I, Hippopotamus Man, can say without question that Moreau was a total asshole. Wells at least got that part right, but the rest of the story he told all wrong. He makes it seem like the Doctor was about trying to turn beasts into humans. The writer must have heard about it [...]
Flight
by Jeremiah Sturgill
From the April 2008 issue
Brow lift. Neck lift. Face lift.
Blepharoplasty—not familiar with the term? Pretend I said eyelid surgery. To make them slant to the outside, that’s all; the exotic look is in. Trust us. You’ll love it. Rhinoplasty—a nose job, that’s all. Not just a reshaping, mind you, but a reimagining. First, we’ll add that beautiful upward tilt [...]
Refusing to Be the Same:
An Interview with K.J. Bishop
by Jeff VanderMeer
From the April 2008 issue
K.J. Bishop’s first novel, The Etched City, was published by indie press Prime Books and then picked up by Bantam as well as Pan Macmillan, in addition to foreign language editions. It garnered excellent critical attention and was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award, in addition to winning the Crawford [...]
Not Now, Sweetie, Daddy's Worldbuilding
by Tim Pratt
From the April 2008 issue
I’m not a full-time writer. It’s much worse than that: I’m a guy with a day job who also has enough freelance work to keep a full-time writer busy. In the past couple of years I’ve made more money from writing than I have in my job as an editor at a trade magazine, but [...]
Floating Fish
by Mats Minnhagen
From the April 2008 issue
Originally an archaeologist, Matts discovered digital art four years ago and decided to switch careers…








