Category Archives: Fiction

A Fictional Sell-Out

An essay by L. Gordonsby-Wilkes, as provided by Soren James Art by Luke Spooner Dedicated to people for whom the world has been tricked from them: In Victorian England, it was common practice for an upper-class gentleman, when dressing for formal … Continue reading

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Ships Passing in the Night: Romance & Marriage between Lovers from Anti-synchronous Worlds

An essay by Specialist Estaugh Johnten, as provided by Mickey Hunt Art by Errow Collins A frozen image of the park’s playfield looks somewhat like an ordinary playfield on Earth. Families are sitting on blankets with their picnics, a canine … Continue reading

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To Dr. Von Lupe, Concerning the Ice Pick

A letter by Dr. Elizabeth Chu, as provided by Alanna McFall Art by America Jones To Dr. Von Lupe, My Most Glorious God-on-Earth and Leader Among All the Ranks of Humans, Greetings to you, my dark master who claims dominion over … Continue reading

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Final Thoughts

An essay by Joshua Harken, as provided by Aaron Moskalik Art by Leigh Legler “I love you, man.” Jericho Bailey plants his face in my chest and puts me in a bear hug. I hold my drink out to the … Continue reading

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The Giftie

An essay by Sadie Loveday, as provided by Judith Field Art by Errow Collins O wad some Pow’r the giftie gie us To see oursels as ithers see us! (Robert Burns, “To a Louse”) On my 40th birthday, I said … Continue reading

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Reflections on a Void

An essay by an anonymous visionary, as provided by Braddock Gaskill Art by Dawn Vogel The good days wash over you like an ocean wave. The solid days of sixteen hours of pure productivity. They leave you cleansed in a baptism … Continue reading

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The Werner and Chalsky Event

An essay by Dr. Samantha Blunt, as provided by Franko Stephens Art by Luke Spooner Excerpts from the journal of Doctor Samantha Blunt, concerning the incidents leading up to and involving the Werner and Chalsky Event of 2023, released by … Continue reading

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Mad Scientists in SFWA Promoted Kickstarter!

MSJ alumni Deborah Walker and Jeannie Warner, as well as editor Dawn Vogel, are all authors in the anthology 2017 Young Explorer’s Adventure Guide. It is currently seeking funding through Kickstarter, and has been chosen as a SFWA Star Project by the Science Fiction … Continue reading

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Observations of Life Contraction

An essay by Dr Valentina Von Bezzhalostny, as provided by Luke McKinney Art by America Jones I didn’t mean to decimate the human race. The Nobel Committee doesn’t know that. They don’t know I did it at all. I’m fairly … Continue reading

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Anax Britannica

An essay by Dr. Gertrude Nehmeyer, as provided by Simon Kewin Art by Leigh Legler In the summer of 2013, I was researching the history of Britain’s secret services in the Second World War for a magazine article. In particular, … Continue reading

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