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weird fiction
any interest in this genre. any one who writes it? whose your favorite writer in this genre? do you consider steampunk weird fiction?
Read more…Where are the black supernatural beings on television?
After watching Vampire Diaries, Smallville, Supernatural and of course True Blood, a brother couldn't help but to wonder where in the hell are the black supernatural beings on television? Thank God for the internet because Hollywood is definitely fre
Read more…THE CROCODILE FACTOR, STORY-ENIGMA, AROUND AN AFRICAN TREE... EPISODE III-C:ONE SHOE FOR THE CHIEF'S CROCODILE...
EPISODE III-C
ONE SHOE FOR THE CHIEF'S CROCODILE...
or
- EACH ONE OF KAKO'S SHOES PER CROCODILE –
* Posted by D. Jahman Deido TREE on October 25, 2009 at 10:28pm in Africa Select Afro-Fiction in WOJ website
http://www.worldofjah.com/group/wojst
Read more…The Morning After- Tea Party America?
So here we are the morning after--and I don't mean that 1980s flick about nuclear war that freaked me out as a kid. Though some people are going to be as freaked out over the "ginormous" GOP wins last night. Some early morning thoughts from a politic
Read more…Are Religious People Scared of Speculative Fiction?
So this question was sparked by a discussion I had today with a black co-worker, who said he had not watched the last few Kanye West videos because of the "devil worshiping theme." I of course said, "huh?" Then he proceeded to explain how the "phoeni
Read more…The Importance of Beta Readers
http://lmpreston.blogspot.com/2010/07/why-have-beta-readers.html
Many new writers I’ve met are extremely shy about sharing their work. If they don’t learn to do so, they miss out on a valuable part of a manuscript review process.
One of the most impor
Nook versus Kindle
This is more out of curiousity than anything else.
Since Barnes & Noble began publishing ebooks, I have noticed that my sells are actually higher for the Nook reader than the Kindle. Has anyone else experienced better sells with their ebooks for the
Read more…MONSTERS-OOOOOOOKKKKKKKK
I love the new wave of ART HOUSE horror and sci fi films and the new thinking mans aproach to the stories we all know and seen before. To much ART HOUSE can kill a cool concept and thats what monsters did. If you have seen the film the HOST then you
Read more…"Here we go again" One way trip to Mars.
Until we get "warp technology" like on Star Trek. It's becoming more and more likely once you take a trip to Mars your not coming back. It's just too expensive. I don't think we've sent anything out to deep space that has come back to us. Here's ano
Read more…Audible.com
Hey Fam: Are ya'll hip to this yet?
http://www.audible.com/t1/amazon?source%5Fcode=AMZGC901ZWS110310
Read more…Chat
Is there a specific day and/or time in which the chat is relatively active?
Let me know
-Jan
Read more…I'm under siege by hostile extraterrestrial super soldiers!
I need weapons, armor, and any other assistance my fellow BSFS comrades can render! If someone has a tactical nuke I can use that, too! Hurry folks, my situation grows more dire by the hour!
Read more…Kanye West Sci Fi Video- Runaway- Thoughts?
So who's seen Kanye West's 35 minute video "Runaway?" It got a world premiere in a movie theater last Saturday along with a live stream from MTV. It tells the tale of a Phoenix (Selita Ebanks) that has fallen to Earth, and her attempts to exist in ou Read more…
NEW BLACK SCI-FI ONLINE MAGAZINE...
Hey folks,
I don't know if this has been mentioned on here, butMaurice Waters has put together a really cool online Blackscience-fiction hub called BLACK SCI-FI.COM.
Its up now and hasinterviews with N. Steven Harris, Dr. Foster has an interactive sl
Bronzelens Film Festival
http://www.bronzelensfilmfestival.com/festivalevents.html
Anyone attending this?
Is it worthwhile or are they just trying to make money?
WHAT WAS THE WORST HALLOWEEN GIFTS GIVEN OUT THIS YEAR?
OK, WHAT WAS THE WORST HALLOWEEN GIFTS GIVEN OUT THIS YEAR?
IF YOU DON'T KNOW I'M SURE SOME KIDS CAN TELL YOU.
THE WORST I SAW WERE STICKERS. JUST LAME.
Monthly Book Read
I know we've talked about this before, but I'd like to bring up the subject again.
I was thinking that we should have a monthly book read featuring BSFS members books. We should have four categories:
- Fantasy (example: Meji Book One)
- Science Fiction (e
