Why Do Philosophy And Ethics Questions Show Up So Much In Science Fiction? (According to AI)
Science fiction has always been a genre that pushes the boundaries of what we know and consider possible. As such, it's no surprise that ethical and philosophical questions often play a prominent role in science fiction writing.
"Best Of" 2022 Philosophy/Ethics Short Story Voting!
Over the last several years we have done print anthologies. They were very successful, but their frequency meant they were a lot of work! They also were quite thick, sometimes over 400 pages!
As such, for 2022, we switched to a “Best Of” format. Each year we will do a “Best of” print book from the short stories for the year and publish it in February of the following year. This will be our first year and we have opted for voting!
Kolby (Editor-in-Chief)
Black Friday Sale! - Print Magazine For Just $1USD
You have probably seen emails from us offering our digital magazine for $1USD, but this Black Friday we are offering a deal we have never offered before, the chance to get a copy of our print magazine sent to your house for just $1USD.
Now, you might be wondering? How are they able to offer a print magazine at such a low cost? What about printing costs, shipping, and the costs to put the magazine together and pay authors? The answer is, we can’t! We are going to lose money on every sale, but we are so sure most will love the magazine and want to continue subscribing, we are willing to send you the first issue at a loss!
Act quickly! This is not a “oh, they will do this again…” sale price. It will last just three days, and then it will be gone!
New Discussions Area
Subscribers,
I hope all is well. We are always busy working to find ways to provide greater value for our paid subscribers. To that end, we have added an online discussion area. (Password "xxxxxxx") Like everything we do, this is a work in progress that we will look to improve and refine over time. Of course, we will notify you of changes as they happen. We have also changed the password for our "back issues" page.
Print+Digital Subscriptions
It’s official, after many years as a digital only literary magazine, we shipped our first print magazine subscriptions to people’s homes! Who is subscribing? Professors, writers, parents, and thoughtful people who support civilized discourse.
Print Back Issues Available Now!
As you may have heard we are starting a print+digitial version of our magazine subscription for $12.95 a month. As a value added, we decided to back-convert all the 2022 digital magazines to print versions and make them available for sale.
A "Fermi estimate" thought experiment about how many unsubsidized literary magazines the subscriber market can actually support. Hint, it's less than you think...
I should start by saying this thought experiment is more a Fermi estimate than a rigorous review. That said, the main thing that struck me is how many wonderful, and important, literary magazines had circulations much smaller than I expected.
2022 Pushcart Nominations
One of the coolest things we get to do each year, is nominate stories we have published for awards. We just submitted the following stories we have (or will publish) for the Pushcart Prize.
Gearing Up For Print Subscriptions
A few months ago we did a survey of our digital subscribers to find out how many of them would prefer reading a print version of our monthly magazine. 42% of our digital subscribers said they would prefer to read us in print. So, we got to work!
October Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine Is Out!
The October Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Magazine is out! Read exclusive short stories that ask “what if” ethical and philosophical questions. Sign up today on the website to get your copy!