Steve Davidson’s Heart Surgery is Successful!
I got the call a few hours ago (didn’t know what it was and it went to voicemail) and just listened to it. Steve’s doctor said all went well and he’s doing fine in […]
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Tilting at Windmills: An Occasional Rant
A mild rant on the conflation of quantity with quality
Worldcon Moves
There are alternatives to a DC Worldcon, but they may not be desirable alternatives.
HAPPY BELATED NEW YEAR! – LIST OF 2020 COLUMNS
Steve does his usual roundup of all of 2020’s columns (well, just the ones he wrote). And he does a bit of self-promotion. See the featured image!
MERRY CHRISTMAS*
and Happy Holidays from everyone here at Amazing Stories and The Experimenter Publishing Company, LLC. A selection of Christmas-themed SF & F magazine covers: *There being no “war” in reality, we feel no hesitation about […]
Marginalized people living varied and fulfilled lives in genre fiction is historically accurate
Historical accuracy is important in science fiction and fantasy because it can change the default as it is known
Updated: Why a Chengdu Worldcon Should Be a Chengdhon’t
There’s no ethical or moral difference between the Jeddah Saudi Arabia bid and the Chengdu China bid
We Have Not Chosen Wisely
Stanley Kubrick offered two visionary glimpses of the future in his films. We really need to get better at picking futures.
The End……………………………………………….?
When will the results be counted? Just about everyone wants to know
My Sense of Wonder May Be Different From Yours
The Boomers are OK: We had a chance to experience something completely out of reach to newer fans
10 Black Science Fiction/ Fantasy Works That Need A Netflix Adaptation
Here are ten Black SFF works that need the Netflix treatment
Why a Chengdu Worldcon Should Be a Chengdhon’t
There’s no ethical or moral difference between the Jeddah Saudi Arabia bid and the Chengdu China bid
AmazingCon II: Thoughts, Plans, Madness
Come celebrate Amazing Stories and Science Fictions 95th Birthday with us next year
SF Unbound Interviewed Taiyo Fujii on COVID-19
An interview with Japanese author Taiyo Fujii, focusing on the Covid-19 Pandemic
Let’s Make My Science Fiction Rock Star Romance into a Musical!
“I wish I were a fireball…Romantic Musicals in space
Voracious Reader Here, A Consumer of Books
Do you set aside time for it each day? How do you decide what to read next?
Science Fiction and Medicine – What I’m Reading and Watching
as reassuring as fiction can be, we all live in the real world and must protect ourselves and our loved ones and everyone else as best we can
My Portals to Escapism
Books, comics, games, television: There’s so much to do during lockdown, you may be paralyzed by choice
Wherefore Science Fiction
Does Science FFiction predict the future, or is it mere commentary on our times?
Author Guest Blog: Five Nineties Pop Songs As SFF Anthems
DOCILE author KM Szpara hits us up with his top five Nineties pop songs as science fiction and fantasy anthems because why the hell not… By KM Szpara 05-03-20 1,588 The two things I have […]
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