Monthly Archives: July 2019

Review of Claiming T-Mo

Claiming T-Mo by Eugen Bacon (Meerkat Press, 2019) is a multi-generational tale of otherworldly beings, superpowers, and the complexity of families. With a sweeping scope across time and space, it features elements of fantasy and science fiction blended together in … Continue reading

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I Didn’t Break the Lamp: Interview with Blake Jessop

Today, we’ve got another interview with one of our I Didn’t Break the Lamp authors. Blake Jessop is a returning author, who also had a story in Battling in All Her Finery! DV: Tell us a bit about yourself! Blake Jessop: I’m … Continue reading

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Fiction: Claridge of the Klondike

An essay by Euphemia Thorniwork, as provided by Judith Field Art by Leigh Legler London, 1898 The Solicitor took Father’s will from the hand of an automaton standing next to the desk. He waved the machine away and began reading. … Continue reading

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Strange Science: Light in Slow Motion

Scientists have developed a camera that can capture moving light in slow motion, by taking 10 trillion frames per second! The setup is actually a pair of cameras–one “streak” camera and one stationary camera–and it doesn’t actually capture all 10 … Continue reading

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That Man Behind the Curtain: June 2019

A relatively quiet month. We were open for our final ever call for submissions, which resulted in a record volume of submissions. We also rolled the Summer 2019 quarterly out the door.

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Help Support Other Spec Fic Magazines!

While our publication is winding down, there are plenty of other great speculative fiction publications that are still going strong. One of those, Uncanny Magazine, is currently crowdfunding their sixth year of publication, including raising their rates to pay authors more … Continue reading

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I Didn’t Break the Lamp: Interview with Jennifer R. Povey

Beginning today, we’ll be interviewing some of the authors who contributed stories for I Didn’t Break the Lamp. You can learn more about the authors and their stories as we prepare to publish this anthology! Today’s interview is with Jennifer … Continue reading

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Fiction: Behind Closed Doors

An essay by Emilia O. Anthony, as provided by Johanna B. Stumpf Art by Luke Spooner I swipe my key card in front of the keypad and wait. A short beep and a small green light indicate access has been … Continue reading

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Strange Science: Inventions for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

When filmmakers decided to make a movie of the classic Jules Verne novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1916, they faced a few challenges in rendering the scenes from the book into film. But with the help of three … Continue reading

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NASA Kids’ Club

If you’ve got younger kids who are interested in space, check out the NASA Kids’ Club! It’s full of games and information about space and NASA, geared towards kids in the primary grades (up to American 4th grade). The activities … Continue reading

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