July 2006 (Vol. III: #6)

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Editorial

Con Games

From Westercon to WorldCon.

by Bluejack

Interview

Communing with the Mojo Queen

An Interview with Nalo Hopkinson

Exploring the worlds of an award-winning author, playwright, editor, and teacher.

by Michael Lohr

Feature

How to Make Big Money Writing Science Fiction, and Other Dangerous Delusions

In which Our Writer decries the glossification of a venerable genre magazine.

by Gary Westfahl

Is the World Ready for a Real Philip Dick Movie?

'A Scanner Darkly' tests the waters...

Hollywood versus PKD, round ten.

by MaryAnn Johanson

Breaking the Success Barrier

How writers freeze up—and ways beyond it.

by Jay Lake & Ruth Nestvold

Essay

Monsters That Missed Out

A connoisseur of crap laments a few montrous also-rans.

by Steven Utley

Keeping Watch

Two Cautionary Tales

Or, how to disguise important cultural criticism in one Creature Double Feature.

by Daniel M. Kimmel

Criticism

Reevaluating Ellison's Infamous Fable

Seeking deeper meanings in "'Repent, Harlequin,' said the Ticktockman."

by Eric Bresin

Review

NFSF: Getting Down to Brass Facts

Exploring the tradition of "hard" science fiction.

by Greg Beatty

C.S. Lewis Roars Again In The Shadowlands

Two books that consider Lewis's life and legacy.

by Ryder W. Miller

Kingmaker, Kingbreaker by Karen Miller

A two-volume epic gets another look after being dismissed.

by Ian McHugh

July Short Fiction

Another month's worth of stories, including a review of the debut of Helix.

by Lois Tilton

Final Staff

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