Archive for the ‘Stories’ Category

7 - Epilogue

Monday, January 5th, 2009

This weeks installment of Sci Phi Journal is the wonderful story, Epilogue by British author Paul S. Jenkins. I hope you like it. Thought it was a nice one to kick the year off with.

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Epilogue is available in a number of formats, so choose the one that works best for you. They are all licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Epilogue, MP3 Version

Epilogue, HTML Version

Epilogue, Palm Reader Version

Epilogue, PDF Version

Epilogue, Plain Text Version

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Paul’s Website

Questions for Reflection

  1. What do you think would happen if God actually did what is suggested in the story ?
  2. How could you be sure it was God talking ?
  3. What effect would this have on the universe ?

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6 - You Pretty Thing

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

This weeks installment of Sci Phi Journal is the wonderful story, You Pretty Thing by Australian Author Lee Battersby. It is read by Rick Stringer of the variant Frequencies Podcast. I hope you like it.

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You Pretty Thing is available in a number of formats, so choose the one that works best for you. They are all licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

You Pretty Thing, MP3 Version

You Pretty Thing, HTML Version

You Pretty Thing, Palm Reader Version

You Pretty Thing, PDF Version

You Pretty Thing, Plain Text Version

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Lee’s Blog

Variant Frequencies, Rick’s project with Matt Wallace

Questions for Reflection

  1. Do you think Rhodes has managed to achieve immortality ?
  2. Is this really still Jonathan Rhodes ?
  3. Does the test prove that ?

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4 - PIONeers

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Welcome to installment four of Sci Phi Journal. This week we have a story by Karl Johanson called PIONeers. Karl is an author from Victoria, British Columbia in Canada. I hope you enjoy his short story and it gives you something to think about.

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PIONeers is available in a number of formats, so choose the one that works best for you. They are all licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

PIONeers, MP3 Version

PIONeers, HTML Version

PIONeers, Palm Reader Version

PIONeers, PDF Version

PIONeers, Plain Text Version

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Karl’s website

Questions for Reflection

  1. What would it be like if reality was able to be influenced like this ?
  2. How could we know if it was ?
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3 - Oracle in the Red Limousine

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

Welcome to installment three of Sci Phi Journal. This week we have a story by Geoffrey Maloney called The Oracle in the Red Limousine ready by Nathan Lowell. Geoffrey is an Australian author who has had all sorts of stuff published and I’ll be bringing you some more of his work in the future. Nathan Lowell is the author of numerous books including the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper Series

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Oracle in the Red Limousine is available in a number of formats, so choose the one that works best for you. They are all licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Oracle in the Red Limousine, MP3 Version

Oracle in the Red Limousine, HTML Version

Oracle in the Red Limousine, Palm Reader Version

Oracle in the Red Limousine, PDF Version

Oracle in the Red Limousine, Plain Text Version

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The Trader’s Diary Nathan’s home web site

Podiobooks.com where Nathan’s novels can be found

Questions for Reflection

  1. Is the idea of fate relevant to the modern world ?
  2. Oracles has passed into History, but Fortune Teller, Psychics and others are still around. What is this fascination we have with knowing the future ?
  3. If you know the future can you avoid your fate ?
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2 - Irwin goes to Hell

Tuesday, November 18th, 2008

Welcome to installment two of Sci Phi Journal. Today is the story Irwin goes to Hell by Jason Pomerantz author of such wonderful works as Fiddle and Burn and it is read by the wonderful voice over artist Jeffery KaferPlease send feedback to editor@sciphijournal.com or post in the comments section.

Irwin goes to Hell is available in a number of formats, so choose the one that works best for you. They are all licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommerical-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Irwin goes to Hell, MP3 Version

Irwin goes to Hell, HTML Version

Irwin goes to Hell, Palm Reader Version

Irwin goes to Hell, PDF Version

Irwin goes to Hell, Plain Text Version

More work by Jason Pomerantz Can be found at Fiddle and Burn and you can learn more about the voice over talents of Jeffery Kafer at his website

As this is the first installment of a story for the Journal i’m trying out a questions for reflection section. Some food for though, if you like them please let me know. If you don’t, also, please let me know. And if you’d like to discuss them, feel free to post in the comments section. I am hoping to get some forum software that integrates into Wordpress to make it easier.

Questions for Reflection

  1. Is it possible to sin without doing harm to others?
  2. How far would you go for true love?
  3. Does human suffering serve a purpose, or is God arbitrary and cruel?
  4. Many religions claim a monopoly on truth. How are we to judge between them?
  5. Are there dentists in heaven?
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