Tag Archives: science fiction

A Truly Steller Achievement

Posted on February 16, 2021 by MishaBurnett

Ninety authors. Nearly two hundred stories. Eleven volumes. Tuscany Bay’s Planetary Anthology Series is now complete. This is really an extraordinary body of work. Originally conceived by Superversive Press and then handed off to Tuscany Bay Books, it has been … Continue reading →

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Asteroids

Posted on February 14, 2021 by MishaBurnett

There’s a new anthology out from Lagrange Books. This one is Hard SF. My own contribution is called “Fragile” and it’s an homage to a type of crime story that I’ve always liked. An innocent man is taken hostage by … Continue reading →

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Pulp On Pulp

Posted on January 17, 2021 by MishaBurnett

Well, it’s finally here. What started as a discussion about writing on Twitter has become a reality. A collection of essays from a number of authors with a wide variety of viewpoints will be available in a few days. The … Continue reading →

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You Can Do Anything In A Game (But You Can’t Do That)

Posted on August 25, 2020 by MishaBurnett

Last night, on Roll20, I was part of another one-shot playtest of Venger Satanis‘ Crimson Dragon Slayer system. This one got… weird. Now that, in itself, was not unexpected, but the way in which it got weird was interesting. There … Continue reading →

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Strange Days Waiting: The stories of Endless Summer

Posted on August 20, 2020 by MishaBurnett

The Kickstarter for my latest short fiction collection,  Endless Summer,  is now live. Now, I’ve gone on record in this blog as saying that I am not a Science Fiction writer. So what does it mean that this collection is … Continue reading →

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This is how you run an RPG, people.

Posted on August 15, 2020 by MishaBurnett

Last night, on Roll20, I was part of a one-shot playtest of Venger Satanis‘ Crimson Dragon Slayer system. CDS is a “rules light OSR game ruleset”–but that description doesn’t do it justice. Think back to playing with toys as a … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Double Feature

Posted on July 24, 2020 by MishaBurnett

At last it can be told..! Cirsova made the official announcement today, so I can finally talk freely about my latest project. This is a collection of my Science Fiction short stories. It includes work I’ve published over the last … Continue reading →

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Pulp On Pulp, moving forward.

Posted on April 23, 2020 by MishaBurnett

A reminder that the collection of essays that Cheah Kit Sun and I are putting together is open for submissions. I don’t know that Pulp On Pulp will be its title when it comes time to publish it–I just needed … Continue reading →

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Followup and clarifications: Pulp On Pulp

Posted on April 7, 2020 by MishaBurnett

A day after I posted the Call For Essays: Pulp On Pulp I have already received one essay and queries on three others. All of them fit the theme of the collection–maybe I’m getting better at writing submission guidelines. One … Continue reading →

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“Exiled In The Desert”: A review

Posted on April 7, 2020 by MishaBurnett

Recently I picked up that anthology because I know a number of the people who wrote stories in it and the price was right. One of the stories happens to be written by the guy who runs my Sunday night … Continue reading →

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