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Jul 31, 20241 min read
Announcement: Out to Grass
Farewell. The time has come, the walrus said. I’m not exactly a walrus. A walrus is, after all, a mass of blubber, ungainly when moving...
Jul 15, 20242 min read
Mark Ciccone Nominated for Sidewise Award
Sammy hopes to be on the red carpet to collect a winning prize. A short story published by Sealion Press has been nominated in the...
Jul 3, 20243 min read
Creative Typos
By David Flin Bottom right hand corner. I have a guilty pleasure. It doesn’t harm anyone, I hasten to add, but it’s not something I’m...
May 25, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 14
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Returning soon. This will be the last entry in this little interlude, and normal service will be...
May 23, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 12
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Spot the deliberate mistake. Technically, this should be the last day of the meat-sack Editor’s Jury...
May 22, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 11
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. One or the other. Pictures courtesy Wikimedia Commons. We’re getting further into the hiatus. With...
May 21, 20243 min read
On Trial. Day 10
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Still me. The meat-sack Editor is having difficulties. Not because of the case he is hearing, whatever...
May 20, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 9
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. "Houston, we have a problem." Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. You lot have got used to this, I can...
May 19, 20241 min read
On Trial. Day 8
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Still AWOL. You know, I could get used to this gig. Himself, the meat-sack Editor, he’s always...
May 18, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 7
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Sergeant, where are your stripes? One week down, one to go. Maybe. A lot depends on how the case goes....
May 17, 20243 min read
On Trial. Day 6
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Look - no opposable thumbs. Well, it’s the weekend. The meat-sack Editor has been complaining how...
May 16, 20243 min read
On Trial. Day 5
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Nope. He's still away. You've still got the Snow Marine. The meat-sack who is normally the Editor sends...
May 14, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 3.
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty Trust me, it's not loaded. The Editor is still away on Jury Service. Apparently the lift in the Court...
May 13, 20243 min read
On Trial. Day 2.
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. The Deputy Editor. Yesterday, the warm meat-sack sometimes called “Oi, you,” or “Thingummy” or...
May 12, 20242 min read
On Trial. Day 1.
By The Editor. Going AWOL for a time. There is likely to be an unpredictability about if and when articles will be posted on the blog for...
Jan 19, 20242 min read
Alternate Quotes
By David Flin The Editor is In. That pile of work to his left is disturbingly small. He's getting worried. When the Editor gets involved...
Sep 18, 20231 min read
Announcement: Alternate Antarcticas
Not for me, this time. Back in March, Jared Kavanagh announced that he was accepting submissions for an anthology entitled Alternate...
Sep 15, 20232 min read
Call for Articles
He's glaring at you. You can't see it because of the spectacles, but he is. Yes, it’s that time of an editorial reign of terror that the...
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Restoring the Order
The Old Guard Now, where was I? I’m back. That means that AndyC’s reign of terror as substitute magazine editor is over, and my reign of...
Jul 30, 20232 min read
Announcement: Holiday Break
Hello. Fret not, it’s me that’s taking the holiday break, not the Blog. I’ll be away for most of August, and will not really be...
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