Friday Fiction: A Wish For Something Convenient
If you could wish for anything, dear reader, what would it be? And, more importantly, how would you phrase that wish to avoid it backfiring?
Tagged: Science Fiction
Friday Fiction: Glitched
It’s a long-ago established idea in science fiction that we might live in some computer program. And thinking about it can lead down so many roads of thought. What does that mean about our lives, about our personalities? Who are we outside the simulation?
Friday Fiction: The 3 Powders
In human history, the things people regularly drink have profoundly affected the course of civilization.
It Came From The Archives! “Circle: An Unfocused Death Game Movie”
To call Circle an intense film is to undersell it. Utilizing almost only a single location, this death game story touches upon politics, human nature, mercy, and bigotry. It uses a very simple premise and plays it straight and is one of the best-paced films I’ve seen in a long time.
Friday Fiction: Have A Drink…And Then The Same Drink
You may have read this introduction before. I cannot speak for certain. Time can be strange like that. Sometimes it doesn’t move the way you would expect it to move.
Friday Fiction: Me On Another Planet
Traveling across space is always dangerous. Space is an extremely hostile environment, and that’s before you account for how technology can fail in it.
It Came From The Archives! “Solitary: Big Story On A Small Budget”
The most impressive thing about Solitary is how few resources were used to make it. It’s microbudget, finished remotely due to the pandemic, and still a good film.
It Came From The Archives: “The Forward Collection: Bits Of Sci-Fi Goodness”
It was an accident that I found out about the Forward collection on Amazon Prime—but I’m so happy I did. Turns out, if you have Prime, it’s free, and each short story is interesting in its own way. There’s six in all, so I thought I’d cover my thoughts on each of these tales.
Christmas Fiction: The Call Across
Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas, everyone!
Friday Fiction: The History Beneath The Snow
Dear reader, not every story this month is full of cheer and merriment. For one week, we shall let Brandon Scott explore a dark and terrifying future.
It Came From The Archives “The Mitchells vs the Machines: A Spectacular Masterpiece”
This interconnectivity, this familiar exploration, would have been enough to carry a movie. But The Mitchells vs the Machines still has two more things to cover.
Friday Fiction: Jolly All Day
Hello, dear reader! Are you feeling festive yet, on this second day of December? If not, we have something for you. A tale that might give you a good laugh.
“So many people get shived!” – Merril
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