Sci Phi Journal #4, March 2015: The Journal of Science Fiction and Philosophy

Sci Phi is an online science fiction and philosophy magazine. In each issue you will find stories that explore questions of life, the universe and everything and articles that delve into the deep philosophical waters of science fiction universes. This month we have, Flash Fiction The Writing Coach by David Feela, a tale of Nietzsche and writers block Fiction An Iron Shell of Ritual by Jeff Racho who asks, What happens when you try to convert a robot? Icarus Falls by Alex Shvartsman, who wonders what happens when a hero fades and memory is lost Take Up Your Cross by Alex Marchetta, who explores what you can do with a time machine, a rifle and a certain city in 33AD NanoAmerica by David John Baker, who seeks to understand what it means to be human, what makes you you? Bunny Rabbit by E.J. Shumak, a sad tale of a children’s toy and The Wallet by Paul Levinson, a strange tale of parallel worlds or madness, who can be sure? Articles Better Man or Better Genes by Cheryl Frazier that takes us into the Brave New World of genetic engineering and Gattaca The Confluence Between Literary and Scientific Imagination by Arlan Andrews Sr. that wonders about the connection between the two Saga's Lying Cat by Ruth Tallman who introduces us to the complexities of lying, what they are and when they might be justified and On the Sentient Constraints of a Sentient-Containing Universe by Jeffrey A. Corkern that wonders why the universe looks the way it does. Our serial, Beyond the Mist by Ben Zwycky continues in this issue as well, with Chapters 6 & 7 Finally we have a number of book reviews from the ever insightful Peter Sean Bradley