Psychopompos is a Beautiful Student Film, Based on a Poem by H.P. Lovecraft, and They Need Your Help!
a character who helps people after their death to transcend the human body and migrate their souls
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Spoken Worlds
Announcing a new Spoken Word Youtube channel for science fiction and fantasy.
Genre Poetry Round Up March 2015 – Haiku!
We know Leonard NImoy wrote poetry, but did he haiku?
MCM London Comic Con Smashes Attendance Record
Terence turns in a terrific con report on MCM Comicon London – and lots of great costume pics as well!
Crowd Funding Highlight: The Chosen Trilogy by Bret Kennedy
A DUK: Down Under Kickstarter campaign. Check out Bret Kennedy’s project for the Chosen series.
“Punctuation is an Imperialist Impulse”. Interview with Award Winning Lavie Tidhar
Tanya’s interview with Lavie Tidhar, Israeli author and editor – in English! (A native spanish speaker living in Finland, interviewing an Israeli author, in English!)
ALEJANDRA MÀRQUEZ – Artesana por M. C. Carper
M.C. Carper interviews comics artist Alejandra Marquez
Why “I Don’t Like Anime” Doesn’t Really Make Sense
Morgana Santilli discusses etiquette of how to say you aren’t interested in anime, and the prejudice you show in saying you don’t like anime.
Speculative Poetry Round-up October/November 2013
A round-up of the speculative poetry I’ve found online in the past month or so.
Noticias Literatura
La web “Ficción Científica” cumple un año y , para celebrarlo, ha editado un ebook gratuito, titulado “Ellos son el futuro”
A Fan’s History, Part the Next….
Fan Fahnestalk takes us through dead tree ‘zines, ‘live pixel’ zines, IBM Selectrics, toner feel and more in this personal fan history.
It’s All My Fault – An Apology
Another summer of cinematic wilderness is drawing to a close and I owe you all a big apology. Why? Because I am responsible for the terrible state of mainstream American cinema today.
Rockets and Missiles: Past and Future
Rockets and Missiles: Past and Future by Martin Caidin is literally a blast from the past. It is a delightfully historical account of man’s progression into space – because rockets are cool.
Crossing the Divide Between Science Fiction and Fantasy
There are some people who have clear preferences among their reading genres. Myself, I read more science fiction than fantasy, but there are times when I definitely want the fantasy. Then there’s my dad. He’s […]
Playing the Short Game: How to Sell Your Short Fiction (Part 9 in series)
Markets, Markets Everywhere: How to select the right market Welcome back. This is my ninth post on how to market and sell short fiction. This series is written in a very specific sequence, with each […]
Crossroads: Where Genres Meet in the Night
Speculative fiction’s ability to stay fresh is a direct result of its ability to blend with other genres: the mash-up, the hybrid, the literary crossroad are where science fiction has always found innovation. We’re a magpie genre, and I think that should be celebrated and explored.
About Author
Chris Gerwel is a science fiction, fantasy, and horror writer. Raised in New Jersey, he spent ten years in Central & Eastern Europe in the market research industry, and today when he isn’t reading or writing speculative fiction, he works in the software industry. He lives in northern NJ, with a beautiful wife and a rambunctious puppy, and also writes the weekly blog The King of Elfland’s 2nd Cousin.
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