I am continually amazed by the number of professionals who straddle the line between Western and Science Fiction. David Weddle is one such professional, currently working on Battlestar Galactica, he started out by writing a biography of the Western director Sam Peckinpah. — ed. N.E. Lilly
Interview with David Weddle
Apr 20th, 2008 (8 minute read)
This time last year… Space Cowboys
Apr 20th, 2008
In March of 2007, before the ’zine had even launched, I attended Lunacon 50. While there, I was on the Space Cowboys panel with Ernest Lilley, Marvin Kaye, and Keith R.A. DeCandido. On April 7th, 2007, this feature became the first audio file published on SpaceWesterns.com, and distributed through our podCast channel.
The Battlestar Galactica Code: The Last Cylon
Apr 22nd, 2008 (8 minute read)
The Battlestar Galactica image that purports to give clues to the identity of the last Cylon has spread around the Internet with religious fervor. Galactica Sitrep and SpaceWesterns.com put their heads together in analyzing the image. — ed, N.E. Lilly
The Bard, Bat Durston, and Thou
Apr 22nd, 2008
evilrooster on Live Journal hath treated our minds to two minor vignettes from Joss Whedon’s Serenity as if drawn from the pen of William Shakespeare. Verily, more of her, I do impeach!
On SyFy Radio
Apr 23rd, 2008
I was interviewed on SyFy Portal’s SyFy Radio about The Battlestar Galactica Code: The Last Cylon article.
This time last year… Threshold
May 1st, 2008
Ben Jonjak holds the special place on SpaceWesterns.com. His story, Threshold, is the first original piece of fiction that we published.
Interview with Russell Davis
May 4th, 2008 (34:25 minutes)
Russell Davis, author, editor, and recent President elect of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, kindly gave SpaceWesterns.com an interview. — ed, N.E. Lilly
This time last year… Keith R.A. DeCandido
May 13th, 2008
The first interview appearing on SpaceWesterns.com was an Interview with Keith DeCandido, author of the Serenity novelization, Star Craft: Ghost: Nova, and Star Trek: Tales of the Dominion War, among other stories.
Interview with Seamus Kevin Fahey
May 18th, 2008 (9 minute read)
Seamus Kevin Fahey is one of the newest staff members promoted to the position of Staff Writer for Battlestar Galactica. He was kind enough to set aside some time to answer our questions. — ed, N.E. Lilly
This time last year… Ice Dwarves
May 29th, 2008
Doug Goodman provided us with Ice Dwarves. It was the second original story the was run on SpaceWesterns.com. How can you beat a story about farm-raised genetically engineered beasties on Pluto?