Theme: Write a science fiction story that uses gothic settings and tropes. Gothic science fiction is the oldest kind. Mary Shelley's...

Theme: Write a science fiction story that refers to itself or breaks the fourth wall in some interesting way. Metafiction is a set of...

Theme: Write a story about the complex relationships between humans and artificial intelligence as this new form of "life" assimilates...

Theme: Write a story in which a special day plays an important role. A special day may be a holiday or a national observance of some sort...

Theme: Your challenge this month is to write a story in which the weather or climate is an important plot element. Our monthly theme...

It would be customary at this time of year to look back at the changes, events, and developments that occurred in the year 2023. Having...

Despite having an abiding interest (and a degree) in mathematics, I’ve never tried to write a science fiction story in which math plays a...

“It’s terribly hard to see, and think clearly, about the long future, when the immediate present seems so violently pressing.” American...

In the two weeks prior to this writing, the US has shot down four high-altitude flying objects, three of which are still unidentified....

In the early 1950s, humanity realized that we could destroy all human life on the planet. This realization spurred the emergence of a new...

Science Fiction has a long history of dealing with, well, long histories. Therefore, it frequently addresses big questions like, How did...

Everyone here knows this, I hope: Mark Zuckerberg did not invent the Metaverse. He invented a neat way for Harvard nerds to meet co-eds...

Let’s be honest about something. The golden age of sci-fi produced many fine writers and many, many futuristic stories that seem to stick...

Stories about robots and aliens have long been vessels for science fiction writers to examine the nature of “otherness.” How do we treat...

In 1959, nearly at the peak of the golden age of sci-fi, Rod Serling began producing a weekly science fiction television series called...

The zeitgeist of the golden age of sci-fi was anchored in the early 20th century, peaked in the 1950s, and continued through the...