NewsScifi
The Loop: Just Add Water – a short story by GF Willmetts.
The first Loop appeared outside my city. The structure was massive, spanning several acres and reaching high into the sky. It contained a…
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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.
November 2025
October 2025
NewsDoctor Who
Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series (DVD review – extras only).
As with other earlier new ‘Doctor Who’ seasons, I’ve already reviewed the episodes when they first appeared on TV, so the focus on…
NewsCons
Ronda Rousey and the Wizards of OZ: AWA Brings the Knockout Magic to New York Comic Con 2025 (convention news).
If you’re anywhere near New York Comic Con this year and have even a passing interest in either punching people for glory or…
NewsCons
IDW Mutates Into Overdrive for New York Comic Con 2025 – Godzilla, TMNT, Trek, Takei & A Whole Lot of Tentacles (con news).
If you thought IDW was just bringing a polite little table and some glossy flyers to New York Comic Con 2025, think again,…
September 2025
NewsCulture
Editorial – October 2025: Cover-Ups & Conspiracies.
Hello everyone. In the past, people perceived a ‘cover-up’ as a strategy to prevent information from reaching the press. Despite the Internet and…
NewsShort fiction
Blind Evidence: a short story by GF Willmetts.
‘Will the guilty party please stand.’ The defence barrister stood up first. ‘My client hasn’t been convicted yet, sir.’ The judge flicked his…
NewsWorld getting weirder
Fairies Under The Spotlight: an article by GF Willmetts.
Anyone can be faked out. A lot depends on beliefs. Take Arthur Conan Doyle and the Cottingley fairies. Despite writing Sherlock Holmes, he…
August 2025
NewsOffworld Report
Editorial – September 2025: The World Is Run By Templates.
Hello everyone, Templates. A few decades ago, I wondered why certain towns and cities in the UK adopted a specific road junction system…
NewsCulture
SF: A Point Of Initials, an article by GF Willmetts.
Back in 2014 and a few times since, I’ve discussed the 17 sub-genres of science fiction, which included science fiction romance. I considered…
NewsScifi
My Pride And Joy: a short story by GF Willmetts.
Look at the designs I made for my new car. It isn’t just the streamlining to look good on the outside. Look at…
July 2025
NewsWorld getting weirder
Editorial – August 2025: Bucket Lists Are Never Completed When Wars Get In The Way.
Hello everyone, I’m beginning to think I can do miracles, or at least I’m becoming aware of how powerful my ability is to…
NewsCulture
Time Frame: an article by GF Willmetts.
Something that has always been gotten wrong in most science fiction is the belief that even faster-than-light brings different worlds into the same…