I was thrilled to have been able to republish Catskinner Sweet and the Twirling Teacups of Deadwood City, by James S. Dorr. The story originally appeared on Nuketown, back when it offered free fiction online.

How Beautiful the Herd on the Dark Matter Range was the first story submitted to SpaceWesterns.com by Jens Rushing. He later revised and expanded the story to receive an honorable mention in the Writers of the Future contest.

Using a powerful computer model, researchers discovered clumps and streams (trails even) of Dark Matter winding their way through the Milky Way.

Science Fiction Trails Review, was the first review on SpaceWesterns.com. It started out as an anthology edited by David B. Riley and has since become an annual magazine. I’d really like to see more people submit reviews of Space Western works. Check out The (Nearly) Complete List of Space Westerns to see works that I’d […]

In technological terms we have the interstellar equivalent of canoes (I’m being kind with that comparison, it’s probably closer to the level of kick boards). We haven’t even left the kiddie pool, and yet Rocket Scientists Say We’ll Never Reach the Stars. Yes, I understand that it will take a phenomenal amount of energy to […]

Time of the Gr’nar, by Bruce Gehweiler & C.J. Henderson, is the first story in the Byanntia series, and was published as a two part story.

Parasite Planet, was written in 1935 by Stanley Weinbaum, a science fiction writer whose career was all too brief.

I had scheduled an Interview with Mark L. Van Name while at Balticon 41. I was initially a bit hesitant, although his work sounded like it would be a good fit, I was still a bit unsure. Mark gave me additional insights into what a Space Western is, and about the tropes of the Western […]

Young as the Mountains by C.J. Henderson is a second tale set in Bruce Gehweiler’s world of Byanntia.