Category Archives: SFF: Writings

It’s “Double Trouble” Time on 08/08/08 with Pip and Tee

Posted on 23 July 2008 by Michael Spence

Sometimes the calendar makes strange demands on us. In this case, it requires that we present the following press release “out of order,” as it were; but then, we’re dealing not only with two good books and two fine authors, … Continue reading →

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SCI PHI, the journal, is here!

Posted on 18 January 2008 by Michael Spence

For those of you who wondered how soon I’d make it into print again…

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“Just wait ’til NEXT year!”

Posted on 25 August 2007 by Michael Spence

It wasn’t to be, alas. As I noted earlier, the quality of the other nominees is superb, and I’m not surprised to have been blown out of the water by such excellent pieces as Matt Wallace’s thoughtful “No World for … Continue reading →

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A Parsec nominee I, a thing of shreds and patches…

Posted on 23 July 2007 by Michael Spence

It’s time for the second annual Parsec Awards for excellence in podcasting, which will be given out at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia (31 August–3 September 2007). Two of my short pieces have been nominated and will be considered by the … Continue reading →

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Scott Sigler, a Strauss waltz, and Super Bowl XLI

Posted on 10 June 2007 by Michael Spence

Clerk’s log, MJDate 54262.0: Scott’s gracious comment on a previous article reminded me of something remarkable that happened this past February. Let me tell you about it. Every so often someone comes along and completely changes your perspective on a … Continue reading →

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Why Story is important to life; why SFF is important to theology

Posted on 23 April 2007 by Michael Spence

Clerk’s log, MJDate 54213.9: In honor of International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day (inspired by this discussion), I present the following. No, it’s not fiction. It’s a paper I delivered at the 2005 annual meeting of the Evangelical Theological Society. My purpose … Continue reading →

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Podcast novelists in the NEW YORK TIMES

Posted on 2 March 2007 by Michael Spence

Two worlds have collided, and storytelling may not be the same again. In case you haven’t yet seen this, the august New York Times (”all the news that’s fit to print”) recently ran an article on podcast fiction, featuring Scott … Continue reading →

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7th Son Sidebar: The Soul of the Palimpsest

Posted on 3 January 2007 by Michael Spence

Clerk’s log, MJDate 54103.3: What follows is a companion piece to “The Soul of the 7th Son.” SPOILER WARNING: Unlike “The Soul of the 7th Son,” which dealt with material appearing in the early chapters of Book One, “Descent,” of … Continue reading →

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Pickle Tale postscript

Posted on 19 November 2006 by Michael Spence

The results are in … and I’m out. Not a problem; hey, out of the initial 26 submissions (and you’ll get to hear all of them during the various Pickle Tales podcasts), I was chosen to be one of the … Continue reading →

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For mine is a Pickle tale …

Posted on 6 November 2006 by Michael Spence

You — yes, you — can encourage an aspiring podcaster! Namely, me.

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