by Garrett W. Vance | Apr 25, 2021 |
This Issue’s Cover- 95 The Sky Lit Up With Fire Inspired by Bethanne Kim’s deeply moving story Mrs. Flannery’s Flower, Part 1: Acceptance. The depiction of Grantville is adapted from a photo by Iris Barimen, 2005.
by Bjorn Hasseler | Apr 22, 2021 |
Each year our readers select the best story of the year. Here are the Grantville Gazette stories published in 2020. Please send your vote to waltboyes@1632.org, bjorn@1632.org or post in the comments. Thank you! Grantville Gazette 87 A Long-Awaited Proposal by...
by Walt Boyes | Apr 20, 2021 |
This is usually a very upbeat column, talking about the great stories in the magazine this issue. And we will get to that. But before we do, I want to take the time to remember two of the Gazette’s favorite authors. In December, right before Christmas, Kevin...
by Walt Boyes | Apr 20, 2021 |
Hot Off the Ring of Fire Press This month we are bringing out Cheryl Brin’s (yes, that Brin) first novel, “The Melody of Memory.” For centuries the colonists of Tyra suffered unexplained cycles of collapse and dark ages. Now, just as civilization seems to be clawing...
by Iver P. Cooper | Apr 17, 2021 |
Balloons and kites may be used for observation (visual and meteorological) and communication (antenna-lifting) purposes. For these purposes, it may be necessary for the vehicle to stay in one place. Unlike a sailing ship, a free balloon cannot sail in any direction...
by Edward M. Lerner | Apr 12, 2021 |
What has gone before . . . In "On the Shoals of Space-Time" (Grantville Gazette 91, September, 2020), the interstellar passenger ship Greater Good, after a near-catastrophic accident, limps at sub-light velocity to a nearby solar system. Its few surviving crew...
by Bethanne Kim | Apr 10, 2021 |
April 2, 2000 Krystal Reed drove over to her Aunt Bethel and Uncle Raymond Little's house after she finished her shift at the drugstore. Her parents were supposed to bring Nana over from Bluemont for the afternoon, and if she timed things right, her mom would...
by Zachary Robbins | Apr 9, 2021 |
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Chrys. After his culturally ambiguous coming-of-age celebration, he began to worry that even though he was an adult now, his life had no direction. He felt empty and wanted to fill the void. At that moment, he remembered the...
by Kerryn Offord | Apr 9, 2021 |
Frost Agricultural Services Ltd., the House on Greys Run, GrantvilleSeptember, 1634 Egon Rohfritsch made his way carefully from the kitchen to the desk with the typewriter. He put his mug of coffee down on a heat mat before gently lowering the plate with his...
