Tag Archives: speculative fiction
What is the State of Black Sci-Fi 2012: Why is it Important to Show Race in Sci-Fi?
What if we lived in a society where authors were banned from writing about the lives of African-Americans? What would you do if black folks were forbidden from publishing at all? How would you feel if, in this future world, … Continue reading
Filed under Beckyville
What is the State of Black Sci-Fi 2012: Why I Love Speculative Fiction
As a child, mangled bodies cluttered my literary landscape. My mom had to pry me away from Stephen King and Dean Koontz novels, not to mention Fangoria magazine. No doubt she thought she had a budding psychopath on her hands. … Continue reading
Filed under Featured
What is the State of Black Science Fiction 2012?
January is one of my favorite months. Not only because this time of year signifies transformation and new beginnings, but we also celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and renew our commitment to issues of social justice. … Continue reading
Filed under Beckyville, Featured
The AfroFuturistic Affair: A Sci-Fi Novel Come to Life
I haven’t dressed up for Halloween in years, can’t even remember the last costume I donned. But I was looking forward to getting decked out in my fangirl finest for The AfroFuturistic Affair, a costume and charity ball celebrating African-American … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment
Why I Write
When I was seven or eight, I wrote obituaries. For a kid, they were pretty morbid stories, the stuff that fills psychiatric files: “Kristy was killed by her father today …” “Timmy got ran over by the school bus …” … Continue reading
Filed under Beckyville
