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Locus Magazine

If you have any interest in being a professional science fiction genre writer, I recommend you at least check Locus Out from time to time. The LocusMag.com site is...

What is a Collectible?

A collectible is a manufactured item designed for people to collect. Collectibles are specifically created for the purpose of collecting (see also hobby). In this...

What is a Plushie?

Stuffed toys, normally some kind of animal. The teddy bear is the most prolific example and the Mattel Meeko being maybe the most infamous. This name is usually used for...

What is a Monster?

Prior to its appropriation by the fantasy genre, the monster was an important social concept. Monsters were often associated with unknown lands and unknown things. For...

Movie Bad Girls with Guns

According to Jean-Luc Godard, all you need for a movie is a girl and a gun. At least according to the moviebadgirls.com site. The webmaster of this site has collected up...

Can Mistletoe Kill?

In Norse Mythology, Baldur (also Balder, ON Baldr), the god of innocence, beauty, joy, purity, and peace, is Odin’s second son. His wife is called Nanna and his...

Modern fantasy elves

Modern fantasy literature has revived the elves as a race distinct from fairies. Fantasy elves are different from Norse elves, but are more akin to that older mythology...

Norse Dwarves

The Norse dwarves are highly significant entities within Norse mythology. They are the makers of most of the artifacts of the gods, both Aesir and Vanir. Their dwelling...

Elves at Christmas

The modern children’s folklore of Santa Claus (USA, Canada, and Britain) typically includes diminutive, green-clad elves as Santa’s assistants. They wrap...

TGirl Parade

There is something about transsexuals which has always struck me as very sci fi. From Tanith Lee to George Alec Effinger, there have been themes of gender fluidity...

Disturbing Future Dystopia is Now

I read a really disturbing entry in author William Gibson’s blog yesterday. The New York Times Magazine wrote a long profile of a creepy company who hires your...

Gaylactic Spectrum Awards

There is still time to get nomination in for the 2005 Spectrum Awards. The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards honor outstanding works of science fiction, fantasy and horror which...

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