Monthly Archives: April 2013

Women of Mad Science

Earlier this week, I received a link to an article on Slate entitled “Why Aren’t There More Woman Sci-Fi Writers?” Here at Mad Scientist Journal we are certainly well-intentioned and try to evaluate each story on its own merits. We … Continue reading

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Evolutionary Tendencies Observed in the Callentradian Snare

From the unpublished field journal of James L. Goldstein, PhD, edited and with an afterword by J. J. Roth Art by Justine McGreevy In the three years since I left New Earth to take my current post studying native avifauna on the … Continue reading

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Protocol 3.1

An essay by K. S. O’Neill Art by Luke Spooner/Carrion House Web Alpha: Access not granted. Protocol 2 not available. Protocol 3.0 not available. Protocol 3.1 engaged. Contact with web Alpha via temporal sheer bounce attempted via local web access. … Continue reading

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Mad Scientist Journal now on Amazon!

After some technical delay, we finally have all four collections of Mad Scientist Journal available on Amazon! I’m hoping that breaking into the Amazon market will help offset the costs of operation. Even if you have no interest  in buying … Continue reading

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An Encounter with Hemphillia candelabru​m

From the Journal of Miss Allegra Bushwallow, as provided by Janka Hobbs Art by Katie Nyborg The night was dark, lit only by the phosphorescent trails of giant slugs sliding like zeppelins through the jungle trees. The incessant drone of … Continue reading

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The Black Spot

An essay by Michael R. Burnes and Martin Hobbs, as provided by Mathew Allan Garcia Illustration by Luke Spooner/Carrion House They calmed the blaze that had consumed four lives at 4:03 a.m. on December 22nd, 2005. When they found him, he … Continue reading

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That Man Behind the Curtain: March 2013

Time flies when you’re stupid busy. March has been the Bataan death march of deadlines. But the Winter 2013 collection is out with (almost) no hitches. Lets look at some numbers.

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Winter 2013 is now available!

I’m excited to share that the Winter 2013 collection of Mad Scientist Journal is now available. It’s only available on Smashwords at this moment, but it will be available at most other outlets within a few days. This month’s exclusive … Continue reading

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Mabel’s Mission

An essay by Mabel Foster, as provided by K. Esta Art by Leigh Legler Unfortunately for most mad scientists in this world–sorry I shouldn’t say “mad.” That’s what I keep hearing everyone else around here call you. I know some … Continue reading

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