Apparent Magnitude: The apparent magnitude (m) of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as Have an experimental poem about a squirrel android? Perfect.
Apparent Magnitude will be a place where lovers of sci-fi and speculative fiction and poetry (AKA nerds, like me) can publish work which, while rooted in the musings of science and technology, transcend the common definitions of genre fiction. A short story about a psychic dog that has a voice box written in iambic pentameter? Great. Something non animal related? Yeah, that too. We are currently
seeking submissions for our official launch. All submissions must be turned in by March 22, 2011. Submit a doc or pdf to [email protected]
New poetry -- yes, NEW! -- from Colin James.
http://apparentmag.com/2015/10/14/two-poems-by-colin-james/
The slow, drooping unauthentic jaw. Convulsions of apathy. Is that you, Science Dog? These hand grips will have to substitute for relaxation. Access is an excuse for departure. Histrionics, curious emphatics. Sold! To the inscrutably virulent. Drama will not be necessary. This way to the table of im…
What if you were right about something that meant the human race was screwed? Wouldn't you be at least a little happy?
New fiction from Rick McQuiston.
http://apparentmag.com/2015/02/16/warmth-is-fleeting-by-rick-mcquiston/
Simon ran a hand over his face. He could feel the sting of the darkness all around him; it jabbed at his cowering body like agitated scorpions itching for a fight. Vague memories of his lectures at the University crossed his mind. But somehow being huddled in a broom closet only four doors down from…
Anyone else notice that this video game stole our logo? Bastards!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4hFT_9M8GKU/U1gRlozDpYI/AAAAAAAAEG8/qLX92K3AYg4/s1600/Watch-Dogs-symbol.jpg
“You bowl?” Jack nodded to the man’s bag.
His thick, gnarled fingers ran across the keys, tapping at them like a hunchbacked ape.
“Nope.”
“So what’s in there?”
“A hacksaw. I’ll need to take your head."
New fiction from Milo James Fowler.
http://apparentmag.com/2014/09/25/to-know-a-lie-from-a-hacksaw-by-milo-james-fowler/
The old man seated himself across from Jack as if he were expected, plopping down a well-worn bowling bag on the bench and an equally battered laptop onto the table...
New poetry! New poetry! Courtesy of JD DeHart
http://apparentmag.com/2014/04/17/blackbird-by-jd-dehart/
JD DeHart has appeared in Eye on Life Magazine, Starline, The Commonline Journal, and Aoife’s Kiss, among other publications. His blog is spinrockreader.blogspot.com.
New work up today courtesy of J. Rohr. And a new site design to follow suit. Enjoy!
http://apparentmag.com/2014/03/25/change-in-i-by-j-rohr/
Like most physicists, Melinda Barrow never mattered to the public. Not until she learned to see through time. The sacrifice of an eye, a cost she willingly paid to prove herself correct, was all it took. Early in her career she realized that light is the only thing which can travel at the speed o...
The site is back up. Rejoice!
Good news -- looks like our site got hacked. Please don't visit it until we give the all clear.
Prepare for your mind to be blown, then read this:
http://apparentmag.com/2014/01/16/graves-to-cradle-by-ahimaaz-rajesh/
A woman was carving sequential images upon the bone of the cave. Images that looked singular, simple, and intricate: All that at once. She turned to see the intruder. There came a hint of recognition to her face. As her head moved from left to right, in successive motions, in twitches, the recogniti...
First new work of 2014 coming soon, and it's a doozy.
Check out our many spooky stories and poems to spice up your Halloween.
http://apparentmag.com/
They say that the fear of the water is an irrational one, but I have never agreed with that. It amazes me that people can see water as just another thing, to be held or seen or imbibed. Water is something wholly other to me, as other as the outer reaches of the darkest space. It is a dimension of it...
When you look out over a dark expanse of water, do you feel fear? You should.
http://apparentmag.com/2013/10/17/void-by-zachary-woodard/
They say that the fear of the water is an irrational one, but I have never agreed with that. It amazes me that people can see water as just another thing, to be held or seen or imbibed. Water is something wholly other to me, as other as the outer reaches of the darkest space. It is a dimension of it...
Some new work coming soon to get you into the Halloween spirit. BOO! Ha, you wuss.
Great review of Gnathostomata from Portland Book Review.
"Gnathostomata is a tough book to explain."
Gnathostomata Posted on August 16, 2013 by Elizabeth Franklin Posted in Mystery, Crime & Thrillers, Science Fiction & Fantasy Gnathostomata Will Melt Your Brain…In a Good Way!By James KerleyApparent Magnitude Press, $9.99, 234 pagesEvery few years, a piece of media is created that leaves the viewer,...
What if your personality could be downloaded and preserved indefinitely? Think you would be worthy of admission?
http://apparentmag.com/2013/07/23/the-gates-of-h-e-v-n-by-david-kavanaugh/ -443
“Good afternoon,” he said, feeling his cheeks grow flushed. “Well, I just want to start by saying how much I truly appreciate the opportunity to—”
NEW WORK COMING SOON. EVERYONE STAY CALM!!!
If you thought we were dead, you were wrong. Dead wrong. Or alive wrong. Are you alive? Well, you're wrong.
New poetry from Chris Bullard. There's even a reference to Free W***y. How can that not be a good thing? (Don't answer that until after you've read it...)
http://apparentmag.com/2013/05/06/two-poems-by-chris-bullard/
Chris Bullard is a native of Jacksonville, FL. He lives in Collingswood, NJ, and works for the federal government as an Administrative Law Judge. He received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania and his MFA from Wilkes University. Plan B Press published his chapbook, You Must Not Know Too Much...
New work tomorrow? Oh, if you insist (you insistent bastard).
Clears that up.
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-03/what-would-it-feel-travel-warp-speed
If it were really possible to build a warp drive, using it wouldn’t make you fly back into your seat as in a science-fiction movie. “Inside the
New work this afternoon from J.M.M. Carlson.
Is there a traveler from the future that might help a dying man? Or is something more bizarre going on?
http://apparentmag.com/2013/04/23/litter-by-j-m-m-carlson/
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
--Frank Herbet, Dune
Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who made it out to the book release party for Gnathostomata. It was an awesome evening and the perfect way to get this book into the world. Special thanks to Brandon Arthur for reading and Victor Foster for rocking out.
Well, look at that.
New book by JKS Alumn James Kerley!Posted on March 27, 2013 by admin Apparent Magnitude Press is pleased to announce the publication of James Kerley’s sci-fi-noir-experimental novel, “Gnathostomata.”Please join James for a party to celebrate the release of the book at Rooster and Moon Coffee Pub in…
New poetry from Jess Alfaro. What are these creatures? And why is it so awesome to have someone named "Fabio" in your poetry?
http://apparentmag.com/2013/03/29/fabio-takes-me-to-the-cages-out-back-by-jess-alfaro/
Jess Alfaro is a biological anthropologist specializing in behavior, biogeography and conservation of Neotropical monkeys, including Ateles paniscus. She is a beta reader for Susan Ee and has starred as an ‘expert’ for two seasons of Lost Tapes.
New work later today. WATCH OUT!
On the lookout for asteroids and sinkholes ...
Dick Malone, a detective, has a big secret: he still dreams of the Victims, as the entire city once did many years before, crippled by fear of the Killer. Dreams of bodies -- sometimes children -- with missing jaws still haunt the citizens. When evidence is given to Dick that the Killer may have ...
Thank you to everyone who stopped by the Apparent Magnitude table at AWP over the weekend, and thank you to all our contributors whose work we able to show up. Can't wait to see what else 2013 holds for us!
Up and running.
New fiction from Brandon Sorce. Sort of like Harry Potter, except not, at all. Come tell us what you think about it at AWP this weekend.
http://apparentmag.com/2013/03/06/the-imp-in-the-armchair-by-brandon-sorce/
It was the kind of nightmare you wake up from with something on your chest. Literally, it felt like this time. I let out a short gasp and coughed; I smelled old ci******es. I don’t smoke—had I had anyone over who smoked lately? I was too groggy to remember much beyond the fact that I do not entertai...
Tonight we pack for AWP. Starting Thursday you get your hands on our book, free stickers, ebook coupons, and a free high-five at table Z31.
Chapter 4 from Raelin Saretti's "On the Graves of Dragons" series is now available for your reading pleasure. One of many things on the plate for us this week.
http://apparentmag.com/2013/03/04/post-coital-heroin-chapter-iv-from-on-the-graves-of-dragons-by-raelin-saretti/
Fabulous legs or not, these stiletto heels were straining and pulling my calf muscles tighter than an elf’s as***le. Word travels fast in the underground, especially when money is involved and I had probably less than a half an hour before some halfwit-junior-bounty-hunter was bound to stumble into...
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