It’s Your Fault Too, Venezuela’s Collapse
May 19, 2016
An incisive follow-up to Joel Hirst’s haunting essay on Venezuela’s collapse. We would just remove the word “Too” from the title. Can we still find tar and feathers?
Liberty Island Magazine announces short fiction contest
May 16, 2016
This looks like fun. Liberty Island, the online magazine for freedom-loving readers and writers of short stories, has announced their newest fiction contest, The Summer of Love Writing Contest! …Our latest short story contest invites you to explore the interplay, conflicts, and confluence of love and politics. After all, romance (and the lack thereof) has … More Liberty Island Magazine announces short fiction contest
Speculative Fiction Cantina interviews Marina Fontaine
May 11, 2016
The Speculative Fiction Cantina (part of the WriteStream Radio Network) is a weekly radio program and podcast: The Speculative Fiction Cantina: your weekly hypodermic injection of science fiction, fantasy, horror, alternate history, steampunk, cyberpunk, and things weird and wonderful in the world of books and writers. We ask authors the hard questions. You’ll hear from writers … More Speculative Fiction Cantina interviews Marina Fontaine
Meet the Literary Outlaws
May 8, 2016
Literary Outlaws, a website and podcast, is a project of authors Jason Anspach and Kevin G. Summers. Because they weren’t busy enough with their families, farm animals, and old-school D&D lifestyles, Jason and Kevin started the Outlaws as a way to spotlight authors who were thriving outside the “mainstream” lit culture. Guests so far have included Nick Cole, … More Meet the Literary Outlaws
Awesome Shout-Out from Virtual Pulp
May 3, 2016
Author Henry Brown (aka “Machine Trooper,” aka “The Two-Fisted Blogger”) has been fighting the good fight for years. His website, Virtual Pulp, is a must-visit for fans of manly manosphere men’s adventure and associated cultural phenomena. The CLFA is flushed with pride and pleasure to be the subject of a VP blog post today, The Culture … More Awesome Shout-Out from Virtual Pulp
New book release: The Counterfeit Captain by Henry Vogel
May 2, 2016
Publisher Rampant Loon Media has just released Henry Vogel’s newest book, The Counterfeit Captain (April 30, 2016): Captain Nancy Martin expects a lonely death. Passing out as her battle-damaged starfighter bleeds the last of its air, she comes to in the cavernous and deserted docking bay of an unknown starship. Leaving her crippled fighter to seek help, … More New book release: The Counterfeit Captain by Henry Vogel
Must-Read: The Suicide of Venezuela
April 24, 2016
A haunting eyewitness account of national decline in Venezuela. Here at CLFA, it make us feel like we’ve just seen the Ghost of Christmas Future…
Liberty Island releases The Secret of Fatima by Peter J. Tanous
April 22, 2016
New media publisher Liberty Island released The Secret of Fatima, a novel by Peter J. Tanous, on March 29, 2016: Father Kevin Thrall is chaplain to a poor, inner-city parochial school in Washington, D.C. where he leads a quiet and rewarding life. But he is also troubled by his past in combat with an elite … More Liberty Island releases The Secret of Fatima by Peter J. Tanous
New book release: Freedom/Hate by Kyle Andrews
April 22, 2016
Kyle Andrews’ new indie dystopian thriller, Freedom/Hate (Freedom/Hate Series, Book 1) is now available: Everything they say on the news is a lie. To question that lie is a crime. Collin Powers knows the truth. As a low ranking member of an underground movement, his job is to transport some of the most illicit materials in … More New book release: Freedom/Hate by Kyle Andrews
“Friends of Abe” dissolves formal infrastructure
April 22, 2016
The Guardian is reporting that sister culture group, Friends of Abe, is dissolving its formal 501(c)(3) organization: “Effective immediately, we are going to begin to wind down the 501 c3 organization, bring the Sustaining Membership dues to an end, and do away with the costly infrastructure and the abespal.com website,” the executive director, Jeremy Boreing, … More “Friends of Abe” dissolves formal infrastructure
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