Hub

A weekly free genre fiction e-zine.

Hub Magazine, Issues #56-58

By Douglas Hoffman ⋅ July 28, 2008

Hub #56 leads with Stephen R. Smith’s “Runner,” a fast-paced tale of a fellow who kills a randy cyborg and flees to avoid its owner’s wrath. Hub’s “About the Author” section notes that Smith grew up reading Heinlein, Asimov, and Bradbury, among others. Smith’s nurturing influences show in the story’s Golden Age sensibilities and tight […]

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Hub Magazine, Issues #51-55

By Douglas Hoffman ⋅ June 23, 2008

The last five issues of Hub have included a few great reviews, several memorable short stories, and even a poem—one you won’t want to miss, even if the word “poem” makes you cringe.
D.K. Thompson’s “God-Shaped Box” in Hub #51 kicks off with one hell of a first-paragraph hook:
“I didn’t kill God; we should clear that […]

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Hub Magazine, Issues 47-50

By Douglas Hoffman ⋅ May 2, 2008

Hub issues 47-50 includes the conclusion of Neil Gardner’s series on Robert Rankin’s The Brightonomicon, an essay on the writer’s strike, reviews of Planet Terror, Jericho—Season 1, The Grin of The Dark, Doctor Who s4—Episode 1: “Partners in Crime,” Needful Things, A Clockwork Orange, Doctor Who s4—Episode 2: “The Fires of Pompei,” editorials, and more.
What […]

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Hub Magazine, Issues 43-46

By Douglas Hoffman ⋅ March 3, 2008

In Issue 43 of Hub, Ian Whates’s “Coffee Break” introduces us to the unflappable Bud, a coffee shop customer who won’t be kept from his beverage. Even an alien invasion force can’t stop Bud from enjoying a cup of coffee on his day off. There’s more to Bud than your average joe-drinking Joe, but not […]

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Hub #39-42

By Douglas Hoffman ⋅ January 29, 2008

Hub is a “free weekly science fiction, fantasy and horror magazine delivered direct to your inbox every week.” Each issue features at least one work of fiction along with reviews or other features. Subscribers can receive Hub as a pdf file or as a download for the Mobi Pocket Reader.
In Issue 39, the last issue […]

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Hub #35 - 38

By Shaun C. Green ⋅ January 14, 2008

Over the last year, I’ve learned by experience exactly what people mean when they say their lives keep them too busy to read. Now, by this I mean, of course, that while I may have plenty of time in which I could read, sometimes I choose not to because working life forces one to be […]

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Hub #31 - 34

By Marshall Payne ⋅ December 3, 2007

Hub #31’s fiction selection is “Sleepless, Nameless” by Brett Tallman. After being forced by clever means to return to Chicago, twenty-two-year-old Christopher Fish is told by Mr. Nine that he’s a construct from the imagination of a man who’s been in a coma for twenty-two years. Mr. Nine is an interesting villain, […]

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Hub #27 - 30

By Marshall Payne ⋅ October 30, 2007

I was only a couple of paragraphs into “House Trainer” by Kenneth B. Chiacchia in Hub #27 when I thought, “Why didn’t I think of this idea?” Much has been written about home AIs, where the house has a personality of sorts, but Chiacchia’s take on it is a real treat.
Joyce has […]

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Hub #8–12

By Paul J. Iutzi ⋅ October 14, 2007

In a world so polluted that the ocean and sky have turned colors you don’t usually see outside of a sixty-four count crayon box, Matthew is…
“One in a Million,” which happens to also be the title of the story in Hub #8.
He’s also special.
And, he’s different from everyone else.
The problem is, when author […]

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Hub #24-26

By Nader Elhefnawy ⋅ October 14, 2007

Ian McHugh’s poetically titled “Requiem in D-Minor (for prions, whale and burning bush)” in Hub #24 elegantly connects all these elements and more. However, long-time readers and viewers of science fiction will find most of the tropes already familiar and may not be surprised by the outcome to which their interconnections eventually lead. […]

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