The Nostalginauts by S.N. Dyer

This falls into the ‘it would be fun if this existed’ category of speculative fiction. Although set in the modern Continue reading →

Big Game by T.C. Boyle

I’ve been looking forward to this one for a while. My favorite story by an author who seems incapable of Continue reading →

Fossils by William H. Keith, Jr

In future fiction it is common to include characters (especially protagonists) who are luddites by the standards of their contemporaries, Continue reading →

The Adventure of the Field Theorems by Vonda N. McIntyre

There must be other stories in which Sherlock Holmes meets Arthur Conan Doyle. But I doubt there are many that Continue reading →

Bears Discover Catholicism by Edith Galloway

First, let me make this clear. There is no legitimate connection between this story and Terry Bisson’s Bears Discover Fire. Continue reading →

Bears Discover Fire by Terry Bisson

The characters really sell this story. The protagonist in particular is quite charming: he’s ‘the old-fashioned one in the family Continue reading →

Isabella of Castile Answers her Mail by James Morrow

I’m not sure what to make of the title. I want to say it’s non-indicative of the story, but it’s Continue reading →

Tattercoats by Midori Snyder

While sometimes described as an erotic variation of the Donkeyskin fairytale, I also see this as an effective take on Continue reading →