Alt Hist No More
Sadly, Alt Hist has published its final issue. Or rather, Mark Lord has understandably, given multiple demands, decided to step back from publishing it. Mark published two of my own stories in…
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Review of Greatest Uncommon Denominator #6, Summer 2010, SF Site
Following reposting my review of GUD#5 here is my review of GUD#6. Following this I had interesting correspondence with Lou Antonelli and Jim Pascual Agustin Following my review of GUD Issue 5, it…
On virtues of the heroic ages: from “After Virtue” by Alasdair MacIntyre
The exercise of the heroic virtues thus requires both a particular kind of human being and a particular kind of social structure. Just because this is so, an inspection of…
Perpetual Motion. Part 1 of 5. Nthposition, September 2010.
Divided (somewhat arbitrarily) into “scenes”, and deriving from some thoughts on AI, and a desire to use the “perpetual motion” game in a story – and with a debt, I…
Our selves, alone. Extract 5 (and final) Nthposition.com 2010
This is the end of the story. Not too sure about the “reveal” at this distance. However of all the stories I have reposted here this is the one I…
Our Selves, Alone. Extract 2. Nthposition, 2010
Full story here. and Extract 1 here. I recall my efforts to construct a linguistic expression of the contention that our selves are simply bundles of momentary, instantaneous responses, rather than something…
That damn family part 4 of 4 (or possibly more!) nthposition March/April 2008
Part the last of what is previously available to read here and here and here It has naturally enough struck me that this could continue for a while – after all I don’t…
That damn family. Part 1 (of 4) originally published nthposition April/May 2008
“Updating” myths or fairytales has always struck me as an endeavour at best pointless, at worst insulting. Guilty of believing our own times are somehow unique – uniquely wise, uniquely…
Séamus Sweeney 