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EBOOK RELEASE: Al Grito De Guerra
In the penultimate of our pre-Christmas flurry of releases, Jack Knizhnik makes his SLP debut with this fiery tale of a more violent...
Dec 20, 20231 min read


The Alternate Lavender Island: Andy Cooke
Marooned Guest: Andy Cooke. Need I say more? Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Once again, we interview our guest who is about to be...
Dec 20, 20238 min read


EBOOK RELEASE: If We'd Just Got That Penalty
Former SLP blog editor and anthology-crafter extraordinaire Gary Oswald returns as editor of this collection of sporting alternate...
Dec 19, 20231 min read


EBOOK RELEASE: The Scottish Anthology
'twas the week before Christmas, and all through the publishing house, there were stirrings of new books, and a word that rhymes with...
Dec 18, 20231 min read


Non-Trek Worldbuilding 2: GalaxyQuest
By Tom Anderson The NSEA Protector, boldly going. Picture courtesy Galaxy Quest Wiki. In my last article on this subject, I discussed how...
Dec 18, 202311 min read


EBOOK RELEASE: Drake's Drum: Horizon Of Our Hopes
The wait is over. The fourth and final volume of the Drake's Drum series, Horizon Of Our Hopes, has been released in ebook format and is...
Dec 17, 20231 min read


NEW RELEASES: I Won't Go To Mars (Or Dance In Strangers' Cars), and an LGBT+ anthology
Just in time for Christmas, we are pleased to announce two new ebooks - the first of a few new releases we're making across this festive...
Dec 15, 20232 min read


An Alternate History of Horror XVIII: Onryō
By Ryan Fleming. Onryō; Japan's spirits of vengeance. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. This is, I am given to understand, the...
Dec 15, 202312 min read


Alternate History and Sport: Alternate Leagues
By Pete Usher. Boston National League baseball team, 1900. The oldest league in the world. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. League...
Dec 14, 202313 min read


The Alternate Lavender Isle: Guest Charles EP Murphy
Marooned guest: Charles EP Murphy There's something strangely familiar about this place. Does it have a supervillain lair? Picture...
Dec 13, 20237 min read


Alternate History and Stargate: Part 8
By Tom Anderson. "You blow up one sun, and everyone expects you to walk on water." Sam Carter. Picture courtesy Stargate Wiki. Last time...
Dec 11, 202311 min read


Sport and Politics: The Olympic Games, Part 4
By Pete Usher 1968. Two gloved fists, three careers wrecked. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Continuing the series of how politics...
Dec 8, 202312 min read


60 Years of Dr Who. Part 8: The Eighth Doctor
By Matthew Kresal Part of the interregnum. Picture courtesy BBC Across its original 26 years on television, Doctor Who only rarely delved...
Dec 7, 20236 min read


The Alternate Lavender Island
Marooned guest: Alexander Rooksmoor. Here we are again. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. In this stranding, we welcome Alexander...
Dec 6, 202311 min read


Not-Trek Worldbuilding. Part 1: Gene Roddenburry's Andromeda
By Tom Anderson The crew of the Enterprise at the launch of the other Enterprise. The OTL one. Gene Roddenberry appropriately takes...
Dec 4, 202314 min read


Monthly Vignette: Unto the Least of my Brethren
By Angelo Barthélmy Oh, vignette time again. Every month, SLP runs a vignette competition with a specific prompt. This competition has...
Dec 2, 20237 min read


The Van Helsing Mysteries. Season 1.
By Ryan Fleming. It's that man again. We'll see a lot of him. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. In which Ryan Fleming imagines a 1970s...
Dec 1, 202312 min read


The Alternate Lavender Island.
Marooned guest: Andrew J Harvey. You know the form by now. Another day, another guest marooned, replacing the previous victim. Guest. I...
Nov 29, 20235 min read


Westminster with Proportional Representation. Part 2.
By Andy Cooke. The action is set here, in the seat of power. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Part 1 of this series can be found here....
Nov 27, 20238 min read


Tales from Development Hell: The Alien
By Ryan Fleming. No. Not this alien. Not quite. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Too often in the West, success or impact in film is...
Nov 24, 20239 min read
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