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Monthly Archives: January 2018
Awesome Finds: Mae Among the Stars
Our Kickstarter for Battling in All Her Finery launches tomorrow, but if you’re looking for something to read about a woman leader today, check out Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed, illustrated by Stasia Burrington. Inspired by the story of Mae … Continue reading
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There Will Be No Encore
An essay by Tony Russo, as provided by Darren Ridgley Art by Justine McGreevy Never thought I’d say it, but one day I’d like to come out to an empty room. But tonight ain’t the night. Tonight it’s a full house. Standing … Continue reading
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Tagged Darren Ridgley, Justine McGreevy, Necromancy, Tony Russo
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Strange Science: The Disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion
Mass disappearances have happened throughout history, but one of the most curious is the disappearance of the Roman Ninth Legion from somewhere between what is now England and Scotland, in the second century A.D. The Roman Ninth Legion was one … Continue reading
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That Man Behind the Curtain: December 2017
December had some stress associated with it in terms of Mad Scientist Journal. We were open to submissions, which is always an increase in workload. We were getting out the Winter 2018 quarterly, which also has some workload associated with … Continue reading
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Review of Serpent’s Rise by Trish Heinrich
Serpent’s Rise (Beautiful Fire, 2017) is the second book in Trish Heinrich’s Vigilantes series, following after Serpent’s Sacrifice. In this book, set in the early 1960s, Alice has mostly hung up her costume, albeit reluctantly, in favor of navigating high … Continue reading
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Coming Soon: Battling in All Her Finery Kickstarter!
On Thursday, February 1, Mad Scientist Journal will be launching our fifth anthology Kickstarter. The title this year is Battling in All Her Finery: Historical Accounts of Otherworldly Women Leaders. We’re planning for an all-ages friendly, inclusive anthology of stories of women … Continue reading
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Why the Village of Shiminpur is Empty
A series of diary entries by Lopa Roy, as provided by Tamoha Sengupta Art by America Jones 14th April, 2016 Tomorrow, I will be going to live in Shiminpur village. I’m not sure for how long, but I won’t come … Continue reading
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Strange Science: Non-Euclidean Virtual Reality?
Alien geometry is a common trope in cosmic horror. You can’t swing a dead eldritch horror without hitting geometry that is “abnormal, non-Euclidean, and loathsomely redolent of spheres and dimensions apart from ours.” But what does that look like? Some … Continue reading
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On Kickstarter: Valor Volume 2
If you’re looking for a fun comic anthology for all ages that pays homage to the strength, resourcefulness, and cunning of female heroines in fairy tales, check out Valor: Volume 2 on Kickstarter! The first volume of this series contained re-imagined, adapted, and … Continue reading
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Space Cthulhu and the Cosmic Sneeze
An essay by Beepboop, as provided by Catherine L. Brooke Art by Luke Spooner There is a legend upon some tiny species of bipedal earth dwellers that states that every word spoken by their Creator became something new. “In the beginning … Continue reading
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