In the world of Sky, island-sized living zaratanes float through the upper layers of the atmosphere. A zaratán is so big, whole towns live on their backs and go unnoticed. So naturally, people fly t… more →
Writing Every DayPam Phillips wrote 5 months ago: First off, I want to thank Charles Stross for writing “Trunk and Disorderly” and Subter … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 6 months ago: In the world of Sky, island-sized living zaratanes float through the upper layers of the atmosphere. … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 6 months ago: You know how you’re not supposed to use wikipedia as a reference? By the same token, you can … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 6 months ago: What kind of world do you want? “Save Me Plz,” by David Barr Kirtley offers a bigass One … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 6 months ago: I was just a kid in the 60s, but I remember the uncertainty of the Apollo program, from the terrible … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 6 months ago: It’s a good thing Tombstone, Arizona is a small town, because in Territory, by Emma Bull, you … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 6 months ago: In “Memorare,” by Gene Wolfe, March Wildspring is a producer, filming a documentary abou … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 7 months ago: In “Unique Chicken Goes In Reverse,” by Andy Duncan, Father Leggett, a priest in Savanna … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 7 months ago: In “Awakening,” by Judith Berman, Aleya awakes among the dead, escapes, and explores a w … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 7 months ago: Vernon is a small-time regional music producer who landed in Black William, Pennsylvania with his (n … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 7 months ago: Do you go to cons only to discover that the Guest of Honor is someone you’ve barely heard of? … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 7 months ago: The Secret History of Moscow gave us a glimpse of the kiosks filling the streets. In “Kiosk, … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 7 months ago: Funny how you can always tell a cult by who gets to have sex. In “Always,” by Karen Joy … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 7 months ago: Some topics you need to write about with some restraint, like putting kids into danger to get the r … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 8 months ago: The story I have to tell is truly a strange one, and were the entirety to be tattooed at the corner … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 8 months ago: I’m a sucker for folktales and stories about talking animals. My favorite Nancy Kress story st … more →
Pam Phillips wrote 8 months ago: When I read a story that I don’t like written by someone I admire, it makes feel like there … more →