Speculative
Backwards Mr Johnson life. 3 out of 5
Mindy drift. 2.5 out of 5
Go places. 3 out of 5
Continue reading about When You Wear These Shoes – Scott Nicholson
A short collection. Where You Lived : Where You Lived – Todd Goldberg Where You Lived : Welcome To Thousand Palms – Todd Goldberg Where You Lived : Last Night At The Dairy Bar – Todd Goldberg Trying not to eat self. 3 out of 5 A golfer. 3 out of 5 Pelican Bob is [...]
Trying not to eat self. 3 out of 5
Stan and Ollie goose. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Save A Place In The Lifeboat For Me – Howard Waldrop
Kubrick set-to. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11lain.htm
Continue reading about The Last Apollo Mission – Douglas Lain
Shapeshifter and telepath. 3.5 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11rucker.htm
Continue reading about Dispatches From Interzone – Rudy Rucker
Killer performance. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11swanwick.htm
Machine problems. 3 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11rojo_eng.htm
Odd hyperspace problem. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11guffey.htm
Continue reading about Bring Me The Head Of André Breton! – Robert Guffey
Multiple sided. 3 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11chimal_eng.htm
The spiders of weariness come on me To weave wide webs on my brain. I must go to the night and the sighing sea And the drive of the drifting rain. 3 out of 5 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_spiders_of_weariness_come_on_me…
Continue reading about The Spiders Of Weariness Come On Me – Robert E. Howard
A sappe ther wos and that a crumbe manne Whoe from the timee that he firs beganne To jazzen oute he lopved rapery, And many a damsel sat himme on his knee. As far as goeth manne he had wente, And many a virgin’s gude name hadde bente. Betimes among the dames of seventeen, And [...]
Continue reading about A Sappe Ther Wos And That A Crumbe Manne – Robert E. Howard
I dare not join my sisters in the street; I think of people’s talk, the cynic stare. Fierce envy makes me scornful of their play, And hide my lust behind a haughty air. 3 out of 5 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Prude
My soul is a blaze Of passionate desire; My soul is a blaze That sets my pen on fire. 3 out of 5 http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Poet_(Howard)
She was snoozing on her sweezer, Many a goofish year ago, And a smile was on her beezer, As she gently scratched her toe. She, the Maiden of Kercheezer, Hair as black as a harness tug, As is fluttered in the breezer, O’er her lovely, girlish mug. Evening dress of green and yeller, What a [...]
Continue reading about The Maiden Of Kercheezer – Robert E. Howard
Animal stories. 3 out of 5
Gods, what a handsome youth across the way. What shall I do to make him notice me? I must not be too obvious—there I’ll shift my dress, demurely and let him see A quick glance of an ankle very trim; Then blush and smooth my skirts down hastily As if ’twere unintentional—Hell! The fool’s not [...]
I have a saintly voice, the people say; With Elder Blank I send the music winging— I smile and compliment him on his singing— By God, I’d rather hear a jackass bray. I nod and smile to all the pious sisters— I wish their rears were stung with seven blisters. That youthful minister, so straight [...]
Now is the lyre of Homer flecked with rust, And yellow leaves are blown across the world, And naked trees that shake at every gust Stand gaunt against the clouds autumnal-curled. Now from the hollow moaning of the sea, The dreary birds against the sunset fly, And drifting down the sad wind’s ghostly dree A [...]
Shuttle ride. 2.5 out of 5
Yankee all. 2 out of 5
Dead stop. 2 out of 5
Ogko wet life. 3 out of 5
Continue reading about In The Season Of The Mango Rains – Lavie Tidhar
Maxim bad. 2 out of 5
Dim seas of sand swim slowly into sight As if from out the silence swiftly born; Faint foremost herald of the coming morn, Red tentacles reach out into the night; The shadows gray, then fade to rosy white. The stars fade out, the greatest and the least; Now a red rose is blooming in the [...]
Cantor moments, bloody. 3.5 out of 5
Stories about books. Not rare. 2.5 out of 5
“When I unfolded it, all there was on the paper were two crossed-out lines and a penciled note: FUCK I’M BORED.” 1.5 out of 5
Stupid embarassment SF standover. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Return Of The Mutant Worms – Peter F. Hamilton
Life stuff bits. 2.5 out of 5
Delete. Undo. 2 out of 5
Something with a J. 2.5 out of 5
Boring, no secret passage. 2.5 out of 5
Reptiled symphony. 2 out of 5
Continue reading about Concerto Accademico – Barry N. Malzberg
Dog acid. 3.5 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11what.htm
Continue reading about My Big Night Out With Thing – Leslie What
With many rules. 3 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/11/11kek.htm
No X though. 3 out of 5 http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/spring-2011/fiction-treasure-island-a-lucifer-jones-story-by-mike-resnick/
Continue reading about Treasure Island: A Lucifer Jones Story – Mike Resnick
Lucifer is ape-licking good, even if not naked. 3.5 out of 5 http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/winter-2011/fiction-king-and-mrs-kong-a-lucifer-jones-story-by-mike-resnick/
Continue reading about King And Mrs. Kong: A Lucifer Jones Story – Mike Resnick
Weird Tales Aunt black. 3 out of 5 http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/winter-2011/fiction-the-boy-who-followed-lovecraft-by-marc-laidlaw/
Continue reading about The Boy Who Followed Lovecraft – Marc Laidlaw
Insect diplomacy. 3 out of 5 http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/yu_04_11/
Continue reading about The Cartographer Wasps And The Anarchist Bees – E. Lily Yu
Lunatic art babble. 2 out of 5 http://www.flurb.net/10/sterling10.htm
Continue reading about The Paranoid Critical Method – Bruce Sterling
Floating over and chomping Steve. 3 out of 5 http://www.magicalrealism.co.uk/view.php?story=19
Continue reading about Bishop Patterson’s Crocodiles – Lavie Tidhar
3.5 out of 5
Perry K H I D. 2.5 out of 5
Dog work. 3 out of 5 http://dailysciencefiction.com/story/james-van-pelt/values-vision-and-mission
Continue reading about Values Vision and Mission – James Van Pelt
Nonsense sentences, but aliens. 3.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Vampires of Paradox – James Morrow
A several times a week strip that is closing on 2000 of them. Funny and bizarre about an alt-rock nerd and his dodgy intelligent robot and circle of friends and acquaintances of various flavours and sleeping privileges. 5 out of 5 http://questionablecontent.net/
Lessons in transport. 3.5 out of 5 http://jplangan.livejournal.com/70195.html
Continue reading about The Secret Life of Laird Barron 2 – John Langan
Batty boy tongue chop threat. 3 out of 5 http://worldsf.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/tuesday-fiction-eustace-albert-by-anil-menon/
Field juice stabbity. 2.5 out of 5 http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/wasden_02_11/
Killing different varieties. 2.5 out of 5 http://dailysciencefiction.com/story/peter-m-ball/the-birdcage-heart
Naked plant love, fangy. 2.5 out of 5 http://dailysciencefiction.com/story/nina-kiriki-hoffman/boy-seeds
Not yet. 2 out of 5 http://dailysciencefiction.com/story/leslie-what/the-elephant-mans-love-child
Continue reading about The Elephant Man’s Love Child – Leslie What
No, it isn’t. 2 out of 5 http://www.rofmag.com/nebula-awards/2010-nebula-award-nominee-best-short-story/
Continue reading about How Interesting: A Tiny Man – Harlan Ellison
““I need to do both Latin and biology, and both French and chemistry,” I said, looking up from the timetable. “But I don’t need to do art or religious education, so it’ll be easy to rearrange.”” 2.5 out of 5 http://www.tor.com/stories/2011/01/excerpt-among-others?start=1
Lost gamble gone. 3 out of 5
Kids, sucks, now cooked. 2.5 out of 5
Death Note. 3 out of 5
Aliens left because of asteroid smash, giant dinosaurs and zombies. 3 out of 5
Continue reading about The End of the World Show – David Barnett
Concubine fertility, with pet iguanas. 3.5 out of 5
Mad water. 2.5 out of 5
Art zoo sex. 2.5 out of 5
Or where does a 400 pound gorilla hitman sit? 4 out of 5 http://www.actionagecomics.com/comics/ExterminapeTrailer/pages/ExterminapeTrailer02.htm
Women wiles work inducement. 3 out of 5 http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/fall-2010/fiction-weekdays-a-lucifer-jones-story-by-mike-resnick/
Saved by Santa. 3.5 out of 5 http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/fall-2010/fiction-the-unorthodox-dr-draper-by-william-browning-spencer/
Continue reading about The Unorthodox Dr. Draper – William Spencer Browing
Don’t know Margaret. 2 out of 5 http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/barnhill_12_10/
Continue reading about The Taxidermist’s Other Wife – Kelly Barnhill
Different hands. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.apexbookcompany.com/apex-online/2010/11/short-fiction-the-green-book-by-amal-el-mohtar/
Will bring food and take care of dead mum in the bedroom. 3 out of 5
Picture shock. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Death Of Sugar Daddy – Toiya Kristen Finley
Idea sellout. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Persistence Of Memory Or This Space For Sale – Paul Park
Mad maths breakup, scaly. 3.5 out of 5 http://worldsf.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/tuesday-fiction-melanie-by-aliette-de-bodard/
Devel ship blong. 3 out of 5 http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/2010/10/monsters/
Dead with monkeys. 3 out of 5
Too high funny. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about The Kite of Stars – Dean Francis Alfar
No coppers. 2.5 out of 5 http://apexbookcompany.com/apex-online/2010/10/short-fiction-citizen-komarova-finds-love-by-ekaterina-sedia/
Continue reading about Citizen Komarova Finds Love – Ekaterina Sedia
Deep down in the poo. 3 out of 5 http://jeremycshipp.com/monkeyboy.htm
Spy kids Taiwan. 3 out of 5
Mercy, Grammer. 2 out of 5
Continue reading about Uncle Moon In Raintree Hills – Fred Chappell
Wild Thing, Chucker. 3 out of 5
Continue reading about Blind Spot – Rick Wilber and Nick Di Chario
Blocked. 2 out of 5
Continue reading about The Window of Time – Richard Matheson
Unsuited Tank name. 2 out of 5
Continue reading about Eating At The End-of-the-world Café – Dale Bailey
““I can see that,” she says. “Gremlim notified me that you’ve begun studying to attend the grand opening of Koala Mart. No son of mine will ever masquerade as a Marhead. Your father founded the first giant crustacean hatchery. These corporations drugged on wide-eyed, fuzzy creature empathy are ruining independent businesses like our family’s.” She [...]
Continue reading about The Killer Koalas of Crampstown 1 – Cameron Pierce
Bixby melt. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about Muir On Shasta – Kim Stanley Robinson
White Swiss. 2.5 out of 5
Dodgy fridgy. 2 out of 5
Continue reading about Aunt Parnetta’s Electric Blisters – Diane Glancy
In the beginning was too far from the end. 2.5 out of 5 http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/valente_08_10/
Continue reading about Thirteen Ways Of Looking At Space/time – Catherynne M. Valente
Love problem. 2 out of 5 http://apexbookcompany.com/apex-online/2010/07/short-story-shrodingers-pussy-by-terra-lemay/
Collecting fantasy. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.rofmag.com/rare-firsts-by-paul-di-filippo/
“Massri’s dinosaur fantasy was off by a factor of at least 7.4.” Sporky. 3 out of 5 http://subterraneanpress.com/index.php/magazine/spring-2010/fiction-under-the-moons-of-venus-by-damien-broderick/
Continue reading about Under the Moons of Venus – Damien Broderick
Lightbulb off. 2 out of 5
Continue reading about The Glare and the Glow – Steve Rasnic Tem
So smother the fucker. 2.5 out of 5
Shell Games. 2.5 out of 5 http://www.tor.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=story&id=59249
Continue reading about The Courtship of the Queen – Bruce McAllister
Terrible pictures. 2.5 out of 5
Continue reading about A History Of Cadmium – Elizabeth Bourne
Lord of Light Lizard Pavane. 3 out of 5
Continue reading about Waiting For The Phone To Ring – Richard Bowes
Ourania dream. 2.5 out of 5
