Hey there! The closing of The Star trek Experience in Las Vegas got me thinking: are there any places a speculative fiction fan MUST VISIT? Baseball fans have the Hall of Fame in Ohio, movie fans have Hollywood...what do we have? If you can think of anything,
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. There might be a prize in it for you.
Speaking of rapacious consumerism, snails with big dreams and young men searching for the answers to the mysteries of their youth, this week's Variance update is one of our best yet! IFOWORM! As usual, if you like what you've read, please do no hesitate to tell your friends. Check back in two weeks when Variance will be unveiling something...special. New This Week...
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| Fractured Reality
by Nasrullah Anwar
This week we introduce Nasrullah Anwar (no relation to our regular contributor Zakarya Anwar), author of this commentary on consumer culture.
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| My Father's Blood Machine II - The Lost & Loved Part 1: A Crush Without a Name
by Perdin Atrocious
Returning this week is Perdin Atrocious (don't let the name fool you) and his lyrical tale of a man in search of answers to the riddles left behind by his departed father.
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by Jill Stafford (writer) and Atticus Wolrab (artist)
Jill Stafford makes her Variance 2.0 debut this week as she and artist Atticus Wolrab present one of the most phenomenal short comics pieces I've ever had the pleasure to read. What begins as a pleasant lunch turns into a flight into Ziggy Stardust-themed flight into space.
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Hey there! I'm posting this from sunny Florida, taking a bit of a vacation with my family. But before I go into a self-imposed e-mail exile, I wanted to post a couple of stories by some Variance's best new talent: First up, we have the...unorthodox conclusion to Zakarya Anwar's THE CHIMERA, THE WITCH AND MUM'S OLD FORD. I can NOT wait to hear what you think about this. Secondly, we bring you another newcomer. Perdin Atrocious found our website and submitted a story in a medium I've been dying to see used for speculative fiction. This, the first part of his serial MY FATHER'S BLOOD MACHINE I: TRAIN ROBBERIES AND LOSSES, is the open salvo of a campaign which I'm convinced will end in superstardom for young Mr. Atrocious.
Before I go...please let us know what you think about all these great stories we're posting! Either click that CONTACT button you see above, or drop me an e-mail at
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IFOWORM! New This Week...
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Whew! It's been a while, huh?
Sorry for the delay, folks. The folks who pay for this site kept me busy for a few weeks. Things are about back to normal now, so...well, we're back!
We've returned with a week of prose. Adiasakdi Tantimedh, who you may know from DC's JLA: AGE OF WONDER and the Big Head Press hit online title LA MUSE has joined Variance with a piece of SHORT short fiction called SORRY. Variance discovery (yes, we're taking credit for him), Zakarya Anwar has returned this week with our first serial THE CHIMERA, THE WITCH AND MUM'S OLD FORD.
Alright, ya'll. Let's get back to it!
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If you're back for our second update, I can only hope you're part of our growing ever-growing army of the undea-- of fans! And as Variance's biggest fan, I'm asking you for your help.
Variance Press thrives on a steady diet of science fiction/fantasy and horror stories from a variety of talented creators. So, we're asking you to hit up your network of friends, family, collaborators and colleagues and encourage them to submit their finest science fiction/fantasy and horror prose or comics story to us.
Submitting is easy: just visit the home page and click SUBMIT in the navigation bar above. I promise to get back to anyone who submits within 48 hours.
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New This Week.. 
| Faith, Dragonslayer
by Sam Hart
Sam Hart returns to give us the story of a warrior tasked with saving his world from the most terrifying and powerful of creatures.
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by Travis Johnson and Brian Laframboise
A hostage situation in a quiet suburb is more than it appears.
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by Zakarya Anwar
Variance newcomer, Zakarya Anwar, delivers a short story about an amnesiac prisoner whose memories may be better off locked away.
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"Don't let your mind wander."
For many, those five simple words bring with them memories of short-sighted teachers or parents who warned against focusing on anything but usually the onerous task at hand. Here at Variance, we know a wandering mind is the greatest asset in the universe.
We encourage you to let your mind wander; to explore the various worlds of "what if" born in the infinite maybe of the human imagination.
Come with us.
Let your mind wander. New This Week... [sf=science fiction; f=fantasy; c=comics; p=prose] Download Key
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