Free Stories!
SomniCorp by John Leahy – FREE STORY
In this futuristic age, you’d think that sleep and dreams would be the last totally private refuge. Go a little further into the future, and you will find that it’s not necessarily so. Pleasant dreams, […]
Old-Timer by Tom Prentice & Andy Daniel – FREE STORY
The life of a spy is never the best, especially when time travel is concerned. You never know who you might meet in your travels. Might even be a relative… The long fall really sobers […]
Little Balls of Chaos by Sarah Arnette – FREE STORY
In the administration of law, the future will require all types, not just human. And in getting the job done, the tools required may be just as diverse. We just have to make sure that […]
Altamont 2030 by Kurt Newton – FREE STORY
We have the technology here to remember the past for you, and take you to the great concerts of the past. Our protagonist shows that time is on your side, time where you can always […]
Designation 957-A by Anson Jones – FREE STORY
A trip to the doctor is a time for some nerves and a little worry, but for some, it could be time to meet your…maker, so to speak. Just make sure your warranty hasn’t expired… […]
News
Shout Out To Greg Ketter of Dreamhaven Books
This press image shows Greg Ketter walking through riot gas that had recently been deployed against ICE protestors. Greg is the owner of DreamHaven books Some folks have suggested that “now is the time to […]
´Novedades de Enero 2026 (Primera y Segunda Semana)
LIBROS Apogeo Ediciones ha publicado el libro «Madeleine» de Edison Mucha Soto. Sietch Ediciones nos presentan sus novedades de este año. «Dardos Corporales» de Jean Véliz, el eBook «La tribu Astral» Alejandro Farías Ugarte D’Angelo […]
Time Machine: January 25, 2026
AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: January 25, 2026 Gernsback Documentary: Tune In To The Future Review: A Christmas Carol and Other Holiday Treasures, by Charles Dickens LOOK AGAIN! UP IN THE SKY! IT’S… COMMANDO CODY? Matt’s […]
OpEd
It’s Happening Again, and Like the Last Time, We Don’t See It
Petrea Mitchell’s excellent SMOF News (Volume 5, Issue 23, January 28th 2026) noted that anti-AI art policies are getting harsher at conventions, with, among other actions, Comic Con International changing its policy from segregated and […]
Whatever Happened to BRIDE of FRANKENSTEIN?
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What Happened to the JUPITER 2 Flight Deck from LOST iN SPACE?
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Movies, Music & Monsters!!
Hey my friends! Just getting some new promo spots up to spread the word and grow OUR channel!! Cheers, Dan 🙂 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: https://buymeacoffee.com/moviesmusicmonsters CHANNEL MERCHANDISE: https://moviesmusicmonsters.myspreadshop.com/ WEBSITE: https://www.moviesmusicmonsters.com DAN’S FORBIDDEN ZONE TRADING POST: […]
Scott Edelman Withdraws All Submissions From Must Read Magazines Titles
Scott Edelman, former editor of Science Fiction Age magazine (1992-2000) and the media titles Sci Fi Entertainment and Science Fiction Weekly, not to mention an author of both DC and Marvel comics, knows a little […]
Science Fiction
Matt’s Reviews: Speaker For The Dead by Orson Scott Card
Publisher: Macmillan Audio Publish Date: 2002 Print Published: 1986 Duration: 14 hours 10 minutes Author: Orson Scott Card Read By: David Birney, Stefan Rudnicki Audible ASIN: B000079XXN Print ISBN: 978-1250773067 Book 2 of 6 in […]
SomniCorp by John Leahy – FREE STORY
In this futuristic age, you’d think that sleep and dreams would be the last totally private refuge. Go a little further into the future, and you will find that it’s not necessarily so. Pleasant dreams, […]
Milton Davis of MV Media Interviews Maurice Broaddus
Check it out! Milton Davis of MV Media/The State Of Black Science Fiction Facebook page kicks off this year’s interview series with eleven questions for Maurice Broaddus, contributor to the Magazine of Fantasy and Science […]
´Novedades de Enero 2026 (Primera y Segunda Semana)
LIBROS Apogeo Ediciones ha publicado el libro «Madeleine» de Edison Mucha Soto. Sietch Ediciones nos presentan sus novedades de este año. «Dardos Corporales» de Jean Véliz, el eBook «La tribu Astral» Alejandro Farías Ugarte D’Angelo […]
Gernsback Documentary: Tune In To The Future
A documentary about Hugo Gernsback and his on-going contributions to both society and science fiction recently surfaced, somehow managing to evade our vue screens until now. Tune In To The Future is a straight-forward – […]
LOOK AGAIN! UP IN THE SKY! IT’S… COMMANDO CODY?
Steve talks about super and non-super flying heroes: Commando Cody, Captain Marvel and Superman. Who didn’t want a rocket pack when they were growing up? Towels worn as capes just don’t seem to be able to get the job done!
Fantasy
´Novedades de Enero 2026 (Primera y Segunda Semana)
LIBROS Apogeo Ediciones ha publicado el libro «Madeleine» de Edison Mucha Soto. Sietch Ediciones nos presentan sus novedades de este año. «Dardos Corporales» de Jean Véliz, el eBook «La tribu Astral» Alejandro Farías Ugarte D’Angelo […]
The Big Idea: Madeleine E. Robins
Eras in the past had a focus on manners — a word that in itself was a code for something more controlling. For her novel The Doxies Penalty, author Madeleine E. Robins revisits a past […]
REVIEW – BRIGHT WEAVING BY MARTIN SPRINGETT
This week Steve reviews a new art book by Toronto’s Martin Springett, artist, designer, musician, composer and writer. If you like fantasy art and illustration, you might just enjoy this book.
Reactor Posts All the New TOR Releases
All the latest Science Fiction Releases, starting with January 6th and All of the Fantasy Releases also starting with January 6th
The Big Idea: Josh Rountree
Most grandmas play bingo, but author Josh Rountree’s grandma had a more occult hobby. Come along in his Big Idea as he tells you about ghosts, Texas, and his grandma, and how it all led […]
Science
Matt’s Reviews: How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Publisher : Mariner Books Publication date : January 14, 2010 Edition : 1st Language : English Print length : 320 pages ISBN-10 : 0547247990 ISBN-13 […]
Matt’s Reviews: The Small BIG by by Steve J. Martin, Noah Goldstein and Robert Cialdini
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing Publication date : September 9, 2014 Language : English Print length : 288 pages ISBN-10 : 1455584258 ISBN-13 : […]
Matt’s Reviews: Superforecasting – The Art And Science Of Prediction by Philip E. Tetlock and Dan Gardner
Publisher : Crown Publication date : September 13, 2016 Edition : Reprint Language : English Print length : 352 pages ISBN-10 : 9780804136716 […]
Matt’s Reviews: Multiple Quick Reviews (Pretties, The Municipalists, Broken Place Outer Spaces, Great by Choice)
I’ve been reading too many books lately, plus trying to find time to write my next novel (follow me here if you want to see when that comes out), and I haven’t been finding the […]
Sun Fires Blast Straight at Interstellar Object Cruising Through Solar System
The interstellar object dubbed 3I/ATLAS has been fascinating astronomers since its discovery in early July.The object, generally believed to be a comet, is screaming through the solar system at around 137,000 mph, and is expected […]
Nuclear Rockets—An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?
This essay is based on the research for the panel “Nuclear Rockets—An Idea Whose Time Has Gone?” that I was honored to moderate for 2025 Seattle WorldCon. The panelists were Bob Hranek, Charles J. Walther, […]
Matt’s Reviews: Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling (with Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund)
Publisher: Flatiron Books Publication date: April 2018 Print length: 352 pages ISBN-13: 978-1-250-10781-7 Authors: Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are […]
Can AI learn Through Story?
Dear Reader, Hope you’re well. Sorry for being out of touch. Grief is a peculiarly strange condition. I publish this as an experiment. It is part epistle, part conversation. Everything here is “true” in the […]
