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The Scrooge Scenario: an article by: GF Willmetts.
I don’t really have to go over the plot of Charles Dickens 1843 story ‘A Christmas Carol’ as its embedded more in the…
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UncleGeoff
Geoff Willmetts has been editor at SFCrowsnest for some 21 plus years now, showing a versatility and knowledge in not only Science Fiction, but also the sciences and arts, all of which has been displayed here through editorials, reviews, articles and stories. With the latter, he has been running a short story series under the title of ‘Psi-Kicks’
If you want to contribute to SFCrowsnest, read the guidelines and show him what you can do. If it isn’t usable, he spends as much time telling you what the problems is as he would with material he accepts. This is largely how he got called an Uncle, as in Dutch Uncle. He’s not actually Dutch but hails from the west country in the UK.
December 2022
NewsScifi
Jettison directed by JJ Pollack from the DUST collection (short scifi film: in full).
Here’s Jettison, a short science fiction movie directed by JJ Pollack. In her quest to leave Earth and visit the heavens, restless teenage…
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Editorial – December 2022: Life When We Know It.
Hello everyone, Reading that the new James Webb telescope can determine whether distant planets have water or not, its hardly surprising that the…
NewsScifi
Devil’s Deck: a Psi-Kicks story by: GF Willmetts.
<<Why Australia, Sara? We couldn’t be further from the Maxs.>> Sara Seeker turned and looked at Sheena Ramone. They had followed her without…
NewsCulture
Computer Tech In The SF Reality: an article by GF Willmetts.
Science Fiction has certain areas of anachronism where an outsider would certainly question how futuristic it really is. The equivalent of how old…
October 2022
NewsCulture
Editorial – October 2022: Armageddon Or Bust.
Hello everyone, There is so much dictator sabre-rattling and even worse across the world right now, you do have to wonder where sanity…
NewsScifi
176 Years: Coming Ready Or Not: a short story by: GF Willmetts.
My computer flagged up an old space mission. The only manned flight left. Every 176 years, the outer planets line up for a…
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Ray-Guns Don’t Stun! An article by: GF Willmetts.
The use of the ray-gun was essentially a trope to identify a futuristic weapon with fatal results and not use old-fashioned bullets as…
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The Highlights of IDW’s Announcements and Panel Reveals from New York Comic Con 2022
In Case You Missed It, IDW Shines a Spotlight on the Best NYCC Moments: Harvey Award Nominees, New Projects, Never-Before-Seen Art, and Events Galore…
NewsCulture
Editorial – October 2022: Freefall Thinking.
Hello everyone, Picking subjects to talk about here is often like playing a playlist. There’s always a big chance for repetition and going…
NewsShort fiction
Not So Vacant Possession: a story by: GF Willmetts.
‘That’s your star there. No, not that one. The one next to it. A little dimmer but also a lot cheaper. Gives you…
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Does Goldilocks Make Better Science Fiction Realities? – an article by: GF Willmetts.
When I was reading ‘A Fortunate Universe: Life In A Finely Tuned Cosmos’ by Geraint F. Lewis and Luke A. Barnes in August,…