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(Fiction) Killing Machine
“Number please?” “I’d like to make a collect call to a solo register.” “What’s the name? “Samizdat Zellner. In Chicago.” “Pass phrase, please.” “I’ll be back.” Nio heard sounds of frantic typing. “Hold please.” After […]
(Art) The Nordic Folklore Illustration of John Bauer
‘Look at them,’ mother Troll said. ‘Look at my sons! You won’t find more beautiful trolls on this side of the moon’ John Albert Bauer (1882–1918) was a Swedish painter and illustrator best known for […]
I dunno about the rest of you, but I’m finding it very hard to concentrate these days. I’m not freaking out. But I am distracted. I feel introspective, and yet my attention is fickle. My […]
(Art) The Neon Dreams of Nick Sullo
Despite being somewhat stylistically derivative of the stock cyberpunk aesthetic (as well as artists like Beeple and Josan Gonzales), the illustrations of professional VFX artist Nick Sullo — who worked on the original Stranger Things […]
(Art) The Spec Art of COVID-19
The speculative artists and game designers on ArtStation and DeviantArt have been busy during the confinement documenting the crisis in fantastical images. I’m sure there’s more to come. Work by Mohammad Attaran, Beeple, TJ Foo, […]
(Fiction) Blackout!
When I wrote Episode Four of THE MINUS FACTION back in 2015, I wondered whether a breakdown in the normal order, like a blackout, would create suspense — whether readers, who seem to live most […]
