• That Man Behind the Curtain: March 2014

    by  • April 16, 2014 • 0 Comments

    Here’s a look at the numbers for March: The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. Hosting: ($17.06) Stories: ($586.00) Art: ($431.33) Advertising: ($95.75) Paypal Fees: ($2.22) Kickstarter Fees: ($397.82) Donations: $0.00 Ad Revenue: $1.21 Book Sales: $17.96 Kickstarter: $4,378.00 Total: $2,866.99 QTD: $2,026.50 YTD: $2,026.50 All Time: ($5,486.07) As per usual, I try to list costs for...

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    Its Terrible White Horn

    by  • April 14, 2014 • 0 Comments

    An essay by Dr. Vadim Orlov, as provided by Ian Rose Art by Justine McGreevy I did it. It was me. We have all paid the price for my hubris and that of the fools who joined me. This is my confession. I released the unicorn into our world. We discovered its remains in...

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    Milky Way Zoo

    by  • April 7, 2014 • 0 Comments

    A brochure from the Milky Way Zoo: Earth Exhibition, as provided by Dusty Wallace Art by Shannon Legler Station 1. Tasmanian Tiger* This odd-looking mammal was the only carnivorous species of marsupial. It’s not a tiger or even a feline, but was named for its tiger-like stripes. The hind quarters are considered a delicacy...

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    Two Years of Madness!

    by  • April 2, 2014 • 0 Comments

    Today marks two years since we published our first story on the site! To celebrate this, we’re offering all of our quarterlies at 20% off from now until May 2nd. Below are coupon codes for each of our eight collections of stories, redeemable at Smashwords. You can find all of the quarterlies at https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/2222 Spring...

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    Mad Scientist Journal Sponsors Burlesque

    by  • March 28, 2014 • 0 Comments

    Scarlett O’Hairdye, one of our fine illustrators, is producing a board game themed burlesque show entitled Table Topless. And Mad Scientist Journal is happy to be a sponsor for this. If you’re in the Seattle area, we encourage to you to check out the show. You can learn more and buy tickets through Brown Paper...

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    That Man Behind the Curtain: February 2014

    by  • March 18, 2014 • 0 Comments

    The last month has been crazy. Running a Kickstarter is far more exhausting than anticipated. But let’s look at last month’s numbers! The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. Hosting: ($17.06) Stories: ($40.00) Art: ($200.00) Advertising: ($104.97) Paypal Fees: ($2.36) Donations: $20.00 Ad Revenue: $1.14 Book Sales: $$3.26 Total: ($359.99) QTD: ($840.49) YTD: ($840.49)...

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    Automagical

    by  • March 17, 2014 • 0 Comments

    An essay by Raymond C. Stewart, as provided by Damien Krsteski Art by Dawn Vogel Let me tell you a story about language. In 2021, with the conclusion of the Human Brain Project, several months before fully publicizing the research finds, chunks of data were allocated randomly to four different institutions. Colleagues from Germany received slices...

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    Now Accepting Submissions for That Ain’t Right: Historical Accounts of the Miskatonic Valley

    by  • March 16, 2014 • 0 Comments

    Our Kickstarter has finished it’s funding period, and this means we have raised enough money to pay 1-cent per word for stories submitted to us. Submission guidelines can be found on our Submissions page: http://madscientistjournal.org/submissions/ We will be accepting submissions until April 30, 2014. Thank you again for everyone who has joined us on...

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