Neon and Nebulas
- KL Forslund
- Jan 7
- 1 min read
Back in mid-summer, an opportunity came up. Blaze Ward put out a call for new contributors to his zine Boundary Shock Quarterly. I answered, and since he'd published something from me a few years back, he trusted me to jump on board without much rigamarole.
So, with a month and half left in the quarter, while my old dog Athena had health issues and passed, I managed to crank out a tale with hacking, and slashing and brilliantly lit ships because that' how they go faster.
The Brightest Star made the cut and you can buy the issue and read about Captain Lumen and her lightship Sirius and see if they escape the Nazziren darkweb or not. It's even got lightepees. I had fun with it.
You can get it here via a variety of means:
This was such a visually rich and imaginative read I really liked how the post “Neon and Nebulas” blends cosmic imagery with a kind of artistic, almost dreamlike tone, because it feels like it’s not just describing space but interpreting it through colour, light and emotion. The contrast between neon elements which often feel urban, electric and human-made and nebulas vast clouds of gas and dust where stars are born creates a really interesting tension that makes the whole piece stand out. It feels like a meeting point between science fiction and abstract art, where the universe isn’t just something distant but something expressive and alive. I also appreciated how the writing leaves room for interpretation instead of spelling everything …