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Author Interview—Joseph S. Walker

Readers will recall that the anthology Extraordinary Visions: Stories Inspired by Jules Verne came out in December. I’ve offered to interview authors of stories in that volume, and some have accepted. Today I bring you the first of those.

Joseph S. Walker’s short fiction has been published in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly, Tough, and many other magazines and anthologies.  His story “Crime Scene” is included in the 2023 editions of both...

Author Interview—Jacob Pérez

Every time I turn around, more fascinating authors consent to be interviewed. Today I’m featuring another author from the anthology The Science Fiction Tarot. 

Jacob Pérez was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, but spent most of his young adult life in Boston, Massachusetts. He grew up reading books and gaining an unhealthy knowledge of comics and movies. After graduating from college in 2008, he dedicated his continued education to caring for people. If he couldn’t have superpowers, nursing was ...

Editor Interview—Brandon Butler

After interviewing several authors whose stories appear in The Science Fiction Tarot, it’s time I interviewed the anthology’s editor.  As is the case with many editors, Brandon Butler is also an author.

Brandon Butler is a Canadian and a Maritimer, not always in that order, born and raised in Halifax Nova Scotia. He studied English and Computer Science at Dalhousie University before becoming a winner of the Writers of the Future Contest made profound effects on his early writing. Reloca...

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Author Interview—Iain Hannay Fraser

If you read The Science Fiction Tarot anthology, you’ll find great fiction, and some brief bios about the authors. But to know those authors better, well, you have to read these interviews. Iain Hannay Fraser proved to be somewhat mysterious. He values his privacy—I’m not even sure that’s his real name. Lucky for you, I managed to coax him into answering some questions.

Here’s the bio for Iain Hannay Fraser:

Born on the West Coast of Canada. Previously taught English but now working a...

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Author Interview—Kevin Binder

How can one anthology contain fiction by so many fascinating writers? Today I seized the chance to interview Kevin Binder, author of “Judicial Review” in The Science Fiction Tarot.

Kevin J. Binder’s fiction has been published in The Science Fiction Tarot, Liquid Imagination, Blue Lake Review, and beyond; his humor has been published in McSweeney’s, Slackjaw, and elsewhere. He received his MFA from George Mason University, where he was awarded the Shelley A. Marshall Fiction Award and the A...

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Author Interview—Ben Coppin

The new anthology, The Science Fiction Tarot, contains many fascinating stories by marvelous authors. Today I present another interview with one of these writers—Ben Coppin.

Ben Coppin lives in Ely in the UK with his wife and two teenage children. He works for one of the big tech companies. He’s had a textbook on artificial intelligence published, as well as a number of short stories, mostly science fiction, but also horror, fairy tales and other things. All his published stories can be fo...