Teleportation and time travel is a "Glitch!"
I set the controls on Jamaica and wind up in San Diego... WTF!
Oh well... Might as well post some pics while I'm here!
That's the last time I buy a time machine from Ronald T. Jones!
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Please help to spread the word to any people you know in Southern Cali or the surrounding areas that might wish to attend this FREE event and opportunity to network and uplift.
AUGUST 20TH, 2011 - LOS ANGELES CONVENTION CENTER
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BROTHER G UNVEILS NEW BOOK SERIES NIMROD THE HUNTER AT THE HARLEM BOOK FAIR JULY 23, 2011 @ 12P |
Greetings,
Join Gregory "Brother G" Walker, author of the award winning "Shades Of Memnon" book series, for the debut of his new project "Nimrod The Hunter," |
make a list of 5 science fiction works (books, movies, video games, etc.) that you think everyone should see.
Read more…If the comics and movies have taught us anything it’s that being a superhero is not fun. Sure, you can do whatever a spider can and leap tall buildings in a single bound, but it never seems to make the people who can do that happy. Did you ever see B
Guys, Apex, a small publisher of genre fiction, has just made a deal with Diamond to start shelving their books in most big brick and mortar chains, so if you've got something, their novel submissions end July 31st....
Also Apex Magazine's always ope
Read more…What is the cost of Movie Tickets in your area?
Went to see "Transformers" the other week here down South in Georgia, and it was $10.50!
It was four of us. ($10.50 x 4)
A drink was $5.50!
Popcorn was around $6 ( We stopped by the store and got some c
Read more…2011 may be remembered as a banner year for genre material: halfway in we’ve had the good (Source Code), the bad (“The Green Hornet”), the middling (Green Lantern) and the yet-to-be-determined (X-Men: First Class, Thor). And we’ve still got Cowboys a
My local SF club is planning to donate books to Detroit public high schools, and one of the board members asked me to recommend YA sf by black (and hispanic) authors.
The main names that came to mind were Nnedi Okorafor and Wendy Raven McNair, but I'
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SAN DIEGO — In the late 1970s, with his creative instincts and Hollywood power swelling
Read more…Popular mainstream science fiction stories and movies follow archetypes. We often discuss the lack of Black characters and black themes in mainstream SciFi stories and movies. Is there an archetype featuring black characters and themes that can be us
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I was asked to write a blog post on my SF influences. Stop by and comment. Thanks!
Science fiction and fantasy writing is truly unique and exciting because it’s only limited by our imaginations. Anything is possible in our universes if we wish them to be. With science fiction there are some staples that are considered normal whet
Read more…My totem spirit is the wolf. I've known this for a while. The choice of my alter ego "Sister Moon," the fact that I decided to write about werewolves etc. None of these were conscious decisions. But something struck me this week -- something I've nev
Read more…THIS IS CSI WITH PARANORMALS ARRRGGGGH!!! Paranormals being run as a special police unit against other paranormals is an abomination. I'm so sick of stories with uncle tom mutants/paranormals fighting other mutants/paranormals for the privilege of re
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Is it just me, or is this some great casting? I really enjoy him on the show "Game of Thrones" and his acting has grown since he's done the Stargate show awhile back. I actually want to see this now.
Read more…Someday someone is going to write a thesis with a title like, Extreme Makeovers: The Reinvention of the Self in Post-Apocalyptic Pop Culture dealing with the appeal to scenarios involving “the day after.” I think it’s because first, we identify with
Lit, Lust & Science-Fiction In The ATL Written by Charisse Carney-Nunes on July 7, 2011 7:19 pm Click for More Ahh, Atlanta… the city, the music, the people… the books. There’s always something happenin’ in The ATL… let’s see what’s currently cookin’
Read more…For all you into anime', Marvel has just released their third collaboration with the Japanese. Blade the Anime' is typical of Japanese stock done in the 'Hardboiled' style of art. This version is in Japanese and subtitled versions will appear later.
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