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Review of An Aberrant Mind by Ken MacGregor

Posted on May 23, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

An Aberrant Mind (Sirens Call Publications, 2014) is a collection of very short horror stories by author Ken MacGregor. This book collects 22 short stories, which range in length from just a couple of pages to more traditional short stories. … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Where to Get Super Powers … Or Not

Posted on May 18, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

With the number of super heroes who get their powers from radioactive waste, you’d think there’d be a lot more short-lived super heroes. Radiation may seem like an awesome source of powers, but the reality is that it is more … Continue reading →

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MSJ Alums Edit New Anthology

Posted on May 16, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

MSJ alums Darren Ridgley and Adam Petrash, who both had stories in our Fitting In anthology, are the editors of an anthology of Manitoba-inspired speculative fiction, which will be published this fall by Great Plains Publications Ltd. The anthology will include … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Sweet Potatoes All Over the World

Posted on May 11, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Sweet potatoes come from Central and South America. Or maybe they come from Polynesian Islands. Or maybe they come from both! Historical accounts place sweet potatoes in these disparate locations, without any clear evidence of cross-cultural contact in the same … Continue reading →

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Review of Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente

Posted on May 9, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Space Opera (Saga Press, 2018) is the latest book from Catherynne M. Valente. The tagline for the book–“In space, everyone can hear you sing”–had me hooked from the moment I read it, and this book delivers on that promise and … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Quackery and Medical Frauds at the Science Museum of Minnesota

Posted on May 4, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

If you’re interested in seeing some really strange pseudoscience, head to the Science Museum of Minnesota to check out their exhibits on quackery and medical frauds. For the most part filled with “miracle cures” with no basis in science, this … Continue reading →

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On Kickstarter: Robot Dinosaur Fiction

Posted on May 2, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

The world needs more weird fiction, and this Kickstarter project, which promises a story of robot dinosaurs to read for free every week this summer, fills that niche! In addition to publishing the stories online, there will also be an … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Space and Gene Expression

Posted on April 27, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

NASA has recently been studying the impacts of space travel on identical twins, as a part of their Twins Study. And while they haven’t discovered that space changes your DNA, as some news outlets initially reported, they have determined that … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Dorian Graves

Posted on April 25, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Dorian Graves has contributed stories to Mad Scientist Journal and Utter Fabrication. Today, we sat down with Dorian to talk about Bones and Bourbon. DV: Tell our readers a little bit about yourself. Dorian Graves: Greetings and salutations! I’m Dorian Graves, an author … Continue reading →

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Strange Science: Anxiety Cells and Future Treatment

Posted on April 20, 2018 by scarywhitegirl

Scientists have recently been studying the causes of anxiety as they are reflected in the brains of laboratory mice, and they believe that they’ve located the source of anxious feelings, along with a potential way to treat them! By studying … Continue reading →

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