Apex Magazine
I’ve read and loved countless books over my lifetime, but few have been as important or influential as the one sitting on my desk as I write this article: the...
Mighty Axes and Beer-Soaked Beards: The Portrayal of Dwarves in Fantasy
I’ve read and loved countless books over my lifetime, but few have been as important or influential as the one sitting on my desk as I write this article: the...
Every year, in the spring, there is a ritual. The coming WorldCon announces the Hugo nominees. The ritual is not the announcement, but the reaction. On Twitter, on Facebook, on...
What It Is We Miss When We Don’t Read Fanzines
Every year, in the spring, there is a ritual. The coming WorldCon announces the Hugo nominees. The ritual is not the announcement, but the reaction. On Twitter, on Facebook, on...
It’s not just me, right? The Gothic novel is ripe for a comeback. This particular sub-genre has been creeping into my subconscious for some time, and not just because I...
Girl Meets House: Kitchen Sinks, Joanna Russ and the Female Gothic
It’s not just me, right? The Gothic novel is ripe for a comeback. This particular sub-genre has been creeping into my subconscious for some time, and not just because I...
Because of the particular nature of my upbringing, I probably have more college credits in Biblical Study than you have in your major, and my major was not Biblical Study....
Faith in the Fantastic
Because of the particular nature of my upbringing, I probably have more college credits in Biblical Study than you have in your major, and my major was not Biblical Study....
For some, the fact that you are reading this on a screen is amazing. For me, however, what’s impressive is that you could be from any part of the world:...
World SF: Our Possible Future
For some, the fact that you are reading this on a screen is amazing. For me, however, what’s impressive is that you could be from any part of the world:...
Here’s a cool thing about speculative-fiction readers: we’ve always been interested in exploring all the possible variations of human existence. From Samuel R. Delany to Ursula K. Le Guin to...
Reaching into the QUILTBAG: The Evolving World of Queer Speculative Fiction
Here’s a cool thing about speculative-fiction readers: we’ve always been interested in exploring all the possible variations of human existence. From Samuel R. Delany to Ursula K. Le Guin to...
Someone clever once said, apropos of the Justice League, that the only thing sillier than an adult dressing up in colorful tights to fight crime, was a whole roomful of...
No Mortals Allowed
Someone clever once said, apropos of the Justice League, that the only thing sillier than an adult dressing up in colorful tights to fight crime, was a whole roomful of...