Author Archives: Mad Scientist Journal

That Man Behind the Curtain: November 2016

November was about getting books signed by authors and artists and putting together the Winter 2017 quarterly. The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. Hosting: ($17.06) Stories: ($60.00) Art: ($417.60) Advertising: ($30.00) Processing Fees: ($19.00) Printing: ($88.23) Donations: $44.32 … Continue reading

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Constructing the Provably Complete Library

An essay by V. Cardigan, as provided by Emma Tonkin Art by Dawn Vogel Abstract The theoretical concept of a provably complete library, generated by an infinitely parallelised random process, is well-known. In this article, I report on the results of … Continue reading

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Letter of Recommendation for Minion Balrog

A letter by H. K. Ludwig, as provided by Shane Landry Art by Luke Spooner To whom it may concern: I had the privilege of supervising Balrog for seven years and, in fact, created him. He was the Security Specialist … Continue reading

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It Won’t Cost You a Cent

A letter by J. Julian Watson, as provided by his cousin, Dana Mele Art by Errow Collins Dear Family and Friends, Happy holidays from the Watson family! As always, this December delivers swirling snow, crowded malls, and another annual update … Continue reading

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Note On the Law of the Excluded Middle

An essay by Dr. Earnest Lee Lightweight, as provided by Alan Meyrowitz Art by Luke Spooner I had the privilege of delivering an invited talk to the 2014 Conference on Pushing the Boundaries and took that opportunity to speculate on the … Continue reading

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That Man Behind the Curtain: October 2016

This month has been about trying to get all the books out the door. Printing books! Shipping books! Because of delays with Fitting In, we were having to work on both Fitting In and Mad Scientist Journal: Autumn 2016 at the … Continue reading

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Wrong Guy

An essay by Jake “The Hammer” Hurley, as provided by Michael Rettig Art by Leigh Legler I sat in the back of the old wooden fishing boat, gripping the outboard motor handle with white knuckles. I’m a member of the … Continue reading

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A Formal Apology for Recent Developments

A letter by Hansel Calloway, as provided by Church Lieu Art by Justine McGreevy To Whom It May Concern: It has come to my attention that my most recent paper, as published in the Vanguard journal on applied artificial intelligence, … Continue reading

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An Atheist’s Guide to the Afterlife

An essay by Dr Quintum Magnamaby, as provided by J. R. Hampton Art by Luke Spooner For this report, I have implicitly assumed that there is an afterlife. This may not be so. There are three possibilities: There is an afterlife. … Continue reading

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Now Available – Fitting In: Historical Accounts of Paranormal Subcultures

“Once we were all just people. Our culture was only an element of our complex being. Now, we are reduced to our origins.” — Amelia Fisher, “The Children of Echidna” No one understands being an outsider like the people who … Continue reading

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