Monthly Archives: April 2018

Where I’m at, by Ben Jeapes

Posted on 24 April 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Once upon a time there was a young man with the twin ambitions, not incompatible, of making it big in publishing and becoming a successful writer. How did he do? Well, the publishing happened, for a good few years. It … Continue reading →

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The Silicon Critic by David Langford

Posted on 19 April 2018 by Jacey Bedford

Milford participants often have distinctive personal crotchets when commenting on stories, and John Brunner’s (as I remember from the 1980s) was a particular sensitivity to repetition. Sometimes it seemed that the unintended re-use of a significant word too soon after … Continue reading →

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Response to a Flashy Challenge by Jim Anderson

Posted on 11 April 2018 by Jacey Bedford

So this past weekend (7 and 8 April), I’ve been taking part in Sci-Fi-London 48 Hour Flash Fiction 2018.  On the Saturday morning, I was given the title for the story I would write (Fully Immersed), along with a line … Continue reading →

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A Wild Tomorrow? by Matt Colborn

Posted on 4 April 2018 by Jacey Bedford

“If I were to write a new dream of the future it would…still be a dream and picture of the human race in its forest period.”  So wrote the naturalist W.H. Hudson, discussing his far future utopia The Crystal Age … Continue reading →

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