speculative fiction

The Wizard of Roz
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The Wizard of Roz

Issue 131: 19 June 2021

The Wizard of Roz

By Editor| 2021-06-18T15:13:29-07:00 June 19th, 2021|Categories: Issue 131: 19 June 2021|Tags: Donald Trump 2024, Mar-a-Lago, roach motel, Fiction, Marleen S. Barr, science fiction, speculative fiction|

By Marleen S. Barr "I thought the Donald would evaporate in a poof of orange smoke, ending a supremely screwed-up period of history. But the loudest mouth is not shutting up. And Republicans continue to listen, clinging to the idea that the dinosaur is the future." – Maureen Dowd, New York Times, May 9, 2021 [...]

DNA-Edited Spinner for Hire
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DNA-Edited Spinner for Hire

Issue 60: 19 April 2018

DNA-Edited Spinner for Hire

By Editor| 2020-11-06T15:46:35-08:00 April 19th, 2018|Categories: Issue 60: 19 April 2018|Tags: Fiction, Russell Hemmell, speculative fiction, climate crisis|

By Russell Hemmell Delphis—the Cheerful One—had known it since the beginning. She was going to remember the day the magic of gene editing was discovered in the multifaceted and famously riotous dolphin world. It could provide a way for the planet to survive climate change, the developers claimed. Once we upgrade, uplift and upscale, we’ll [...]