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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – Sharing

"Am I the woman in this picture? Yes, I am!" Article in English (top) and in Dutch (scroll down).Karen van den Andel tells us: “During one early evening when I was a hell of a lot younger and fitter, it was snowing heavily. I had just bought this vintage lace dress for a stint with Vampire: The Masquerade, added some simple accessories and had built my whole character around it. She was attacked by a vampire on her wedding night, her husband had been killed and she was turned. For over a hundred years she wandered around in her wedding dress hoping he would recognize her and come back to her.I had just fitted the outfit for my best friend, a gifted amateur photographer and we got the silly idea to do a shoot outside my apartment building in the dark and in the fresh snow. More eas...

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – Slow as glaciers

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – Slow as glaciers

"I started out loving science fiction before I could read the novels." Article in English (top) and in Dutch (scroll down).Tais Teng contributed a story ánd artwork for our new magazine. He tells us why: “I started out loving science fiction before I could read the novels. There wasn’t much Dutch science fiction, only some translated Asimov and Bradbury but there was an enormous secondhand bookstore in my city with a whole wall filled with American science fiction. Talking about Aladdin’s treasure cave…I used to gaze at the covers, filled with a pure yearning wonder and had to make up my own stories about them.When I turned twelve I couldn’t stand it anymore. I bought one with a spaceship on the cover: Defiance by Kenneth Bulmer. As you can see it had all a boy of twelve n...

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – The florist’s shop

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – The florist’s shop

"One evening, I was on the balcony with Harlan, and he pointed at the moon overhead. It’s strange how we all got used so quickly to its new appearance, with green and brown areas." Article in English (top) and in Dutch (scroll down).“Do I write science fiction? Fantasy? Horror? Magic realism? Social satire? Surrealism? Well yes, and no. Actually what I do is pick from each genre the elements I can use and turn them into something uniquely mine. My late friend Eddy C. Bertin used to say that my work is a blend of genres, all in constant cross-pollination. I like that description. I even coined a name for that unique style of mine: frankrogerism. My story “The Florist’s Shop” is a case in point. It starts out as a science fiction story, with strange events unfolding on the moon. But th...

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – Eudaimonia

"Satisfaction, the realization by mankind of its logical place in the natural cycle, eudaimonia." Article in English (top) and in Dutch (scroll down).Mike Jansen tells us about his story: “The term 'eudaimonia' derives from Greek and translates as 'in good spirit' in the sense of 'being ok with something'. The story was written for a contest in 2016 called 'De mens in 2050' (humanity in 2050). In it I've tried to combine an extrapolation of current research into stem cell techniques, gene-editing, terraforming, genetic drift and many more areas into a tale of two friends who each in their own way try to achieve their ultimate potential, either through self modification (in line with the transhumanist ideals) or (eu)genetic optimization for future generations. It is their relation, fr...

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – Cuddles

"The colored lights above the bathtub blinked in an increasingly fast rhythm, matching the rhythm of the two naked bodies in the bathtub, hypnotizing me."Article in English (top) and in Dutch (scroll down).“Cuddles is a horror story and the joke is: I don't like horror stories at all! They contain too much blood for me or are too intense. So why have I written a horror story? That is how it turned out. This story is based on a nightmare I once had (the bath with lights comes straight out of it) and it stuck with me. I knew I had to turn it into a story one day, where I could write down those gruesome details. The story is less gruesome than the dream, but the dream ended well. You can discover for yourself whether the story has a happy ending or not.”Sigrid Lensink-Dame...

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – A stitch in space

"The character’s weapon of choice, a needle, was chosen on purpose; I like to sew." Article in English (top) and in Dutch (scroll down).Pam Hage: “My piece was created for a contest a couple of years ago. The theme was “art avatar”: how do you see yourself as the ultimate, even godlike, artist? I wasn’t quite sure what that meant for me, but I thought that as long as my entry contained stars, feathers, painterly brush strokes, and an overdose of purples, people would know I made it. I’ve used Photoshop to make this, but I use a style that is reminiscent of a traditional oil painting. My entry made it to the finals, so something about this idea and execution must have clicked with the judges!The night sky has always fascinated me. I even wanted to study astronomy, but its sheer amo...

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – Deià Tuislan

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – Deià Tuislan

"The water around us was cerulean, with twinkling sunbeams interspersing the waves." Article in English (top) and in Dutch (scroll down).Marieke Frankema is best compared to a spider in a web, weaving all the different aspects of her life together. She writes, sings, acts, dances, teaches, is a voice actor and a mother and wife. Her passion lies in telling stories, on paper as well as on stage, where she brings characters to life. She is the author of seventeen books, covering the genres fantasy, romance, personal development and children’s books. Her mission is to bring beauty to the world. The little sparks of magic that can be found in our daily lives, get a spotlight in her work, so that the world becomes just that bit more radiant to everyone enjoying her stories, plays and book...

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – Floating cows

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Sneak peak in FZ Continuum – Floating cows

"Outside hardly any light is left, except for the stars. Further down in the meadows the cows float above he landscape." Article in English (top) and in Dutch (scroll down)This quote should be familiar as we already presented it in the run-up to the cover reveal of our new glossy, FZ Continuum.Guido Eekhaut, who lives and works in Belgium, published over fifty books and over one hundred short stories in a vast range of genres, like crime, weird, speculative fiction and fantasy. He was awarded the Hercule Poirot Award for the short story Absinthe and was nominated twice for the Dutch crime award Gouden Strop. His books and stories are also translated into English, German, Spanish and Polish.Guido about floating cows: “Do cows float? There is a version of reality in which they ...

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Review: Stephen King Dollar Baby Festival – Garrish (English)

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Review: Stephen King Dollar Baby Festival – Garrish (English)

By Zadok Samson, translated from Dutch by René DamenIn April the Stephen King Dollar Baby Festival was live-streamed on YouTube, showing film adaptations of several of King’s short stories, the quality of the movies ranging from amateurish to quite sophisticated. The fun feature was the open chat channel that allowed the public to chime in with the discussion about the shown pictures. One “Dollar Baby” in particular stayed with me: Garrish. Director A.J. Gribble took his inspiration from the short story Cain Rose Up which contains a depiction of a depressed student who shoots down random passers-by from his dormitory window with his rifle.Gribble swapped the male character for a young woman named Kate Garrish (portrayed by Natasha Bogutzki), and gave her an extensive background, us...

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Short story by Michiel van Laarhoven: The Video Tape – part 6

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Short story by Michiel van Laarhoven: The Video Tape – part 6

The Video Tape - part 6 of 6By Michiel van LaarhovenVideo tape #123Electra and I slunk through the forgotten streets and alleys that made up our home once.‘We should go to our old house,’ Electra opted. I felt my insides shrivel.‘No.’ (meer…)

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