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By Wm. Garrett Cothran. The first version of the idea was not really Mad Men in a Nazi victory timeline. That became the larger shape later. The first version was closer to Columbo. I always liked the structure of Columbo: you know who did it. You watch the murderer first. You see the confidence, the planning, the arrogance, the little mistake they do not realize is a mistake ye...

Edited by David Flin. Written by: Heath Aberdeen Falisha Adiguna Eesha Haq Teddy Harrison Jaiden-David Hinds Ame Lock Eden Murray Betsy Street Introduction There’s a junior school in south London – it doesn’t matter which one – where I work. One of the things I do there is run an after-school club for some of the older children (aged 9-11). The children in the club work together...

By Duncan Clacher. On the Sea Lion Press Forums, we run a monthly Vignette Challenge. Contributors are invited to write short stories on a specific theme (changed monthly). The theme for the 70th contest was Public Domain. Letter from Dr. Benjamin Franklin to General George Washington​ Paris, May 3 1777​ Sir, Count Dracula of Transylvania, a nobleman of distinguished military li...

By Gary Oswald. The European Cup at Le Parc des Princes stadium in 1956: the start of the UEFA tournaments. Creative Commons, courtesy the blog L'Equipe and Wikimedia Commons. In a previous article, I discussed how National Leagues for Association Football emerged in England, Scotland, Ireland and other European countries in the late 19th century. And as soon as that happened, t...

By Matthew Kresal. Deathworld cover, image courtesy Big Finish website For Doctor Who’s tenth season, the programme celebrated a decade on-screen with a serial featuring the three actors who had played the Time Lord. But while The Three Doctors as broadcast primarily focused on the Jon Pertwee and Patrick Troughton incarnations (ill health left William Hartnell in a supporting r...