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Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine – Issue 14
The fourteenth issue of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine is 8” by 5 ½”, 80 pages. Published on May 9, 2008.
Stephanie Johanson’s painting, Mars, was used for the
cover of issue 14.
Karl Johanson’s editorial this issue is Sometimes Less is
More, a thoughtful look at reediting in movies for
television, video, and DVDs.
Letters to the Magazine this issue are from: Carlos
Hernandez (author of Cingulate Gyrus, Neo-opsis # 9), Mary
Choo, Lynda Williams (author of books in The Okal Rey Saga), Nina Munteanu
(author of Virtually Yours, Neo-opsis # 3, and Darwin’s Paradox), Lee Sheldon,
C.S. Johnson (author of In Search of a Loophole, Neo-opsis #
12), Yvonne Pronovost (author of All the Tea in China, Neo-opsis
# 7), Chris Ward (4000th submission prize winner), Kathy
Peddlesden. Also in this section we have a write-up about a Snowed in
Tardis.
This issue, Karl Johanson’s A Walk Through The Periodic Chart deals with Chromium.
Following this is an article about Copper Tubing and the Lenz Effect.
The first story in issue fourteen is Seek You (4,087 words), by David Routledge.
(Illustration by Stephanie Johanson) David has been reading science
fiction since he was ten. He grew up to be a radio astronomer, insofar as he
grew up. His astronomical interests include
both phenomena in the interstellar medium and advances in radio telescopes. He
has - as far as he knows - published science fiction only once before. He lives
in Edmonton with his very understanding wife.
The second story is Kinship (3,439
words), by Savannah Lee. (Illustration by Stephanie Johanson) Savannah’s
fiction can be found in the Blue Earth Review, Aoife’s Kiss, and Clean
Sheets, where her story “Objects of Meaning” has been nominated for an anthology. She blogs
at www.savannahspage.com.
The third story is Minion Like Me (5,981
words), by Derek Kagemann. (Illustrations by Karl Johanson) Derek has
been many things: a musician, antique dealer, movie extra, and a cowboy at a
Wild West town. He is finally pursuing a career
as a freelance writer, while helping his wife to raise their son and manage
their Indiana-based pet supply business. He has been published in Thieves
Jargon and Knights of the Dinner Table.
The fourth story is Protocol (2,273
words), by Anthony W. Spivey. (Illustration by Karl Johanson) Anthony was
born and raised in Butcherknife, Virginia - deep in the Appalachian Mountains.
Trained as a software engineer, he regularly moves from coast to coast with his long suffering wife, Laurie, and their daughter,
Saralain. Mr. Spivey’s horror and science fiction pieces have been published in
Theatre of Decay, Nocturnal Ooze, Wanderings, Bewildering
Stories, Aoife’s Kiss, and, most recently, in Neo-opsis. He
welcomes any and all comments via email at aspivey3@nc.rr.com.
The fifth story is Enduring Childhood
(1,500 words), by Marion Bernard. Marion lives on the far western
edge of Canada. She has a couple of degrees that have nothing whatsoever to do
with creative writing and a day job that
keeps her supplied with paper and ink. Juggling work, multiple writing projects
and a high energy child leaves little time for other passions. However, she
does manage to squeeze in time to read, ski and dance.
The sixth story is Shedding
Skin (5,864 words), by David Seigler. (Illustration by Stephanie Johanson) David grew
up on the Texas plains where he met a few rattlesnakes,
but no extraterrestrials. After living in California, he returned to Texas
where he now lives with his family, sells comic books for a living and writes
short fiction on the side. He’s otherwise quite stable.
Article: A Step in a Dream includes
photos of Jeanne and Spider Robinson (writers of the novel Stardance), James
Sposto (producer), and Kathleen McDonagh (dancer) during their trip to ride on
Zero-Gravity Corporation’s modified 727, for a taste of free fall. (Photos were
supplied by Jeanne Robinson.)
SF News includes a list of the Nebula Award nominees
and winners for 2008, the Andre Norton Award nominees and winner, the Hugo
Award Nominees for 2008, the Aurora Awards nominees for 2008, and a tribute to
Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
Other SF News includes the Science Fiction Writers of
America naming Michael Moorcock a Grand Master, Kino International releasing a
set of movies featuring Harry Houdini, Paramount’s plans to do a new Dune
movie, and more.
Space News includes new discoveries from the Cassini
probe, European Space Agency’s Venus Express probe, more data from the Mars
rovers, and more on other space probes.
Reviews this issue include: Majestrum: A Tale of
Henghis Hapthorn The Spiral Labyrinth written by Matthew Hughes, reviewed
by Robert Runté; It’s Dead Jim, Warp 11, CD reviewed by Karl Johanson; Jemma
7729 written by Phoebe Wray, reviewed by Robert Runté; Galactica 1980
television series, reviewed by John W. Herbert; Battlestar Galactica and
Philosophy edited by Jason T. Eberl, reviewed by Stephanie Johanson; Sword
Masters written by Selina Rosen, reviewed by Robert Runté.
Karl Johanson devotes The Last Three Pages to Prognostication.
Karl writes about the art of predictions and how people interpret them.
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