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Judicial 101: a short story by GF Willmetts.
In any other situation, the Judge would have looked down at the two claimants from his dais seeing them on an equal basis…
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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.
January 2022
ReviewScifi
Wasp by Eric Frank Russell (SF Masterworks) (book review).
Eric Frank Russell (1905-1978) wrote ‘Wasp’ back in 1957. For the purposes of the story, an example is giving of how much chaos…
ReviewMagazines
Back Issue #20 February 2007 (magazine review).
The biggest surprise in finding a copy of this rare paper 2007 issue of ‘Back Issue’ is the opening editorial being changed to…
ReviewHorror
A Sense Of Dread: Getting Under The Skin Of Horror Screenwriting by Neal Marshall Stevens (book review).
Horror scriptwriter Neal Marshall Stevens book, ‘A Sense Of Dread: Getting Under The Skin Of Horror Screenwriting’, is a bit different to the…
ReviewFilms
No Time To Die (2021) 2-Disc Collector’s Edition (DVD review).
Strictly speaking, the latest James Bond film, ‘No Time To Die’ should be dated 2020 rather than 2021, so I’ve watched the film…
ReviewScifi
UFO Comic Anthology Volume One (book review).
I’ve been waiting for a long time to see the ‘UFO’ cartoon strips from the 1971 ‘Countdown’ comic again. As is pointed out…
ReviewComics
Our Artists At War by Richard J. Arndt and Steven Fears (book review).
I never really followed the American war comics. Age and lack of appeal compared to super-heroes never struck me, although I did read…
NewsCulture
Editorial – Jan 2022: How much evidence is evidence?
Hello everyone Another year. Another covid variant. Sounds like a repeat of last year although probably no better than we have had before.…
NewsScifi
Take 6EQUJS-67 And Call It EQUip JeSus! : a short story by: GF Willmetts (WOW! not included)
I like the law of averages. If you keep looking long enough, something will show up. Like a bus, why should we be…
NewsOffworld Report
What Is Causing Science Fiction To Die? an article by: GF Willmetts
Over the years, we have seen many articles about the demise of Science Fiction. I’ve touched on it from time to time but…
ReviewDoctor Who
Doctor Who: Eve Of The Daleks by Chris Chibnall (TV review).
You do have to wonder how many other parts of the day the Daleks can arrive in and how long before we get…
ReviewBooks
The Best Of Draw! Volume Two (book review).
You know how I was saying how hard it was to come across the second volume of ‘The Best Of Draw!’ after reviewing…