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Monthly Vignette: Dragon's Egg
By Charles Cartwright. What's the Vignette this month? Children see the world differently to adults. That’s what makes writing for...
Jul 12, 202422 min read


The Alternate Lavender Island: David Love
Marooned Guest: David Love We know the drill, don't we. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. This time, our marooned guest on Lavender...
Jul 10, 20246 min read


Alternate Space. For All Mankind: Part 4
By Andy Cooke Buzz Aldrin removing the passive seismometer from a compartment in the Lunar Lander, OTL. Picture courtesy Wikimedia...
Jul 8, 20248 min read


Paleofuture. Part 4: Ringworld
Review by Tom Anderson. Ringworld computer image. Geometrically correct according to Niven's dimensions. Picture courtesy Wikimedia...
Jul 5, 202413 min read


Creative Typos
By David Flin Bottom right hand corner. I have a guilty pleasure. It doesn’t harm anyone, I hasten to add, but it’s not something I’m...
Jul 3, 20243 min read


Gerry Anderson's Five Star Five
By Matthew Kresal The man who started it all, Gerry Anderson. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. Mention the name Gerry Anderson and...
Jul 1, 20244 min read


Book Nook: Casca
Reviewed by Colin Salt. Picture courtesy Amazon. A guy who was a one-hit wonder musician in the 1960s later starts a long semi-AH fiction...
Jun 17, 20243 min read


The D'Oliveira Affair of 1968
By David Flin Basil D'Oliveira, who, according to Wisden, was: "The most important sportsman who ever lived." Some hyperbole, but he had...
Jun 14, 20246 min read


Paleofuture. Part 3: Rendezvous with Rama
By Tom Anderson Arthur C Clarke, 1965. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. If you have not already read the first article in this series...
Jun 12, 202414 min read


Monthly Vignette: In The Cards.
By Paul Leone. This month, our vignette is from the 73rd vignette challenge, which had as its theme: “Occult.” This was from Paul Leone,...
Jun 10, 20248 min read


D-Day Vignette: Weather Report
By Paul Leone Into The Jaws of Death. Troops of Company A, 16th Infantry, 1st Division (US) disembarking onto the Fox Green section of...
Jun 8, 20245 min read


POD Cast: 16 June, 1272. Part 2
By Tim Venning Edward II, potentially replaced by Thomas. The red-hot poker may not be a true story. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons....
Jun 7, 202414 min read


What if the Adams-Onis Treaty was more extensive?
By Steve Payne This article was originally posted on Today in Alternate History (twitter)and the original article can be found there....
Jun 5, 20244 min read


Alternate Space. For All Mankind: Part Three.
By Andy Cooke Snoopy is heading to the Moon. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. This is part 3 of an in-depth look at For All Mankind....
Jun 3, 202413 min read


How to Kill a Football Club
By Pete Usher Old Etonians versus Blackburn Rovers. The game's not what it used to be. Picture courtesy Wikimedia Commons. In previous...
May 31, 20245 min read


The Alternate Lavender Island: Gwen (Tibby) Jones.
Marooned Guest: Gwen (Tibby) Jones. This time, our guest for marooning on Lavender Island is Gwen Jones, known to the denizens of the SLP...
May 29, 20247 min read


Paleofuture, Part 2: Foundation
By Tom Anderson Older than the Editor. Picture courtesy Amazon. In the first part of this series, I discussed just why I had been...
May 27, 202419 min read


On Trial. Day 14
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Returning soon. This will be the last entry in this little interlude, and normal service will be...
May 25, 20242 min read


On Trial. Day 13
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. He's depressed. Cheer him up. You know how it is when you’re reading a story to your young ones, only...
May 24, 20242 min read


On Trial. Day 12
By Deputy Editor Sergeant Frosty. Spot the deliberate mistake. Technically, this should be the last day of the meat-sack Editor’s Jury...
May 23, 20242 min read
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