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Therium 99
An essay by Virgil Ther, presented by Mark Andrew Edwards Illustration by Katie Nyborg Day 1: Early September Dear diary, Finally getting things set up around here. The grant money from the Department of Defense will be put to great use. … Continue reading
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Tagged Humor, Katie Nyborg, Mark Andrew Edwards, Science Fiction, Virgil Ther
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Losing It
An essay by Samantha Higson, as provided by Davin Ireland. “Don’t talk to me about the ironies of life,” Josh Rideout complained for perhaps the twentieth time that afternoon, “I’ve had it up to here with ironies. Big ones, small … Continue reading
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Tagged Davin Ireland, Joshua Michael Rideout, Nanotech, Samantha Higson, Science Fiction
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Our Crystal Sky Is Cracking
An essay by Odette Begichev, presented by Rosemary Jones Illustration by Katie Nyborg Come away from the window, Father. Turn away from the dark reflections in the glass. The lights went out hours ago. Let me warm your hands in mine. … Continue reading
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Tagged Genetic Engineering, Katie Nyborg, Odile Pyotrova, Pyotr Ilyich Begichev, Rosemary Jones
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The Exploded Manifestations of Ari Ascher
An anonymous essay, presented by Nathaniel K. Miller A heavy wave slams against the hull of the skiff, jolting me to awareness. The sea is black around me, full of looming spirit dangers, of the unknown and the unknowable. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Anonymous Journalist, Ari Ascher, Nathaniel K. Miller, Science Fiction
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An informal poll about content
Hello folks! I’ve had a couple people ask me about the behind the scenes of running Mad Scientist Journal. So I thought I’d ask the people who follow along if that would have any interest to them. My main thought … Continue reading
Proton Pursuit
An essay by Dr. Lars, as presented by D.K. Snape There’s a flaw in the Hadron Collider. I know it. So do you, if you search down deep. Remember how queasy you felt when they first talked about starting it … Continue reading
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Tagged D.K. Snape, Hadron Collider, Humor, Science Fiction
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Some newsly bits
Just a quick note to let you guys know about some small changes done to the site. I’ve added a few social media thingies, so each story will have a link to share it. If you like the stories you … Continue reading
The Ghosts of Ganymede
An essay by Dr. Krista Solaris, presented by Suzanne van Rooyen Illustration by Katie Nyborg For six months we hurtled through the solar system towards that bright rock so dwarfed by the shadow of its planet, Jupiter. At last we … Continue reading
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Tagged Horror, Katie Nyborg, Krista Solaris, Science Fiction, Space Travel, Suzanne van Rooyen
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The Barrier
Essay by Logan Merritt, presented by James Ford Illustration by Katie Nyborg There is, in the universe, a constant flux of destiny, luck and happenstance which creates the very fabric of reality. A system, for want of a better word, … Continue reading
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Tagged James Ford, Katie Nyborg, Logan Merritt, Science Fiction, Space Travel
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The Dissection of Marcus Wade
An essay by Abigail Figg, presented by Kathryn Board Illustration by Katie Nyborg. “Abigail, I think I just caught a ghost!” Only one person on Earth would call me at five o’clock in the morning. And that one person was … Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail Figg, Fantasy, Ghosts, Humor, Kathryn Board, Katie Nyborg, Spring 2012
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