The New Cheap Truth, product of Bruce Sterling . As an especially tasty offering, Strange Words is proud to present the entire run of Bruce Sterling's primal zine, Cheap Truth . Published in the mid 80's in Austin, CT raged against the machine for 18 issues. Strange Words will put up an issue every two weeks in our short stuff section, and ultimately have the whole series archived for your convenience and protection. Bruce Sterling has kindly donated a new piece of cheap truth to set the scene for the series, which will start with the September issue.
People often ask where science fiction writers get their ideas.
They rarely ask where society gets its science fiction writers. In many cases the answer is science fiction workshops. Thanks to the seminal efforts of Robin Wilson, would-be sf writers can receive actual academic credit for this experience. But the workshopping experience does not require any shepherding by experts. Like a bad rock band, an SF-writer's workshop can be set up in any vacant garage by any group of spotty enthusiasts with nothing better to occupy their time.