It's always a pleasure to hear from old pals who have been out of touch--especially when they bear glad tidings ( Read more... )

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Sometime in the 23rd century, an ailing crewmember is rushed into the sickbay of the USS Enterprise, where crotchety but competent Dr. McCoy stands ready to treat him. A quick diagnosis via non-invasive tricorder, and the future physician knows just what treatment is needed. The required drug is administered swiftly and painlessly without ever ( Read more... )

Russ Reynolds, that's me. You probably remember my name from when I ran the country for three days. Wasn't that a wild time? I'm sorry I started a trade war with several countries around the globe. I bet you're all grateful things didn't ramp up to the shooting stage. I know I am. And the UWA came out ahead in the end, right? No harm, no foul. ( Read more... )

In 2002, in the freelancer’s eternal quest for a plum assignment that combines good pay and high visibility, I thought I had struck gold. The legitimate representative of a major Hollywood franchise (which shall remain nameless here, to avoid any legal hassles; suffice it to say that their films are best noted for certain Phildickian qualities ( Read more... )

Sherrif Fuhrman swung his massive hairy fist into the gut of the unsuspecting tramp -- some bottled-blonde nancy-boy he had picked up for vagrancy -- and felt it connect with the man’s backbone. Stepping back with a neat practiced motion to avoid the spew of vomit from the unshaven hobo, Fuhrman began to laugh. "Told ya that cheap wine wouldn’t ( Read more... )

Waist-deep in the bioethical imaginary, if it can walk and talk, I am completely comfortable with addressing someone as an equal. It really doesn't matter if this person has high heel implants, sensory tentacles and no eyes or nose, or a furry pelt.

Time's Black Lagoon, like the Di Filippo's steampunk work, is a carefree mash-up of 50's horror, contemporary speculative fiction, and pulp action novel. Set mainly in the humid, post-climate change New England of 2015, the novel focuses on the adventures of Brice Chalefant...

Review

It's been a while since NZBC Five-Minuted anyone, so we ordered tall lattes, kicked back and asked the man who invented the word 'ribofunk' to tell us what it’s all about.

http://www.nzbc.net.nz/2006/11/five-minutes-with-paul-di-filippo.html

Award winning gonzo sf writer Paul "Steampunk Trilogy" di Filippo is the improbable author of an improbably rollicking new movie tie-in novel, Creature From the Black Lagoon: Time's Black Lagoon.http://www.boingboing.net/2006/11/07/paul_di_filippo_visi.html