Went to the mailbox today and found two copies of the June Asimov’s shrink-wrapped together in a nice, tight little package. The label on the outside was not my standard subscription label, but my name and address was there. Looking at it, I guessed that perhaps I was supposed to received a couple of author’s…
When iPad’s first came out, I didn’t see a compelling reason to get one. After all, I have an iMac and a MacBook and an iPhone, to say nothing of a Kindle, and those seem to do well to make up for any lack I might experience. But in the back of my mind, I…
I came home from vacation to find this waiting from me from my Secret Santa: (Click the image to see a larger version.) It’s a stack of Asimov’s and Analog magazines from the 1970s and includes the premier issue of Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine (the one showing). It also appears to include most issues…
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Title: “Inclination” Author: William Shunn Source: Asimov’s Science Fiction (April/May 2006) Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 I’d known that William Shunn (shunn) was coming out with a new story for some time and last night, I finally got around to reading it and I was not disappointed.
Title: “46 Directions, None of Them North” Author: Deborah Coates Source: Asimov’s Science Fiction (March 2006) I liked this story. First of all, it is a story published in a science fiction magazine that really doesn’t have anything to do with science fiction. Instead, it is a somewhat touching story of a 16 year old…
Today I received my best rejection slip ever. It was like hitting a home run that went just foul. It was for my story “Wake Me When We Get There” which I had sent to Asimov’s. It made it out of the slush pile, past the readers and all the way to the editor, Sheila…