writer, critic, and […]
Let’s Make A Sci-Fi
Can three comedians create a legit sci-fi show? Comedians Ryan Beil, Maddy Kelly, and Mark Chavez are going to find out. Over eight episodes, they’ll try to write a serious, and seriously nerdy, pilot […]
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