We round out the 2020 Visions table of contents with a humorous piece by David Gerrold. Time Capsule 2120: Actual Comments from Lunar Tourists is a collection of fictional comments placed into a suggestion box on the moon. Over coffee a few months ago, David explained to me that inspiration… Continue reading
The power position in the 2020 Visions anthology is held by a story called Nervewrecking written by Alex Wilson. Yes, I’m aware there is one piece following this story, but David Gerrold’s work is more of an epilogue than a story, and that’s a discussion for tomorrow’s blog post. Of… Continue reading
Alethea Kontis is one of those people who knows everyone, goes out and gets fun, and always seems happy–even when she’s not. Although we’ve never met in person, I’ve known Alethea virtually though Codex Writers Group for over five years. She has worked as a buyer for a major book… Continue reading
Although we are both members of the Codex writers group, I know Gareth L. Powell mainly by reputation.  In addition to being a fiction writer, he is a freelance copywriter and PR consultant, and is a former software marketer. His fiction has appeared in Interzone and in the Shine anthology… Continue reading
I met Spencer Ellsworth in 2005 when we were classmates at Orson Scott Card’s Literary Boot Camp. His fiction is gripping and compelling. Spencer is the winner of the 2009 PARSEC contest. He worked for a literary agent long enough to know he did not want to become one. He… Continue reading
With a story that can easily be taken as symbolic of some events in today’s world, David Boop represents the #11 spot in the table of contents of 2020 Visions with a story called Organ Cloning While You Wait. I have known David for a number of years, mainly just… Continue reading
Jack Mangan is mainly known for his Deadpan podcast, a regular show composed of humor, fiction, and music. Give the show a try, it’s a lot of fun. I’ve known Jack for a number of years and he lives local to me. Of the writers appearing in 2020 Visions, he… Continue reading
Starting the second half of the 2020 Visions collection is a short story by an author with one of the most unique names in speculative fiction: Cat Rambo.  Many people believe she writes using Cat Rambo as her pen name. It is, in fact, her real name. I’ve known Cat… Continue reading
Emily Devenport is another one of the local authors I know from hanging around writerly events here in the valley of the sun– sitting on panels at local cons, chatting at the bookstore she worked in, that sort of thing. In addition to the name Emily Devenport, she has written… Continue reading
Jeff Spock make his living writing video game scripts, as well as writing prose fiction. He lives in the town of Le Bar sur Loup in the south of France. His story for the 2020 Visions anthology is called “Teh Afterl1fe.” Those are not typos. This is typical spelling in… Continue reading
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