In this month’s column, we apply our thought experiment to the aspect of aging and consider how a world free of the complications of human sex might change the way society approaches it. Several months ago, I came across a hot-take in my Twitter timeline that has been bothering me like a tiny scab of […]
Issue 036 is alive and well and full of 13 speculative fiction short stories by women authors. As if that’s not enough, today we have the privilege of picking the brain of one of our authors — Cathrin Hagey (she’s also one of our bloggers, so we hug her close). Read below for what she […]
In the early days of cinema, male scientists in science fiction and fantasy had female counterparts, usually assisting, sometimes as partners, but generally in peril and requiring rescue once the action builds to a climax. Those roles have evolved over time, echoing changing roles for women in society. Still, gaps in the amount of screen […]
Hello once again, faithful and loyal extraordinary authoresses and league supporters! Today I, your fearless leader Lady Morse Code, am a little weary about our interview guest, as I’m not 100% sure which side of the fence she plays on–hero or villain. She’s bit gruff and grumbly, but all in all I think she has […]
Superwriters unite! ********************************************************************************************* We’re back for another gathering of the League of Extraordinary Authoresses with me, Lady Morse Code, and today we have a stellar guest! (If she behaves herself.) No need to beat around the bush, tree or Batmobile today. I’m ready to jump straight into the interview! How about you? Let’s do this! […]
“Because we build the worlds we wouldn’t mind living in. They contain scary things, problems, but also a sense of rightness that makes them alive and makes us want to live there.” ~ Anne McCaffrey Anne Inez McCaffrey was born April 1, 1926 in Cambridge, MA. Ms. McCaffrey began publishing short fiction, of the speculative […]
