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Category Archives: Editorial
Introduction to the April 2014 poetry of Abyss & Apex
We are pleased to present another excellent slate of poets for the April 2014 issue of Abyss & Apex. As usual, my style is to arrange poems in an emotional or thematic arc as opposed to alphabetical order by author’s … Continue reading
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Intro to Poetry 1Q2014
It is appropriate to begin a new year with a New Year’s poem. Jane Yolen treats us to this holiday bonus feature, “Everything Old Becomes New.” The selection of the next six poems is an eclectic mix. “Metal Lark” by … Continue reading
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Back In the Saddle
Dear Readers, I am back in the saddle again. This will be the first edition with the reins firmly back in my hands. Trying to hand-off A&A to a willing editor was a learning experience, and while the switch did … Continue reading
Poetry, January 2014 issue of Abyss & Apex
Introduction to the January 2014 issue of Abyss & Apex, Poetry I am exceedingly proud to begin my tenure with Abyss & Apex with the following slate of wonderful poems. The poems are arranged in an emotional or thematic arc … Continue reading
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4Q 2013 Editorial: Into the Deep Beyond
Into The Deep Beyond Carmelo Rafala I have been an avid follower of the Voyager spacecrafts since they were first launched in 1977. It was the middle of a new age of robotic missions to the planets of … Continue reading
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Editorial: “Story Still Matters” by Carmelo Rafala
Story Still Matters A Brief Look At Why Summer Blockbuster SF Writers Need To Go Back To Basic Writing 101 Class by Carmelo Rafala, Managing Editor When I was a teenager we all looked forward to the arrival … Continue reading
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Satisfying Curiosity Carmelo Rafala
Satisfying Curiosity Carmelo Rafala Sometimes things take a surprising turn and fiction starts to look like fact. NASA’s Curiosity rover has made some of the most startling discoveries of any probe to land upon the Red Planet…. Wait, let me … Continue reading
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1Q 2013 Editorial, “The Looking Glass” by new Managing Editor Carmelo Rafala
Note: Carmelo Rafala grew up in Connecticut, USA, near Sandy Hook. The Looking Glass In any new circumstance there is a moment of reflection . . . As the new Managing Editor of Abyss and Apex I was going to … Continue reading
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Writing About the Next Industrial Revolution
Writing About the Next Industrial Revolution First it was Star Trek’s communicators, which anyone can see are analogous to cell phones. I mean, really Jim. Is that thing by Motorola or Samsung? And look what cell phones did to the … Continue reading
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Metacognition and the Writer Skill Set
Metacognition and the Writer Skill Set Have you ever heard of the Dunning–Kruger effect? This normal and human cognitive deficit means that in the areas we are least skilled at – let’s use writing skill as an example –we lack … Continue reading
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