Monthly Archives: March 2017

Now Available – Mad Scientist Journal: Spring 2017

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

Wing removal from tooth fairies, discoveries of insect history, and Romantic poetry written by automatons. These are but some of the strange tales to be found in this book. Mad Scientist Journal: Spring 2017 collects thirteen tales from the fictional … Continue reading →

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Grimalkin and Hound

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by May Hayashi, as provided by Laura Duerr Art by Justine McGreevy “So! You’re May, right? What do you do?” Brianne asks. She’s standing a little too close, hanging on to every word I say, smiling nonstop like … Continue reading →

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That Man Behind the Curtain: February 2017

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

February was spent plugging our next anthology Kickstarter. (And we’re now open to anthology submissions.) This meant a spike in advertising costs last month. The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. Hosting: ($17.06) Stories: ($70.00) Art: ($224.23) Advertising: ($519.00) … Continue reading →

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The Physics of Decluttering

Posted on March 20, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

Keynote address presented by Doctor Seeya Laterbro Transcription services provided by Lisha E. Goldberg Art by Dawn Vogel Good morning. I am delighted to speak to all of you today at the International Symposium for Highly Frustrated Physicists. It’s been … Continue reading →

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The Inverse Polygraph: A New Device for Implanting Thought Patterns

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Professor Josef Austin, as provided by Candida Spillard Art by Luke Spooner (Paper to have been submitted by Professor Josef Austin of Harvard, currently on secondment to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, to “IEEE Transactions, Medical Devices,” … Continue reading →

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Review of The Shattered Queen by Jaym Gates

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

Jaym Gates’s collection, The Shattered Queen & Other New Mythologies: A Broken City Miscellany (Falstaff Books, 2016), is a collection of 26 short prose pieces, some of which are more lyrical or poetic than story, and others that create entire … Continue reading →

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The Snakes or the Humans?

Posted on March 6, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

An essay by Professor Chester Willis, as provided by Calvin Demmer Art by Leigh Legler How does one ask forgiveness for potentially killing the entire human race? That is a question I have pondered all morning. Would you believe me … Continue reading →

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Norwescon 2017

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

We’ll be at Norwescon, April 13-17. We’ll be selling books in the dealer room, and sitting on panels. Schedule is below. Friday, April 14 Choosing the Right Game for My Group 11:00am – 12:00pm @ Cascade 7&8 Ogre Whiteside (M), … Continue reading →

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Call for Submissions: Utter Fabrication

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Mad Scientist Journal

We will be creating an anthology titled Utter Fabrication: Historical Accounts of Unusual Buildings and Structures. It will be a collection of fictional stories about haunted houses and other weird places. For this anthology, our pay will be 2¢/word. We … Continue reading →

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