Science Fiction Matters

So, apparently, the blob really does exist. Off the the Alaskan shore. Here's the story in the Anchorage Daily News. So far scientists know:

1) It's not an oil slick
2) It's organic
3) It's gunky
3) It has hair-like strands
4) It's 12-15 miles long
5) No one has ever seen anything like it

So, what do you know about it? Write a speculative flash (under 1000 words) story about this Alaskan blob. The winning story will be posted at Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys and the winning author will receive a copy of Awesome Lavratt. More details here.

Deadline for entries is August 1, 2009.

Let the (author) social networking list begin. I'm gearing up for a RW workshop on August 4th in Petaluma. Here's a taste. http://redwoodwriters.blogspot.com/2009/07/social-networking-let-list-begin.html

Watch my blog, Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys for reviews 2 or 3 Fridays a month. Next up, are Karina Fabian and Gregory Frost.

This week at Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys: Engrossing scenes, memorable characters and link to free story by Robert Sawyer.

http://sciencefictionmusings.blogspot.com/2009/06/engrossing-scenes-memorable-characters.html

This week's word: non sequitur. OK, so it's technically two. How's this for really random?

A Journey of Books reviewed Awesome Lavratt and ... wow! You so have to read it! http://ajourneyofbooks.blogspot.com/2009/06/awesome-lavratt-review-ann-wilkes.html

I just posted an interview with Peter F. Hamilton over at Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys this morning. And my review of The Temporal Void is live over at Mostly Fiction.

I sent out 8 stories this week thanks to the Broad Universe mailing party! And a couple of them were new. :)

I just posted an interview with SF author, Allen M. Steele. Check it out over at Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys