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Featuring Shannon Legler!

Another day, another chance to promote a potential artist for our anthology! Shannon Legler is another artist who has been illustrating for us for a while. She has an amazing talent for cutting to the heart of a story, and is also … Continue reading

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Our Next Stretch Goal Artist: Amanda Jones!

We’re still hoping to hit our first stretch goal, so here’s another look at another possible illustrator! We first met Amanda Jones at Geek Girl Con doing amazing cosplay as Carlos from Welcome to Night Vale. (Beautiful, perfect Carlos.) As … Continue reading

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Order from Chaos

An essay by Dr. Albert Ratzwaren, as provided by Denzell Cooper Art by Luke Spooner I’d never killed anyone before, but killing myself seemed like the next logical step. The traffic beneath the bridge zipped by, headlights illuminating the tarmac … Continue reading

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Base goal met! Stretch goals?

Holy doodle! Barring shenanigans, we hit our funding goal! And we have a week left? Could we hit a stretch goal? With a title involving the word “Selfies,” we’re hoping to include some extra art in this book. We didn’t … Continue reading

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Stories from the End of the World

We’re a little more than half way through our funding period for our Kickstarter, and we’ve passed the 80% mark in terms of backers. Assuming nothing goes wrong, we will be opening for submissions for the anthology starting March 1st … Continue reading

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Floating

An essay by Dr. Barrett Eustice, as provided by Chris Vander Kaay Art by Justine McGreevy They still call me lightweight at work. They think it’s funny, and I never said anything the first time they did it, so now I’m stuck … Continue reading

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Tor.com Features a Story by Mad Scientist David D. Levine

MSJ alumnus David D. Levine has new fiction available at Tor.com. “Damage” is a heartbreaking tale of war, loss, and the love a starfighter A.I. has for its pilot. You can read it all here!

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A Taste of Empty

An essay by Jonah Greenwich, as provided by Dorian Graves Art by Leigh Legler I was at my wit’s end when the bird was brought in. Before its arrival was a stalemate. The rain had not stopped outside, leaving trails in … Continue reading

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Collection of Stories from Andrew May

Now available in print and ebook format from MSJ alumnus Andrew May is The Museum of the Future and Other Stories, published through CFZ Press. It collects 20 stories of high strangeness, ranging from crashed UFOs to anti-gravity to past … Continue reading

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New Book by Mad Scientist

Author J. M. Perkins has a new collection of short fiction called Love, Werewolves & Algorithms. It features five love-themed “Valentine’s Day [in]appropriate short stories.” One story, “SocialScene Alert,” was the winner of the 3 Minute Futures contest through the Wisconsin … Continue reading

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