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Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine – Issue 22
The twenty-second issue of Neo-opsis Science Fiction Magazine is 8” by 5 ˝”, 80 pages, in
print October 2012.
The cover of issue
twenty-two is Breach, by
Ron Sanders .
Ron is an L.A.-based author, poet, and illustrator working across the board.
His works tend to lean heavily on the human condition, generally with a cynical
edge, and with a high sense of drama. He feels self-promotion is nothing more
than compensation, and hopes his works can stand or fall on their own merit. To
that end, there’s plenty to read and ponder on his website at
http://ronsandersatwork.com.
Karl and Stephanie's
editorial is on the good, the bad and the annoying of 3D movies.
Letters to the Magazine this
issue are from: James Isaac,
Jim Turner, E.B. Klassen, Lori Grant, Marlee Wilson,
Al Harlow, Alexander Korovessis, Steve George Saunders, Jerry
Ackerman, Wolf Read, Daryl
Grant, Tim Ford, Nina
Munteanu, and Leo Young.
This issue Karl Johanson’s
A Walk Through the Periodic Chart is titled Elements
of Energy Production. Karl contributed to a Toronto Star 2012 Earth Day article, “15
Sci-fi Writers Tackle Climate Change.” The article included possible
solutions to global warming, by various SF professionals, including Neo-opsis
fiction contributors Suzanne Church and Hayden Trenholm. A Walk Through the
Periodic Chart includes an extended version of Karl's contribution.
The first story in
issue twenty-two is The Son of Abish by Dave Duncan. Dave has
published forty-five novels of fantasy or science-fiction, but this is his
first short story in twenty years. He lives in Victoria, BC, with his wife and
in-house editor, Janet.
The second story is Four-Months
Hard Sweeping by Nancy Kay Clark. Nancy is an award-winning magazine
writer and editor. She edits and contributes to a literary ezine,
CommuterLit.com, which posts a short-short story or poem every workday
formatted for readers to enjoy on their mobile devices during their morning commutes.
She lives in Toronto with her husband and two teenaged kids.
The third story is Sweet
Perfume in the Night by Deborah Hayles. Deborah is a mental health
professional with an overactive imagination and a longstanding love of
speculative fiction. She spent a long time trying to avoid writing, but it
caught up with her anyway. And for the most part she’s glad it did. When not
working or at her computer, she might be found rediscovering forgotten
equestrian skills or planning her next trip to England.
The fourth story is
Keepsake by Robert J. Boumis. Robert was born in 1986 in Creve
Coeur, Missouri (“Broken Heart” in mangled French). As an Air Force brat, he
was moved to Iraklion in Greece, before moving to Tucson. Robert then went off
to college at Northern Arizona University, a mountainous, temperate region
unlike the desert he grew up in. In the summer of 2011, Robert completed the
coursework for his Bachelor’s of Science in biology from NAU. He is currently
working to pay off student debt and save up for graduate school, and turning
out the occasional short story.
The fifth story is
Nocta by Dan Holbrow (Nocta) is a recovering academic.
He lives and writes and drinks oceans of coffee in a cozy house in Regina,
Saskatchewan.
The sixth story is
It's Not You It's Me by Michael Donoghue. Michael mostly lives in his head, but resides
in Vancouver. He’s had more than 50 very short stories in publications such as Nanoism,
Thaumatrope, and Short Fast & Deadly. He also has a story in
the fabulous 140 And Counting, a forthcoming anthology of twitlit from
Upper Rubber Boot. You can follow him on twitter at: @mpdonoghue.
The seventh story is The
Once and Future Tomato by Dr. Philip Edward Kaldon. This is his
second Canadian publication so far in 2012. His story “Your First Real Rocket
Ship” won third prize in the Friends of the Merril Short Story contest and is
currently available online courtesy of the Toronto Public Library.
The eighth story is The Last Actor by
Edoardo Albert. Edoardo is a writer of Sri Lankan and Italian extraction
based in London. He’s had stories published in lots of magazines, and his book
on the history and archaeology of Northumbria - Northumbria: The Lost
Kingdom - is out in October 2012. Find out more, including the unlikely
piece of writing that produced the best reaction, at www.edoardoalbert.com,
follow him on Twitter @EdoardoAlbert or like him on Facebook.
This issue notes the passing of and pays
tribute to Ray Bradbury, Harry Harrison and Neil Armstrong.
Convention write ups this issue are for the
gaming convention GottaCon, held in Victoria, BC, in February 2012, and the
literary convention When Words Collide, held in Calgary, AB, in August 2012. (www.gottacon.com and www.whenwordscollide.org)
Awards news includes
nominee and winner information about the 2012 Aurora Awards, Hugo Awards and
Nebula Awards.
Reviews this issue are
of The Healer's Sword, by Lynda Williams, Batmobile: The Complete
History, by Mark Cotta and Paul Levitz The
Dark Knight Manual, by Brandon T. Snider, and the computer game Diablo
III, by Blizzard Entertainment.
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