Author Archives: Mad Scientist Journal

That Man Behind the Curtain: May 2015

Another month means another report on how things are going! The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. Hosting: ($17.06) Stories: ($55.00) Art: ($557.27) Advertising: ($20.00) Processing Fees: ($23.93) Printing: ($6.25) Donations: $77.00 Ad Revenue: $0.56 Book Sales: $153.57 Total: … Continue reading

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A Study of Host-Parasite Interactions

An audio recording of Dr. Harriet Park in conversation with patient GM-1725, digitally recovered by Jen R. Albert Art by Leigh Legler I am the very picture of health. I do not smoke. I do not eat red meat. I … Continue reading

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As You Know

An essay by Bob, as provided by Dr. K. Kitts Art by Scarlett O’Hairdye Larry invited me up to his cabin to fish and drink margaritas. I knew it was smack dab in the middle of nowhere, but the GPS … Continue reading

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Alumnus Co-Authors Bumble Keep Orphans’ Society

Domenic diCiacca, who will appear in our upcoming Selfies from the End of the World, also has a novel out that he co-authored with his two writing partners. Readers have described Bumble Keep Orphan’s Society as “a rollicking, action-packed fable of magic … Continue reading

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Till Death Do Us Part, and Part Again

Dr. Frank A. Helmin1 and Dr. Diana Rohlman2 1Department of Psychology, Groom Lake Laboratories; 2Groom Lake Publishing Services, Groom Lake, Nevada, United States of America Corresponding author: Frank A. Helmin, helminj@groomlakelab.edu Illustration by: Luke Spooner Frank A. Helmin received his … Continue reading

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An Account of Earth’s Doomsday

A letter from Richard Lexon, as provided by Sierra July Art by Dawn Vogel Dear Gabby: I understand that this is a question/answer column, but you must share this with your readers. It’s essential. The paper you hold is a … Continue reading

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That Man Behind the Curtain: April 2015

Spike in numbers from paying authors for Selfies, plus an unexpected benefit from using BackerKit. Let’s look at some numbers! The Money Aspect Amounts in parentheses are losses/expenses. Hosting: ($17.06) Stories: ($879.00) Art: ($148.45) Advertising: ($20.00) Processing Fees: ($17.58) Printing: … Continue reading

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Weaselbearer v. del Toro

An essay by Judge Salvadore Ironfist, as provided by K. G. Jewell Art by Leigh Legler BE IT REMEMBERED on July 23, 2013, the Court held a hearing in the above-styled cause, and the parties appeared with counsel. Background In January … Continue reading

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Hamlet and Ashley

As provided by Leland Neville Art by Luke Spooner Dewey Glass, a freelance space monitor, shares the following intercepted communications from the starship Preemptive Strike:     Greetings Supreme Commander: Observing your meticulous torturing of the hapless reactionaries was both an … Continue reading

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Review of Waiting for the Machines to Fall Asleep

A review by Dawn Vogel Waiting for the Machines to Fall Asleep (2015, Affront Publishing), edited by Peter Öberg, is an anthology containing science fiction and fantastic stories by Swedish authors. This anthology is jam packed with 26 stories, so … Continue reading

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