by Jim Stitzel | Jul 13, 2006 | Writing
Now I’ve gone and done it. “Flashes of Speculation”:http://open-dialogue.com/fs/ is now up and running. The goal is to provide a place (a home?) for flash fiction in the area of speculative fiction. Sci-fi, fantasy, dark sci-fi, dark fantasy, even...
by Jim Stitzel | Jul 3, 2006 | Writing
I received my copy of Issue 6 from “Apex”:http://www.apexdigest.com over the weekend and absolutely devoured it in short order. I loved the writing, loved the stories, and can’t wait to grab the next issue. Of course, I now have to go back and...
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 26, 2006 | Writing
Well, the deed is done. With a budget of $25, I was able to order a single issue each from five different speculative fiction magazines I am interested in possibly submitting work to at a future date. The list of magazines for any and all interested: “Apex...
by Jim Stitzel | Jun 12, 2006 | General
There are many times during the course of my immersion into the realms of science fiction and fantasy, whether it be reading books, watching shows or movies, etc., when I wish that I could experience aspects of those cultures first-hand. For instance, in the...
by Jim Stitzel | Mar 16, 2006 | Science
New Scientist Breaking News – Methanol-powered artificial muscles start to flex Notable quote: bq. “One day you could find yourself sitting in a bar next to a humanoid robot, who is taking a shot of vodka to give himself the energy to go to work,”...
