Random Thoughts on Cult SF TV and Films

Everything about science fiction on TV and in the cinema... maybe I can sneak in some books too!

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One New Story Published, One Old Story Reprinted, & One Brand-New Story Accepted: Get "Wasted" with Plastic Pollution, Feel "Morbid" with Self-Made Ghosts, and Learn That "Young Is the Universe, and Gentle Its Slow Dance."

Hi everyone, here is my latest news round-up, covering July 2026. Let’s start with my latest story to be published: Wasted, featured in the 2026 edition of Manic Delirium Press’s Environmental Holocaust magazine. Wasted is a story about microplastics, corporate greed, the rise of fascism, and the dangers of AI, all against a backdrop of the world’s climate becoming unsuitable for human…

One New Story Published, One Old Story Reprinted, & One Brand-New Story Accepted: Get "Wasted" with Plastic Pollution, Feel "Morbid" with Self-Made Ghosts, and Learn That "Young Is the Universe, and Gentle Its Slow Dance."

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New Novella Released: "The Hand of God" Pits Professor Lazarus Against an Ancient Foe

Hi everyone! May is turning out to be a big month for my writing. It sees the release of my novella, The Hand of God, as the first in Nomadic Delirium Press’s range of “Nomadic Novellas,” and there’s more to come! We’ll start with the novella and get to the other pieces of news in a moment. I was so thrilled when J at Nomadic accepted my novella. It had been previously accepted by another…

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Mike Morgan's 2026 Publications & Awards Eligibility List

Yet again, in a spirit of boundless (and unfounded) optimism, here is this year’s Awards Eligibility list. As always, this list is intended to help people nominating short stories for science fiction, horror, and fantasy awards. Ones in previous years certainly haven’t helped my chances, but hope springs eternal. So, here is the list of what I had published in 2025. I have 6 original science…

Mike Morgan's 2026 Publications & Awards Eligibility List

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Three New Short Stories Released & Two More Sold: Terraforming, Stranded Aliens, & a Thousand-Year-Long Organ Song (And Much More!)

I guess it’s been a while since I last posted about my writing ups and downs, and here we are in March already. I suddenly realize I have so much to talk about! I don’t know what could be going on in the world that has distracted me so much. Let’s start with the three stories of mine that have been released recently. Two are ones I’ve mentioned before as scheduled to come out soon – and so they…

Three New Short Stories Released & Two More Sold: Terraforming, Stranded Aliens, & a Thousand-Year-Long Organ Song (And Much More!)

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New Interview Published & What's Coming in 2026

It’s getting close to that time of the year when we think about how things went over the last twelve months and how things might go in the coming year. You know me, I’m not one to buck a cliché. Now, my previous post listed what I had published during 2025, so a retrospective is already covered. Well, for the most part. That post did omit that I had an interview published. Yes, an interview with…

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Mike Morgan's 2025 Publications & Awards Eligibility List

Yet again, in a spirit of boundless (and unfounded) optimism, here is this year’s Awards Eligibility list. As always, this list is intended to help people nominating short stories for science fiction, horror, and fantasy awards. Ones in previous years certainly haven’t helped my chances, but hope springs eternal. So, here is the list of what I had published in 2025. I have 6 original science…

Mike Morgan's 2025 Publications & Awards Eligibility List

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Two More Short Sci-Fi Stories Sold: "We'll Never Know" & "Zan-Hazazban" Due Out Next Year

October was a busy month: not only Halloween, but lots going on at work, and more school performances to go watch than seemed possible (if it wasn’t band, it was choir or drama or something else – sometimes two events on a single night), and then my wife had a minor surgery (don’t worry – she’s fine now, even if she is in a bit of pain)… somehow, amid all that, I still sold two short…

Two More Short Sci-Fi Stories Sold: "We'll Never Know" & "Zan-Hazazban" Due Out Next Year

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The Aliens Were Fine As They Were, But Humans Knew Better: "Fear the Human" Out Now in New Sci-Fi Anthology!

September sees the release of my latest science fiction short story, Fear the Human, in the new collection from Samak Press, Ripples in Space. My story sees first contact between a human exploratory team and peaceful, five-legged aliens. The humans believe they understand what they’re seeing, but their confidence is misplaced. As far as the aliens are concerned, they should never have trusted the…

The Aliens Were Fine As They Were, But Humans Knew Better: "Fear the Human" Out Now in New Sci-Fi Anthology!

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Two Stories Published This Month: "Censors of Titan" & an Expanded "The Man Who Killed Computers"

The wonderful Jeff Georgeson at Penumbric Speculative Fiction Magazine has kindly included my story Censors of Titan in the magazine’s August issue. You can read the online magazine, and my story, for free here. This short science fiction tale is a mixture of some of my personal immigrant experiences together with a dash of humor. The plot revolves around the difficulties of having freedom of…

Two Stories Published This Month: "Censors of Titan" & an Expanded "The Man Who Killed Computers"

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Celebrating 50 Years of Space: 1999 With a Brand-New Book & Three Short Stories About To Be Released

Lots of news to share this month! Let’s start with a new book of fan reviews and articles celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Gerry Anderson live-action TV programme, Space: 1999! This book, What The Fans Think – Space: 1999, is the latest in the series from Pencil Tip Publishing, edited by Bob Furnell. It comes with a great cover by John Swogger. I was pleased to contribute two reviews and…

Celebrating 50 Years of Space: 1999 With a Brand-New Book & Three Short Stories About To Be Released

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"Morbid" Published in Merganser Magazine & Two New Projects Coming Soon, Including Space: 1999!

The end of the month sees a couple of updates on the writing front. First, I have another short story out! Following fast on the heels of fantasy tale Jealous Is the Truth in In Another Time Magazine, I am thrilled to say that Morbid is also now available in the online, free-to-read Merganser Magazine Issue 6. Morbid is a flash-length supernatural-speculative-fiction piece, and you can read it…

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"Jealous Is the Truth": New Fantasy Story Published - And Two of My Books On Sale!

It feels like forever since I last posted on my blog. That’s probably because things on the writing front have slowed to a crawl. I’m still writing, but publishers don’t seem to be buying. Maybe there’s something happening in the world, or maybe I’ve suddenly lost the ability to string words together. Who knows, eh? Still, this month did bring good news in the form of my short fantasy story,…

"Jealous Is the Truth": New Fantasy Story Published - And Two of My Books On Sale!

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Megastructures & Parallel Earths: Two Short Sci-Fi Stories Out Now & Two More Stories Accepted

I haven’t posted for a while, so I’m a little behind on sharing news about my writing. I guess I’d better catch up now, while I have the opportunity. First up, this week sees the publication of a science fiction “novelette” of mine (that’s book-speak for “longer than a typical short story but shorter than a novella”). This Far and No Further is included as the final story in JayHenge Press’s…

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A New Short Story for Christmas: "Implantation" Out in Solstitia Magazine Issue 2

Merry Christmas everybody! Just in time for the festive season, I have another short story out. This time, it’s a short sci-fi/body horror tale called Implantation, and it’s included in the second issue of Fiction Fans’ magazine, Solstitia. You can purchase the magazine here. The excellent cover art is by Daniel Wekellis, by the way. So, what’s my story about? The story follows Nathan, a…

A New Short Story for Christmas: "Implantation" Out in Solstitia Magazine Issue 2

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December may be freezing cold here in Iowa, but things are heating up for my fiction writing. My latest story, Hope at Wholesale Prices, is now out! This one is a short science fiction/humor story, with a firm anti-capitalism stance, published as part of the December 2024 issue of Penumbric Speculative Fiction magazine. You can read the story for free here. So, what’s it all about? Aaron, a…

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Mike Morgan's 2024 Publications & Awards Eligibility List

Yet again, in a spirit of boundless optimism, here is this year’s Awards Eligibility list. As always, this list is intended to help people nominating short stories for science fiction, horror, and fantasy awards. Ones in previous years haven’t helped, but hope springs eternal. So, here is the list of what I had published in 2024. I have 1 original novel, 14 original science fiction, horror, and…

Mike Morgan's 2024 Publications & Awards Eligibility List

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"We Are Not All Right": My First Short Story Collection Is Out! 10 Tales of Science Fiction Mayhem & Confusion - What's Not to Like?

Hi everyone! I’m going to start this blog post with a piece of wonderful news. My first ever short story collection is now available, published by Nomadic Delirium Press. We Are Not All Right contains 10 science fiction tales of varying lengths. Nine are reprints from various books and magazines, and one is a brand-new epic story of future warfare and giant tombs. The collection is already doing…

"We Are Not All Right": My First Short Story Collection Is Out! 10 Tales of Science Fiction Mayhem & Confusion - What's Not to Like?