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Strange Science: Aqua Regia
Our story this week uses aqua regia to transport gold unnoticed. But that’s not a fictional element of the story! Aqua regia is more commonly used to remove impurities from gold, but it’s entirely possible for gold to be dissolved … Continue reading
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I Didn’t Break the Lamp: Interview with K. K. Llamas
Today, we’ve got another interview with one of our I Didn’t Break the Lamp authors. K. K. Llamas is a newer author, but we’re so delighted to have her included in this collection! DV: Tell us a bit about yourself! … Continue reading
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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
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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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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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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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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Tagged Aerospace, Awesome Finds, science education, Space Exploration
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Alumni Exploring Solarpunk Winters
Last year, we reviewed Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers, which featured a number of MSJ alumni. Now, World Weaver Press is putting out Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Winters, and once again, the table of contents is chock full of our alumni! Wendy … Continue reading