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The Far Reaches Reviews: “Slow Time Between the Stars” by John Scalzi
“Slow Time Between the Stars” has almost no plot. And that’s perfectly fine. If you try to read it expecting… Read More
Friday Fiction: Call Alien
Do you ever wonder what aliens use to communicate with each other? Well, in this story, the answer is cell… Read More
Friday Fiction: Talking to A Ghost – Part 6
When our main character started talking to a ghost, he probably didn’t expect to end up trying to save his… Read More
The Far Reaches Reviews: “Just Out of Jupiter’s Reach” by Nnedi Okorafor
“Just Out of Jupiter’s Reach” is a fascinating, humanist piece of science fiction. Despite having almost no conflicts, barely anything… Read More
Friday Fiction: The Spiders in The Walls
A warning, dear reader. This story contains spiders—and if you have arachnophobia, at all, you may not want to read… Read More
The Far Reaches Reviews: “The Long Game” by Ann Leckie
“The Long Game” is actually a story about very short periods of time and the exploitation of a species. Its… Read More
Friday Fiction: Spaceship Maintenance Professional
Imagine, if you will, a series of spaceships housing all of humanity. Now imagine the level of work it would… Read More
Friday Fiction: Talking to A Ghost – Part 5
We return to our supernatural tale, dear reader. Now that our main character has finished talking to a ghost about… Read More
The Far Reaches Reviews: “Falling Bodies” by Rebecca Roanhorse
“Falling Bodies” is an outlier, so far, in this collection. The concept of time does play a part in the… Read More
Friday Fiction: The Needles Arrive (Part 1)
An extra-dimensional species simply called “Needles” has just arrived—and things have gotten bad. Read More
The Far Reaches Reviews: “Void” by Veronica Roth
“Void” is a murder mystery story, front and center. And, with as much forthrightness, I’ll admit to my lack of… Read More
Friday Fiction: Talking to A Ghost – Part 4
We return, once again, to our story of a ghostly conversation. This time, we’re learning what happened in that meeting… Read More