Monthly Archives: September 2013

My Gran the Time Traveler

Posted on September 30, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Engel Keyes, as provided by Adam Sear Art by Katie Nyborg My Gran is a time-traveler. Not by choice or force, even. It was purely accidental. My parents didn’t believe me when I told them. It was only … Continue reading →

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Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection: Part IV

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

By R.G. Summers Art by Dawn Vogel Click here for Part III. On the day that I was to break my father out of prison, I woke up to the sound of sirens in the streets below. I stumbled out … Continue reading →

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Quality Control

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Ellis Dowd, as provided by JC Hemphill Photo provided by Eleanor Leonne Bennett Until yesterday, I worked in quality control at the Farmer’s Son peanut butter factory. You know, that big, shiny one over in Level Creek. The … Continue reading →

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Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection: Part III

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

By R.G. Summers Art by Dawn Vogel Click here for Part II. After my phone call with Mr. Charlie, I went directly to the salon down the street. He had told me that he would send a plane immediately and … Continue reading →

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That Man Behind the Curtain: August 2013

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

And now, we delve into the secret cockles of our dark hearts.

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Diary of a Turnip Girl

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Ellyn Patterson, as provided by Finale Doshi-Velez Art by Leigh Legler As the science of genetic engineering nears maturity, our understanding of the psychological repercussions of commonplace genetic modifications remains woefully understudied. Below I share an excerpt … Continue reading →

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Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection: Part II

Posted on September 13, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

By R.G. Summers Photo by Dawn Vogel Click here for Part I. Finding out that my mother had been cryogenically frozen for the past seventeen years put a damper on the whole weekend. Uncle Bruce repeatedly offered to take me … Continue reading →

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Electricity (And How To Survive It)

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

Advice from Professor Swick, as provided by Adam Millard Art by Scarlett O’Hairdye My name, if you are not from the scientific community or a member of The Society of Mad Professors, is Professor Swick, and I am one of the … Continue reading →

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Dr. Derosa’s Resurrection: Part I

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

By R.G. Summers Photo by Dawn Vogel I knew that my family wasn’t going to make a big deal out of my eighteenth birthday. It would have been nice if they’d at least been there, but with Dad incarcerated in … Continue reading →

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Isaac’s Butterfly

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Abraham J. Miles, provided by Dan Hart Art by Leigh Legler 1991-07-07 – 16:00 My son discovered a giant green moth today. Its wing patterns are asymmetrical, with five-fingered jagged appendages peeling off the edges. It has three … Continue reading →

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