Elizabeth Engstrom is the author of ten books and over 250 short stories, articles and essays. She is a former publisher and editor, and is a sought-after speaker and teacher at writing conferences and conventions around the world.
Read MoreInterview with Elizabeth EngstromThe world’s history is riddled with inaccuracies, partially because it’s impossible to read or decipher what actually happened, or when it happened. Using a combination of science and intuition, we can guess what may have occurred in history, but a lot of the time we’re not entirely sure.
Read MoreWhen Science Fiction Meets Horror in World BuildingFor those familiar with the horror and dark science fiction scene, the name Gene O’Neill should strike a note that rings of commitment to excellence and the deep, dark places people fight through in the great struggle of life.
Read MoreInterview with Gene O’NeillIf you go to your bookshelf and pick up your favorite gaming book, whether it’s from Apophis Consortium or Evil Hat Productions, reread the fiction or flavor text that’s used as chapter breaks or to enhance the setting.
Read MoreGame Fiction: Why It Works (and Why It Doesn’t)The mud looked up at him and grumbled, “Who the hell are you?”
Read MoreKenny 149
This story from issue 2 (August, 2009) is one of the earliest known examples of Afrofuturist steampunk. Resistance and revolution served up on a memorable plate of characters and airships.
Read MorePimp My Airship
This 2009 reprint by the late Eugie Foster is one that feels eerily prescient.
Citizens change their identities based on the masks they are mandated to wear. But one person longs to be their true self. Eugie's story is an incisive, devastating look at society and its control of self-identity.
Read MoreSinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, BeastMy throat clogging. My nose running. My eyes stinging with tears. I track down R in our game room. He’s playing backgammon with O. He rolls his eyes, gaze panning up from the board to me. “What now?”
Read MoreShe Called Me Sweetie
When you voluntarily walked underground, you had no idea how long you’d be there.
People said you were crazy for doing it, but you’d been called crazy, and worse, for years.
Read More…That Has Such People in It