Author Archives: mbey

Two of my stories came out on the web this month, which means you can read them in the privacy of your own home without anyone knowing you’re one of those reader people. The first story, Pioneers and Indians, came … Continue reading →

There’s different content going up on the fiction page in a couple of days, so I want to take this opportunity to pimp Derek Goodman while "The All-night, One-Stop, Apocalypse Shop" is at the top of the queue. First of … Continue reading →

One of the best things about co-editing a zine called Space Squid is that everyone sends you squid stuff. I was never terribly into squid, mind you, the zine is named in honor of the Atwood quote, it doesn’t reflect … Continue reading →

Would you wiki for me? So, when Steve Wilson and I weren’t slacking off as the fiction co-editors for this site, we were writing a mid-grade children’s book. It’s about a couple of kids in Beloit, WI who become friends … Continue reading →

the times of india posted a summary of the 30 most-anticipated film titles for the coming year. nevermind all that nonsense that’s happening next door in pakistan, i want to know what projects SRK has up his sleeve! the best … Continue reading →

the GF saw this article about an MIT physics professor on the front page of the NYtimes, and spend 30 minutes trying to find the video of the guy demonstrating the principle of a constant period of oscillation for a … Continue reading →

Before I tell you that I’m writing a review about a novelization of the biblical Book of Judges, you should know that the sea-god Dagon makes an appearance. I’m not kidding. The bible is the original Lovecraftian tome. This article … Continue reading →

I was reading this Howard Waldrop story this week called "Mr.Goober’s Show." As appears to be the formula for much of Mr.Waldrop’s work, it’s a showcase for a neat, meticulously researched tidbit of history. In this case it centered around … Continue reading →

The NY Times reported this morning that Dutt was already out, but it looks like the bail formalities will stretch out just a little longer. For those of you who haven’t been keeping up with the news of Sanju Baba, … Continue reading →

no good news on the cheap, effective jetpacks we were promised. the commercial ones are still only good for about 30 seconds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THEcWrznicY and the homemade ones are either buggy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0v-la8L5yo&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mjUZEsduIE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvM8Cp7wnXQ or involve tossing yourself out of an … Continue reading →