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Schlock! Webzine: Vol 17 Issue 12
This month we begin the penultimate instalment of The Lake Eerie Lights, where Roy discovers that he is not alone. That’s followed by more news from the wild world of weird publishing. Dave Ludford makes a return to Schlock Webzine with a tale of Side Effects . Anthony Parnassus and MS Swift have a saga of Northmen raiders. On Picklock Lane, Sir Hudibras presides over a poetry contest, whose winner may surprise you. A new doctor learns what’s on the menu for the private patients. Marooned on a floating island of waste plastic, Jay searches, searches, searches—but for what? And a stinkbug flies about its stinky business.
Jeff is visited by a man who wants a patent for his reality designing apparatus. Chris McAuley’s back, this time with Bruce Boxleitner ( Babylon 5 ’s John Sheridan), with another tale from Claudia Christian’s Dark Legacies . Space heroes, elves, dwarves and other cliches abound in the next story, but so does the unexpected. Alyth Sun fights her demons. Nigeria is the setting for another fishy tale from Carlton Herzog. Baseball sluggers become defenders of the Earth. A primitive submersible encounters a dweller in the ocean depths. And Satan returns as Putin’s worst nightmare.
Jeff is visited by a man who wants a patent for his reality designing apparatus. Chris McAuley’s back, this time with Bruce Boxleitner ( Babylon 5 ’s John Sheridan), with another tale from Claudia Christian’s Dark Legacies . Space heroes, elves, dwarves and other cliches abound in the next story, but so does the unexpected. Alyth Sun fights her demons. Nigeria is the setting for another fishy tale from Carlton Herzog. Baseball sluggers become defenders of the Earth. A primitive submersible encounters a dweller in the ocean depths. And Satan returns as Putin’s worst nightmare.
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Published June 24, 2023
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Bruce Boxleitner
25 books19 followersBruce William Boxleitner is an American actor, and science fiction and suspense writer. He is known for his leading roles in the television series How the West Was Won, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Scarecrow and Mrs. King (with Kate Jackson), and Babylon 5 (as John Sheridan in seasons 2–5, 1994–98).
He is also known for his dual role as the characters Alan Bradley and Tron in the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film Tron , a role which he reprised in the 2003 video game Tron 2.0, the 2006 Square-Enix/Disney crossover game Kingdom Hearts II, the 2010 film sequel, Tron: Legacy and the animated series Tron: Uprising. He co-starred in most of The Gambler films with Kenny Rogers, where his character provides comic relief.
He is also known for his dual role as the characters Alan Bradley and Tron in the 1982 Walt Disney Pictures film Tron , a role which he reprised in the 2003 video game Tron 2.0, the 2006 Square-Enix/Disney crossover game Kingdom Hearts II, the 2010 film sequel, Tron: Legacy and the animated series Tron: Uprising. He co-starred in most of The Gambler films with Kenny Rogers, where his character provides comic relief.
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September 25, 2023
My favorite stories in the issue, roughly rated by awesomeness:
The Choir Began to Sing by Stephen McGowan - Very different and written with obvious talent. It kept me guessing what was going on the whole time. Would like to read more from the author, preferably in longer form.
Chemical Spritz - Robert Pettus - Interesting perspective, and while in theory anyone could write something like this, few could do it so well and nuanced. Reminded me of King in his heyday.
The Commontrope Effect - James Rumpel - A delightfully silly and funny parody of overused pop culture tropes. I liked the ending, but what I really loved was the palindrome shtick.
And on the Seventh Day, He Rested - Lamont A Turner - Fun and interesting read, not too original but skillfully executed. Could've done it without the political motif, but at least it's not overbearing. Good ending, too.
Alyth Sun and the Star by Geoffrey Marshall - While somewhat formulaic and clichéd, the structure of the story is well-reinforced with nice personal touches and details. It reads like an episode from an obscure SF show from the '90s.
The Choir Began to Sing by Stephen McGowan - Very different and written with obvious talent. It kept me guessing what was going on the whole time. Would like to read more from the author, preferably in longer form.
Chemical Spritz - Robert Pettus - Interesting perspective, and while in theory anyone could write something like this, few could do it so well and nuanced. Reminded me of King in his heyday.
The Commontrope Effect - James Rumpel - A delightfully silly and funny parody of overused pop culture tropes. I liked the ending, but what I really loved was the palindrome shtick.
And on the Seventh Day, He Rested - Lamont A Turner - Fun and interesting read, not too original but skillfully executed. Could've done it without the political motif, but at least it's not overbearing. Good ending, too.
Alyth Sun and the Star by Geoffrey Marshall - While somewhat formulaic and clichéd, the structure of the story is well-reinforced with nice personal touches and details. It reads like an episode from an obscure SF show from the '90s.
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