Author Archives: Mad Scientist Journal

Grandma Visits

An essay by Gwendolyn Burke, as provided by Shelly Jasperson Art by Scarlett O’Hairdye She had promised me she’d visit. But I hadn’t seen her since she died, and that was weeks ago. I’d expected a rattling doorknob, a creaking … Continue reading

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That Man Behind the Curtain: June 2018

There were a lot of expenses in June, as we paid a bunch of creators for their contributions to Battling in All Her Finery and have started to do some different things with marketing. Let’s look at how we measured … Continue reading

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A Record of Android M14DA3-Y2015’s Last Week in Headquarters

As told by Employee ID 3583002, transcribed by Teo Yi Han Art provided by America Jones T minus four days All the way to work I debated with myself and changed my mind about once approximately every five minutes: Ask … Continue reading

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Genemech Announces Bio-Security Incident and Confirms Release of Giant Death Bees

A press release authorised by Dr. Mackenzie Cooper, Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder Genemech, as provided by Paul Alex Gray Art by Luke Spooner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VENUS SPRINGS, NEVADA, October 12th, 2019 /PRWorldWire Genemech (NYSE: GMNX) today announced a … Continue reading

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Ephemerene

An essay by Roberta, as provided by Chris Walker Art by Errow Collins 1. I am holding her close, whispering, when she disappears. The warm pressure of her embrace is gone, and my arms squeeze inward on the sudden emptiness. … Continue reading

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A Gift for Michael

An essay by Doctor Veronica West, as provided by Maureen Bowden Art by Leigh Legler Lucas Vale, the most talented artist to emerge in over a century, was twenty years old and dying. He lay back against his propped-up pillows, … Continue reading

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Lonely Heart

An Article from the November Issue of The Tri-County News by Luella Mason, as provided by Kathryn Yelinek Art by America Jones What do you do when you find a beating heart under your lilac bush? This question confronted Emmeline Harris, 32, … Continue reading

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That Man Behind the Curtain: May 2018

May was mostly focused on finishing review of submissions for Battling in All Her Finery and getting the Summer 2018 quarterly together. Otherwise it was a pretty slow month in many ways. The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. … Continue reading

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Now Available: Mad Scientist Journal: Summer 2018

Familial love, giant death bees, and notes for teaching assistants. These are but some of the strange tales to be found in this book. Mad Scientist Journal: Summer 2018 collects thirteen tales from the fictional worlds of mad science. For … Continue reading

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Confessions of a Mycologist

An essay by Maria Leticia Gonzalez Santos, as provided by Katherine Cowley Art by Liz Argall In my defense, I was trying to save the planet. A group of graduate students discovered a fungus in the Amazon that could digest … Continue reading

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