New anthology with stories by John and myself! GOD, ROBOT, edited by Anthony Marchetta, is a collection of intertwined stories that explore the meaning of intelligence, faith, retribution, and redemption. It is the year 6080 AD. Detective Theseus Hollywell has at last discovered the hiding place of William Locke, a notorious fugitive from justice…
On a recent Superversive SF, Peter Bradley recommended a book called School of Darkness by Bella Dodd, a woman who had been active in the Communist party in the 30s through 50s, before returning to the Catholic Church. I grew up in New York. My father came from the Bronx. My mental image of Labor Unions…
A debate broke out recently about political correctness between myself and some of my fellow SF fans. (You can read Matthew M. Foster’s response here.) I am very fond of Mr. Foster, but I must respectfully disagree. Once, many years ago, I spent a week at a Rensi Zen monastery. It was housed in a…
Once upon a time, my husband was an atheist. Then he had a heart attack, and was healed by prayer. He both converted and went to the hospital to find out what happen. They told him, his heart itself was healthy, but he needed a quintuple bipass. When he came home from the hospital, he…
An interview with author Frank Luke, who gives one of the best arguments for why it is not immoral for Christians to read and write fantasy I've ever seen. How did you come to write your book? Rebirths started as a short story called “New Life.” I'd written several of those, and had an idea while…
Juss: "And that is the character I made up." Orville" "Sad backstory?" Juss: "Haven't made it up yet." And now they are trying to combine Batman and Wolverine. Bat-erine?
Live podcast on: Social Media, Thought Policing and the Hugo's Now: http://superversivesf.com/2016/02/20/thought-police-social-media-and-the-hugos/
Finally, a distopia by someone who has actually lived in one! Today, we have an interview with Marina Fontaine of Liberty Island, author of the new book, Chasing Freedom. How did you come to write this book? It all began with a flash fiction contest at Liberty Island, an online fiction magazine. A New York…
Guest poster S. Dorman returns with another powerful essay: My Hero, Lost On A Mountain In Maine One of my heroes was lost on a mountain in Maine. Not on just any mountain, but The Greatest Mountain—Katahdin, it was named of the Abenaki. Highest mountain in the state and sharing with downeast coastal Quoddy Head first…
This essay began as a post on another blog. I commented on it and said that I'd love to post something on this subject for the Superversive Blog. And, here it is! Theologic License by Matthew Schmidt. An apologia before I begin. Being Christian, and more particularly Catholic, I am writing this from the perspective…