Many of us have had them in real life–those troublesome friends. Some of them are the people who can be tons of fun one day, and kind of mean the next. Some of them are people we want to associate with because they’re popular, or well-regarded, or “cool” in a way that we want to…
“Come in, — come in! and know me better, man!” -Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol We’d love for you, our wonderful readers, to get to know us better. That’s why, each month, Kristin Luna will interview a member of The Fictorians. We’ll learn more about each member, such as their writing processes, their work, where they…
A large number of fantasy and sci-fi stories feature military characters. Sometimes it’s because a knight or space marine seems like a more exciting protagonist than a peasant or waiter at the Star Diner. Or, sometimes the peasant or waiter finds herself leading a revolt against the Empire of Evil, and now all those uniformed…
Guest Post by John D. Payne I first learned about terrorism from fiction. My introduction may have come sitting on the couch with my dad, cheering as Chuck Norris shot motorcycle missiles at Arab stereotypes in Delta Force. Or it might have been playing with my G.I. Joes, re-enacting their heroic efforts to defeat Cobra,…