Apr 06 2008
New Story in Talebones
Down on the next column, you’ll see the cover of the new issue of TALEBONES, a wonderful magazine of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy. The issue pictured is #36, the Spring 2008 issue, and I have a strange sf story in the issue. My story title is “The Thickness of a Warp” and is about the idea that if time and space can be bent, then how far can you bend it?
Yup, a “Dean” story.
I’m proud of the little story, and really happy that Patrick Swenson, the fine editor and publisher of the magazine, picked it up. I’ve been a fan of TALEBONES since Patrick started it many, many years ago, but this is the first story I’ve been able to sell him.
You can click on the picture and you will be linked with the TALEBONES web site. There you can either buy the issue, or subscribe for a year. It will be worth your money, trust me. Great little magazine doing some really great work. And they also publish some really fine books from many authors and run a writer’s workshop. Click on the picture and check them out.
Cheers, Dean
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I’m reading Talebones right now and will write up a review of all the stories eventually. Here’s a quick observation on yours. Congrats!
Lyn
“The Thickness of a Warp†by Dean Wesley Smith is, as the title implies, a time-warp story that creatively grapples with the logical question arising from Einstein’s theory that time and space can be bent. And that is, “What happens if you bend it too far?†An unwitting college class is party to Dr. Sid Munsey’s fanciful experiment and, through Socratic Q&A, philosophical ponderings, and practical observation they are finally led –much to Sid’s surprise – to a profound conclusion. While there isn’t a lot of action in this story, the dialog is engaging and the hypotheses are interesting. Some might quibble with the logic of the conclusion, which I won’t spoil here, but overall the story is a fresh, if not groundbreaking, addition to the time travel genre.