There are days when the world feels too small, too polite, too neatly folded into its own predictable geometry.
And then there are days like September 5, 2026, when Nieuw-Vennep (New-Vennep, a town and residential-commercial center in the Dutch province of North Holland, situated within the municipality of Haarlemmermeer) cracks open like a cosmic egg and something incandescent spills out across the Linquenda community...
MINISTRY OF TRUTH — DEPARTMENT OF TEMPORAL CORRECTION
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUÉ No. 2026‑ALT‑HIST‑001
Citizens of the Literary Dominion, Subjects of the Chronological Order, and Loyal Consumers of Approved Fiction,
The Ministry of Truth is delighted to announce the triumphant conclusion of the Sidewise Awards 2026, the Empire’s most prestigious ceremony dedicated to honoring works of "alternate history," a genre we have carefully redefined to mean any narrative containing...
“WHY
WE ARE ESPECIALLY UNFORTUNATE TO DIE, WHEN OUR NEAR-DESCENDANTS COULD BE
IMMORTAL
WE ARE THE LAST MORTALS.”
“If this were so, we
would be forced to confront an...
The Beyond is a 2018 science fiction thriller, set in the near-future, that explores the evolution of our humanity through “first contact.”
The sudden appearance...
Since “Expanse”, I’ve been on the lookout for an equally sophisticated treatment of space exploration—something that doesn’t slide into horrific mind-numbing and gut-wrenching insult...
Every End is a Beginning: "Seveneves",
a novel by Neal Stephenson - A review by Valentin Ivanov
The inquisitive spirit of the old golden-age science fiction...
On Friday, June 9th, I drove with friend, songwriter and poet Honey Novick, to the 15th International Writers’ and Artists’ Festival in Val-David, Quebec...
Incorporated is a science fiction thriller that offers a chilling glimpse of a post-climate change dystopia. Created by David and Alex Pastor and produced...
