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Free Fiction: The Patriot Witch by Charles Coleman Finlay
Free Fiction: The Patriot Witch by Charles Coleman Finlay
otter.covblogs.com — The pdf download can be found on the front page of his website . This book is not available on shelves till April 2009! ABOUT THE BOOK: The year is 1775. On the surface, Proctor Brown appears to be an ordinary young man working the family ... (more) Free Fiction: The Patriot Witch by Charles Coleman Finlay
 THX 1138 poster by Martin Ansin
THX 1138 poster by Martin Ansin
superpunch.blogspot.com — 123klan (1) 2001 (4) 20k Leagues (2) 300 (1) 3d (4) 404 error (1) 826 (3) 8bit (3) 9/11 (1) 911 calls (1) a-team (4) absinthe (1) ackbar (2) acronym (1) acting (1) action comics (1) activists (1) actual writing (1) adam koford (1) addiction (3) adidas ... (more) THX 1138 poster by Martin Ansin

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 1138 by Martin Ansin
1138 by Martin Ansin
inprnt.com — inPRNT! Browse Prints Sell Artwork Latest News Support Login | Signup | Cart Details: shopping cart details 0 Items | $0.00 1 favorite enlarge 1138 by: Martin Ansin Details Type: Illustration Orientation: Portrait Purchase Add 13 x 19 to cart $24.99 ... (more) 1138 by Martin Ansin
Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction
tor.com — In the Papers (1) NATIONAL GUARD MOVES AGAINST STRIKERS In the seventh week of the mining strike in West Virginia, armed skirmishes and running “guerrilla battles” in the hills have led to the Governor calling in GET AN ADVANCED DEGREE BY ... (more) Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction
Free Fiction: "Secret Histories: Jake Carmody, 1961"
chrisroberson.net — It's been too long since I shared any new free fiction, I think. So here's a little trifle to make amends. The following is a standalone chapter from Cybermancy Incorporated (which is currently out of print, but is available on the Kindle ), and ... (more) Free Fiction: "Secret Histories: Jake Carmody, 1961"
SHORT FICTION: Dark Planet
SHORT FICTION: Dark Planet
apexbookcompany.com — by Lavie Tidhar One: Weirdies and Bombies The Weirdy was directly ahead of Chamberlain, partially obscured by the thick foliage of the jungle, but there . Chamberlain’s gun was in his hand but it was hard to take aim. The Weirdy was moving. ... (more) SHORT FICTION: Dark Planet
SHORT FICTION: Tearing Down Tuesday
SHORT FICTION: Tearing Down Tuesday
apexbookcompany.com — by S.F. Murphy With a string of catfish in one hand and his fishing pole in the other, Kyle reached Audrey Young’s property as the noonday sun bore down upon him. He had taken the long way home from the Circeville Reservoir, moving like a thief ... (more) SHORT FICTION: Tearing Down Tuesday
ACME releasing the most gorgeous ray gun pen known to man
ACME releasing the most gorgeous ray gun pen known to man
scifiwire.com — With no fanfare that we can detect, a company named ACME is about to release what is possibly the most gorgeous pen designed to look like a ray gun that's ever been made. The aptly named "Ray Gun" is a retractable roller ball with a "special ... (more) ACME releasing the most gorgeous ray gun pen known to man
Sci-Fi's Brave New World | Christianity Today | A Magazine of Evangelical Conviction
christianitytoday.com — I n recent years, movie and television audiences have been treated to stories both captivating and curious. We've watched extra-dimensional aliens instruct pre-Columbian Native Americans in the basics of civilization. We've looked on as an ancient ... (more) Sci-Fi's Brave New World | Christianity Today | A ...
2009 Locus Poll is Live
sfawardswatch.com — The 2009 Locus Awards have opened with the publication of the usual poll on the Locus web site . The voting instructions don’t say anything about how votes will be counted, but at the moment we are assuming that, as with last year, the votes of ... (more) 2009 Locus Poll is Live
SHORT FICTION: Cai and Her Ten Thousand Husbands
apexbookcompany.com — by Gord Sellar Smoke in the air, a satchel full of squirming crystalline brains trapped in bloody skulls near my bare feet. I am cai once again. I kick the earth and turn my face north. “ The calling springtime… ” I manage to ... (more) SHORT FICTION: Cai and Her Ten Thousand Husbands
PERMUTED PRESS PRESENTS: A Plague From the Mud
PERMUTED PRESS PRESENTS: A Plague From the Mud
apexbookcompany.com — by Aaron Polson First appeared in Monstrous Permuted Press specializes in post-apocalyptic and zombie fiction. Visit them at http://www.permutedpress.com Buy Monstrous from the Apex aStore (Amazon). Oregon has always ... (more) PERMUTED PRESS PRESENTS: A Plague From the Mud
Hard Times
community.livejournal.com — [Update:  Ellen just rang to say she's going into the OR in 20 minutes.  Keep her in you thoughts ...] Those of you who know Ellen Datlow have probably heard she's been in London Hospital for almost a week, enduring a rather ... (more) Hard Times
sciencefriday.com - making science user-friendly
sciencefriday.com — Far side of the moon, as seen by Apollo 16 mapping camera. Apollo 16 crew / NASA (more) sciencefriday.com - making science user-friendly
Patterns defining the near future
antipope.org — Dumpster-diving the zeitgeist, I bring to you: * IEEE Spectrum discussing how much software goes into your new car — about 100 MLOC, and growing rapidly. Money shot: the radio and navigation system in the current S-class Mercedes-Benz requires ... (more) Patterns defining the near future
Lamentation by Ken Scholes
Lamentation by Ken Scholes
nethspace.blogspot.com — A review of Lamentation (more) Lamentation by Ken Scholes
ESSAY: JAMES MORROW on why he wrote Shambling Towards Hiroshima
ESSAY: JAMES MORROW on why he wrote Shambling Towards Hiroshima
futurismic.com — James Morrow is a novelist with a reputation for satirising organised religion, but his new book Shambling Towards Hiroshima mashes up the original Godzilla movies with the nuclear attacks on Japan which ended the Second World War. Given the ... (more) ESSAY: JAMES MORROW on why he wrote Shambling Towards ...
In Three Years’ Time People In LA Will Be Having Sex With Real Dolls Made Out Of Cancer
warrenellis.com — A "living doll" made from human liver cancer cells could allow new drugs to be tested in conditions closer to those inside the body. I mean, we might as well just kill ourselves now. Because everyone knows that medical need doesn’t ... (more) In Three Years’ Time People In LA Will Be Having Sex ...
Friday Flash Fiction: Fear an Ghondola
garethdjones.co.uk — My tour of Celtic langauges continues this week with the Irish translation of The Gondolier. Fear an Ghondola Le Gareth D Jones Shlis gob ciar mo ghondola trí uisce ciúin na gcanálacha go séimh. Is maith mar a d'fhóin an bád slim dom le blianta ... (more) Friday Flash Fiction: Fear an Ghondola
Vignette
jeffvandermeer.com — Once, a very long time ago, an adventurer became a problem for the King of Smaragdine. Something to do with the king’s daughter. Something to do with the king’s daughter and wine and a dance hall. So the king decreed that this adventurer should be ... (more) Vignette