Long-form re-readings and reviews of science fiction and fantasy classics, including Bester's The Stars My Destination and Dick's Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, with spoilers. The writing mixes literary history, close reading and personal reminiscence, and draws connections to current events such as AI.
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Short literary science fiction stories set in a near-future city where a coordinating system called Continuum smooths daily life. Each issue follows ordinary people dealing with grief, disaster and loss in the gaps that frictionless systems leave.
A personal literary newsletter featuring close readings of short stories by science fiction authors such as Le Guin and Tiptree, alongside book reviews and miscellaneous observations. Readers get opinionated, spoiler-inclusive criticism and updates on the author's published writing.
A weekly newsletter publishing one original science fiction or fantasy short story per issue, from authors such as James Morrow, Emma Osborne, E.C. Myers and Mur Lafferty. Readers get complete fiction plus a short editor's note, with some stories free and others for paid subscribers.
A Substack newsletter exploring how people can live humanely amid AI and emerging technology, through essays that open with fiction or history and move into analysis. It also covers author news and conversations around the dystopian novel The Last Upheaval.
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