An essay by Dr. Simon Rulik, as provided by Christopher David DiCicco Art by Shannon Legler When the shuttle blasted off, launching me outside Earth’s orbit, it wasn’t Sara I thought of or even the kids–it was the PBS animal documentary on migrating albatrosses. I’d sat the evening before in my family room with...
Read more →The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. Hosting: ($17.06) Stories: ($75.00) Art: ($211.60) Advertising: ($65.00) Payment Processing Fees: ($4.55) Donations: $61.00 Ad Revenue: $1.26 Book Sales: $21.26 Total: ($289.69) QTD: ($1,457.90) YTD: $568.60 All Time: ($6,943.97) As per usual, I try to list costs for art and stories under the month that the stories run on the site...
Read more →An essay by Hester Ninetrees, as provided by Deborah Walker Art by Shannon Legler I hadn’t mentioned my approaching birthday to my children. I guess I was in denial. So it must have been a shock when the police turned up at our home. They both tuned out of the data stream immediately. “Mum,...
Read more →An essay by Rick King, as provided by Judith Field Art by Luke Spooner I woke up, rolled over and collided with something solid. Stretching out a shaking hand, I opened my eyes. I was facing the oak tree in the front garden. Rainwater dripped onto me from the branches. A moment of calm,...
Read more →Letters by Jacob Monroe Grant, as provided by Alter S. Reiss Art by Dawn Vogel The HMS Courser, Latitude 13, 22″ S Longitude 157, 6″ W (approx.) January 7th, 1827 My dearest friend William, One might expect that after these long months at sea, my arrival at Toreipi would be an occasion of unmitigated joy, but...
Read more →First, I’d like to share that there’s another way you can support Mad Scientist Journal. I’ve created a Patreon to help support my creative endeavors, particularly Mad Scientist Journal. Since MSJ requires the most money of the projects I have, I will primarily be using money raised to support the zine. You can check...
Read more →An essay by Matthew Grant, as provided by J. J. Green Art by Shannon Legler Trace human ancestry back far enough and eventually you’ll encounter a creature that could prick its ears. Why it did this, whether it was prey or predator, we’ll never know for sure. But we know it existed because people...
Read more →This has been an unusual month, so let’s see what the numbers look like. The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. Hosting: ($17.06) Stories: ($498.00) Art: ($313.93) Advertising: ($52.00) Paypal Fees: ($0.43) Donations: $40.00 Ad Revenue: $1.14 Book Sales: $14.19 Total: ($826.09) QTD: ($1,168.21) YTD: $858.29 All Time: ($6,654.28) As per usual, I try to list costs...
Read more →We’re happy to announce that our Spring 2014 collection is now available. There were snags with the Smashwords distribution, so it hasn’t appeared at a few stores yet. But it is available on Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, Versant, Inktera, Scribd! We hope you enjoy this collection. (Edited post to add a markets.)
Read more →An essay by Barney Whelan, as told to Maureen Bowden, for the ESP and Clairvoyance Investigation Registry Art by Katie Nyborg It was 1957 and my thirty-sixth birthday when I met John, and saw his death in his eyes. I’d been busking outside the Liverpool Empire that morning and I’d done okay: made enough...
Read more →Just a friendly reminder that on June 20th, our special call for submissions ends. It is also when we will close to all submissions for over a month. If you’d like to submit, now is a great time. Check out our Submissions page for more details!
Read more →An essay by Mel Dickson, as provided by Pathos Art by Luke Spooner I was surprisingly calm the morning before the incident. One would assume that on the eve of assisting in such an insidious plot, one would feel butterflies, but actually I was relatively tranquil. It was almost as if my brain had shut...
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