A Rocketeer Report from the 2026 World Science Fiction Convention This is the Rocketeer, just back from LAcon V — the fifth World Science Fiction Convention in the Los Angeles area. The very first postwar gathering was Pacificon, held July…
While the rest of the world is packing cosplay and panel schedules for LAcon V, I’ve been sharpening the one tool I use for almost everything I do: #PulpArchaeology. It’s simple in concept and endless in practice. You start with…
Out of the Aethers by Sara Light-Waller, a classic space opera reimagined for the twenty-first century, launches today on LucinaPress.com, Out of the Aethers launches today, exclusively on LucinaPress.com. The book is made up of two stories: Anchor, a short…
World Science Fiction Convention Returns to Los Angeles in 2026 The 84th World Science Fiction Convention, known as LAcon V, will take place in Los Angeles from August 27 to 31, 2026. This marks the fifth time the Worldcon has…
A quick buzz from Pulp Central—the first sale is in for Shadow on the Moon! I’m thrilled that someone out there has already joined the ranks of early readers. There’s more coming, but the first sale always means something special.…
Shadow on the Moon opens up for pre-release sale on June 26!
How do you preserve pulp-era art techniques in contemporary pulp art? In my search for pulp art authenticity, I’ve spent years studying the original pulp masters. I’ve recreated dozens of pulp magazine covers—brushstroke for brushstroke. My goal was to learn…
Author Sara Light-Waller reveals the dramatic new cover for her Moon Man novelette, "Shadow on the Moon." Video teaser premieres June 18—pre-orders begin June 25.
— Centralia, Washington author, Sara Light-Waller, joins pulp legends A Merritt and E.E. "Doc" Smith in “The Ultimate Cosmos”—a 1933 space-opera gem resurrected by First Fandom Experience. Light-Waller penned a contest-winning alternate ending to Edmond Hamilton’s Chapter 17, putting her on the same stage as pulp-era legends.
“Shadow on the Moon,” a new novelette with original artwork, launches in June 2025 and continues the original Moon Man’s adventures! Broadcasting from the rainy Pacific Northwest, the Rocketeer podcast picks up the Moon Man’s trail … In his first adventure,…