Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
“One of the chief joys of the time travel subgenre is strictly mechanical: it’s all about the ways nonlinear characters let creators deconstruct a standard narrative, bringing different segments of the story together in unexpected ways.” This is the way…
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This week I am attending Milford Conference, the yearly gathering with other writers from the SFF community that takes place at Trigonos, Snowdonia (North Wales). As usual, things are both intense and pleasant, with the morning devoted to writing or…
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In these difficult (in the sense of super-busy) days at work, it is never an easy task to find time to read a new book (not related to the daily job, that is). So I’ve decided to pick, at the…
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If you’re in Edinburgh this weekend AND you’re a speculative fiction fan, there’s nothing better you can do than visit Cymera, the first SFF Convention of its kind in the City. For the convention programme and last-minute news, see the…
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I had recently a chat with the owner and Editor-in-Chief of an award-winning, independent Scottish press, Luna Press Publishing. I asked a few questions regarding the recent open submission they held specifically for science-fiction, from 1 to 6 January 2019. The…
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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted at The Purple Booker. Anyone can play along by doing the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that…
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The WWW Wednesday meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived by Sam @ Taking on a World of Words. It’s a great way to do a weekly update on what you’ve been reading and what you have planned. To take part all you have…
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… to be fair, while I found the idea simply great, I was not the one to actually prepare this list I am talking about. Kudos to C.P. Dunphey (editor of the publication Gehenna and Hinnom) to have taken the time and…
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GHOUL, the Indian horror mini-series, just premiered on Netflix last week (24th August 2018) and the net is already buzzing. What is all the fuss about? The backstory is pretty common: a dystopian future, a daughter who gives away her father for…
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In case you have a free weekend in front of you and you’re not too far away from France, this is an event you might want to attend: Eurocon 2018, held from 19 to 21 July in the city of…
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