Free Stories!
Chanda’s Legacy Part 1 by Dave Creek – FREE STORY
CHAPTER ONE. I remember the tension and fear at the arrival of the injured from the Sobrenian diplomatic ship as if it were still happening in front of me: — Auto-gurneys bringing in one […]
Impersonating Jesus by Michael Ventrella – FREE STORY
The best way to find out about the life of Jesus is to actually live it. Time travellers are doing just that. Are they interfering with time, or are their actions merely fulfilling the records […]
The Hanged Man by Tom Jolly
We all think there just isn’t anything left to trust in this crazy world, nothing in which you could put in any faith. But, there’s got to be things you can rely on, things that […]
Starborn by Robin Kirman – FREE STORY
Two of the crew of four are honeymooning and travelling in space. How well do you know the other two crew members? How well do you know your partner? What will he do do make […]
Relief by Kaci Curtis – FREE STORY
So many people regret so much in their lives. So much pain, regret, grief… This story shows the extremes to which some will go to, to get even a short respite from that pain. Only […]
News
Novedades de Abril 3
LIBROS Torre de Papel Ediciones ha presetado el libro “Crónica del nuevo génesis” de Alexel Vidam. El evento se llevó a cabo en la Feria del Libro Plaza Norte. La misma editorial presentó el 12 […]
NASA Will Conduct An Interesting Operation This Thursday
On May 6th (at about 10:34 PM EDT) NASA will attempt to launch Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to the ISS (a night time launch I hope to be able to see and film from my […]
AMAZING NEWS: 4/28/24
From the THE MOST SFNAL THING WE’VE SEEN IN MONTHS Department: A Catholic Group Has Defrocked an AI Priest Deadpool & Wolverine trailer brings it With the passing of John Trimble, a new effort to […]
OpEd
The Big Idea: Zilka Joseph
The world is wider than we often know, with more people and communities in them than many of us have heard of before. In Sweet Malida: Memories of a Bene Israel Woman, author Zilka […]
The Big Idea: Kerrie Faye
Sometimes as an author, you have to work to develop a character. And sometimes, they just… appear. Which of these did author Kerry Faye have happen for her novel Dead Girl? She’s here now to […]
Pluralistic: Three AI insights for hard-charging, future-oriented smartypantses
Three AI insights for hard-charging, future-oriented smartypantses (permalink) Living in the age of AI hype makes demands on all of us to come up with smartypants prognostications about how AI is about to change everything […]
Chengdu… Nuevamente
Pues, yo no quería hacer ningún comentario negativo a mi experiencia sobre la última Wordcon, pero hay tanta controversia, sobre todo con el Hugo, que pienso es mi responsabilidad hablar sobre mi experiencia. En primer […]
CONTRARY BRIN: News from SPAAAAACE! Oh, and Fermi Paradox & Comets & Uplift!
Some of you are crazy about space colonization now! I can dig it; it’s always been a dream for me, as well. Still, elsewhere I talk about the harm this mindset may be wreaking, upon […]
Science Fiction
Matt’s Reviews: Acceptance (Southern Reach Book 3) by Jeff Vandermeer
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publication Date: 2014 Format: CD Disk Count: 8 Disks Recording Length: 9.5 hours ISBN 10: 1-4830-1603-X ISBN 13: 978-1-4830-1603-0 Author: Jeff Vandermeer Read by: Carolyn McCormick, Bronson Pinchot, Xe Sands Acceptance […]
Novedades de Abril 3
LIBROS Torre de Papel Ediciones ha presetado el libro “Crónica del nuevo génesis” de Alexel Vidam. El evento se llevó a cabo en la Feria del Libro Plaza Norte. La misma editorial presentó el 12 […]
The Last Question – by Isaac Asimov – Read by Leonard Nimoy
Source: The Last Question – by Isaac Asimov – Read by Leonard Nimoy
What Happened to THE BOMB from BENEATH the PLANET of the APES?
Source: What Happened to THE BOMB from BENEATH the PLANET of the APES?
Temple of the Capybara
It is said the meek shall inherit the earth. But what if the earth ends up not being the earth we had hoped, and the meek end up not being who we thought they would […]
Man of Two Worlds!
Current issue of Alter Ego features biography of Golden Age great Edmond Hamilton Written by Glen Cadigan (author of The Life & Art of Dave Cockrum), Alter Ego #187 focuses on Edmond Hamilton, one of the […]
Chanda’s Legacy Part 2 by Dave Creek – FREE STORY
CHANDA’S LEGACY PT. 2 PREVIOUSLY: Earth Unity Ambassador Chanda Kasmira, assigned to the far-flung Station of the Lost, has perhaps her greatest challenge ahead of her. A damaged Sobrenian diplomatic ship appears near the station, […]
Paul Levinson Reads from It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles at The Players in NYC
Source: Paul Levinson Reads from It’s Real Life: An Alternate History of The Beatles at The Players in NYC
Fantasy
Novedades de Abril 3
LIBROS Torre de Papel Ediciones ha presetado el libro “Crónica del nuevo génesis” de Alexel Vidam. El evento se llevó a cabo en la Feria del Libro Plaza Norte. La misma editorial presentó el 12 […]
Man of Two Worlds!
Current issue of Alter Ego features biography of Golden Age great Edmond Hamilton Written by Glen Cadigan (author of The Life & Art of Dave Cockrum), Alter Ego #187 focuses on Edmond Hamilton, one of the […]
CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Sugar and Vice” by Melissa Yi
OBIR: Occasional Biased and Ignorant Reviews reflecting this reader’s opinion. Sugar and Vice – Hope’s Seven Deadly Sins 2: Gluttony – by Melissa Yi Publisher: Olo Books in Association with Windtree Press, 2024. Cover art: […]
Reseña de Libro :Infarto en la Cruz de Luis Freire Sarria
Infarto en la cruz Luis Freire Sarria Editorial Grafos y Maquinaciones Para su sello Maquinaciones Colección Narrativa Lima, 2022 Soy de la generación que creció leyendo Monos y Monadas. Todas las semanas tenía que leerlo. […]
Novedades de Abril 2
LIBROS Speedwagon Media Works Presentó, en el marco de la Feria del Libro de la Libertad (Perú) La colección de terror costumbrista de Edgar A. Villanueva. Esta colección está conformada por los libros: “Donde habitan […]
Science
NASA Will Conduct An Interesting Operation This Thursday
On May 6th (at about 10:34 PM EDT) NASA will attempt to launch Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule to the ISS (a night time launch I hope to be able to see and film from my […]
NASA Telescopes Shed Light on Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts
Fast radio bursts, a mysterious type of high-energy flash emanating from deep space, have perplexed scientists for years. We’re beginning to unravel the mystery thanks to extensive study with powerful telescopes and a little bit […]
Matt’s Reviews: Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein
Publisher: RIVERHEAD BOOKS/PENGUIN PUTNAM Publication date: 04/27/2021 Pages: 368 ISBN: 9780735214507 Author: David Epstein Range: How Generalists Triumph In A Specialized World by David Epstein includes several real world examples […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Yet more Space News! And reasons for us to have some confidence.
There are so many reasons why we ought to refuse and reject the propaganda-against-confidence, out there. A better-than-expected economy? Dropping crime rates? A working vaccine against malaria and looming extinction for both the Guinea worm […]
Review: Architects of Worlds by Jon F. Zeigler
Ad Astra games soon to release Architect of Worlds by Jon F. Zeigler
Newly Discovered Ring of Galaxies Threatens Our Understanding of the Universe
A cosmic megastructure more than 9 billion light years away from Earth challenges what we know about the universe. A doctoral candidate at the United Kingdom’s University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has spotted a […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat by Oliver Sacks
Publisher: SIMON & SCHUSTER TRADE Publication date: 04/02/1998 Pages: 256 Copyright Year: 1985 ISBN: 0-684-85394-9 Author: Oliver Sacks The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a […]
CONTRARY BRIN: Human origins – and evolution. Patterns of cooperation and competition
I’m avoiding politics once again this time, in order to dive into the endlessly fascinating topic of human origins. And hence first, for your holiday shopping…. Can you hunt and gather and woo and connive […]
