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July 24, 2015
Nonlocal Science Fiction, Issue #2 by Daniel J. Dombrowski (ed.)
Prioritising stories that are well-written over any particular definition of science-fiction, Dombrowski successfully collects dystopia, noir, post-apocalyptic and space opera in one magazine. This edition contains seven short stories and the second part of Thad Kanupp’s ‘Deal Gone Bad’. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →
July 22, 2015
Retrospective Failure
In my first report card, my form master described me as, inter alia, having a “dry wit”. As might be expected of someone whose education involved report cards, form masters, and the casual use of Latin in sentences, the following … Continue reading →
July 20, 2015
Una the Explorer
After two years of sharing a house with Jasper and Una, I assumed that – while they would continue to investigate changes and carry out frequent continuity checks – they had defined their territories. However, last week Una decided to … Continue reading →
July 17, 2015
Moon Facts by Bob Schofield
Like his muse, Schofield offers potential solidity, hidden by shadows and distance. Revealing where bees go to die, but not why, he offers this solidity to the reader as a basis for exploring further. This collection contains twenty-three facts about … Continue reading →
July 15, 2015
Countdown to Continuance
July 15th 2015. The last day before Comet Gijalva doesn’t hit the Earth, wiping out humanity. With only a few hours to go until the central prediction of Fauxpocalypse is proved true, I and the other contributors go about our … Continue reading →
July 13, 2015
A Dream Within a Dream
Ever since I did my first witness-quality test at University, I have strongly believed human perception is open to surprising inaccuracy; however, I never expected that inaccurate perceptions would be an evolutionary advantage: Of course, Hoffman doesn’t include his data, … Continue reading →
July 10, 2015
Gingerbread Wolves by Misha Burnett
Drawing the reader deeper into his universe of gnostic metamathmatical outsider gods and human insignificance – but rejecting Lovecraft’s obsession with depressed moaning about degeneracy – Burnett delivers a fast-paced thriller that doesn’t skimp on consequences. The rest of this … Continue reading →
July 8, 2015
There Ain’t No Devil, That’s Just God When He’s Drunk
Originally posted on mishaburnett:
“Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one-the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” C. S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters This is a followup to this morning’s post on…
“Indeed the safest road to Hell is the gradual one-the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without milestones, without signposts.” C. S. Lewis The Screwtape Letters This is a followup to this morning’s post on…
July 3, 2015
Stranger Worlds Than These by L.J. Cohen
Combining fluid language with solid structure, Cohen creates a series of speculative tales that raise questions without ever confusing the reader. The collection contains seven short stories of science-fiction and fantasy: Diversity: an alien, raised on Earth after her parents … Continue reading →
July 1, 2015
All the Angles
On my way to the shops this morning, I saw someone wearing a t-shirt advertising an angling resort. The logo was a happy fish. It might have been because the temperature was in excess of 35C, but that seemed very … Continue reading →
