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The Dark Tower by Stephen King — Meaning + Review
So after a long, long time I finally finished The Dark Tower by Stephen King and rather than write a lengthy review, I want to reflect a bit on the meaning of the piece. I’ll say for starters that I really enjoyed watching King stick the landing, a landing I won’t spoil here. What I…
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Congrats to James Fox!
I’ve made some serious blunders on this site over the years, but none so big as taking down some 500 posts in 2013 before I moved to NYC — including all of the comments. I did it because I wanted a fresh start and, frankly, I didn’t want the new folks at the office to make…
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Charles Beaumont, CS Lewis, Isaac Asimov, Damon Knight, James Blish, and Frederik Pohl ALL Published in the same issue of MFSF
That’s right. Charles Beaumont, CS Lewis, Isaac Asimov, Damon Knight, James Blish, and Frederik Pohl ALL Published in the same issue of MFSF. Volume 10, No. 2: Here it is: Have fun.
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Fantasy Stories + Science Fiction Stories Periodical Archive
Did you know there’s a periodical archive of the entire backlog of fantasy stories and science fiction stories? As I went on the hunt recently for all of the free science fiction and fantasy stories online, I discovered this gem: Check out the Luminist archives in general, their periodical archive, and specifically the archive on…
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Free Speculative Fiction Online
In search for free speculative fiction online, I was introduced to this site titled just that. You can go to freesfonline.net and see all kinds of stuff you may have missed.
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What Scifi short stories are free on Gutenberg?
As I continued my quest for free short stories and the best really short stories online, I stumbled across many Scifi short stories that are free on Gutenberg. So what Scifi short stories are free on Gutenberg? These, at least (let me know in the comments if you find more and I’ll add to the…
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Free short stories : where do I find sites for short stories and essays?
Where do I go to find sites for short stories and essays? Free short stories are pretty easy to find on Gutenberg, but the truth is that sometimes you need a curated list rather than just a single search term wading through the public domain sludge. I’ve got you. Here’s the list of the best…
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The best really short stories
Talking through the Robert Sheckley stories made me ponder what the best really short stories might be. They’d need to be the sorts of things you could read in under 15 minutes, preferably in under 10. It would also be skewed towards what I myself have read, which admittedly is significantly less than some of…
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Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Because I was 8 years old when this site was created and because I’m professionally rather new to speculative fiction (I only recently discovered Alfred Bester and Robert Sheckley), I didn’t know about the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Here’s a look at what it feels like: So it’s just pages and pages of things I…
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Dad Barefoot Skiing
Nothing long to this post, I merely wanted to add to the ongoing saga and legend of my late father. The man would have ski boat owners drive at VERY dangerous speeds so he could barefoot ski: In case you are wondering, yes it hurts. Boats and water are the first things that come to…
