David A. Gray
@david-a-gray.bsky.social
Optimistic dystopian and writer of speculative fiction, published in New Myths, Abyss & Apex, Cosmic Roots, Starship Sofa, Every Day Fiction and more. Novels: Moonflowers, and (forthcoming) Neverthere.
If those same curious scientists work out a way to make all of us humans very miniature, we'd soon find out something about our cats that was not delightful.
April 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
If those same curious scientists work out a way to make all of us humans very miniature, we'd soon find out something about our cats that was not delightful.
I absolutely did not see this coming. Really well done.
April 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I absolutely did not see this coming. Really well done.
It's impressive that it has been given time to find its stride. Some really wonderful moments so far (7/8 episodes down) and only a few murky "has nobody got a torch?" scenes
April 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
It's impressive that it has been given time to find its stride. Some really wonderful moments so far (7/8 episodes down) and only a few murky "has nobody got a torch?" scenes
Thanks for the inclusion. Having started on newspapers, the idea of a story in daily installments is wonderful. Honored to be part of it.
March 30, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Thanks for the inclusion. Having started on newspapers, the idea of a story in daily installments is wonderful. Honored to be part of it.
Great read and a vital contribution - so many of the superstitions and stories passed on by (and some possibly made up by) my grandparents have faded from popular storytelling, and it’s crucial we retell them.
February 19, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Great read and a vital contribution - so many of the superstitions and stories passed on by (and some possibly made up by) my grandparents have faded from popular storytelling, and it’s crucial we retell them.
Debra the zonkey. I can die happy.
February 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Debra the zonkey. I can die happy.
And let’s not get started on the idea than an ancient hi tech species created a self replicating biological machine and it was the death of them and … pulp drum roll … it’s us!
February 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
And let’s not get started on the idea than an ancient hi tech species created a self replicating biological machine and it was the death of them and … pulp drum roll … it’s us!
Perhaps they developed a speculative fiction industry before their tech was advanced enough for this, and were - like us - terrified of civilization ending under an ocean of gray goo.
February 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Perhaps they developed a speculative fiction industry before their tech was advanced enough for this, and were - like us - terrified of civilization ending under an ocean of gray goo.
Loving this - and not just because of my weakness for generation starships!
February 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Loving this - and not just because of my weakness for generation starships!
There are so many editions of this and some amazing and some less-amazing covers but this one I love.
January 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
There are so many editions of this and some amazing and some less-amazing covers but this one I love.
I’m not sure why I chose to sound like someone posh from 1950s England, there, but the enthusiasm was real.
January 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I’m not sure why I chose to sound like someone posh from 1950s England, there, but the enthusiasm was real.
That brings back memories! Lovely find!
January 22, 2025 at 10:41 PM
That brings back memories! Lovely find!
This new endeavor - top notch sci fi in daily bites - is well worth a look and our support. It’s a lovely nod to the newspaper serial days.
January 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
This new endeavor - top notch sci fi in daily bites - is well worth a look and our support. It’s a lovely nod to the newspaper serial days.
You deserve your place there, mate, by any measure. That said, to be alongside Silverberg… what a feeling that must be.
January 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
You deserve your place there, mate, by any measure. That said, to be alongside Silverberg… what a feeling that must be.
And ... apologies for not checking specifics before I waxed lyrical ... your wonderful work was part of my reading journey, and as I search and discover, I remember exactly when I saw each cover for the first time. Many thanks!
January 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
And ... apologies for not checking specifics before I waxed lyrical ... your wonderful work was part of my reading journey, and as I search and discover, I remember exactly when I saw each cover for the first time. Many thanks!
Well that explains the flashback! I will seek them out, as it was a glorious time to be a reader of sci-fi, where every new book was a surprise.
January 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Well that explains the flashback! I will seek them out, as it was a glorious time to be a reader of sci-fi, where every new book was a surprise.
Lovely stuff, Fred. Transported me - for a moment - to the days when sci-fi book covers bore little resemblance to the story, and were often just sublime (hullo, Chris Foss) spaceship art.
January 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Lovely stuff, Fred. Transported me - for a moment - to the days when sci-fi book covers bore little resemblance to the story, and were often just sublime (hullo, Chris Foss) spaceship art.
Absolutely independent of his brilliant storytelling, Banks' world-building was just sublime.
January 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Absolutely independent of his brilliant storytelling, Banks' world-building was just sublime.