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Welcome to the first installment
of an ongoing monthly column here on GENREations!
First off, I'd like to say...Yeah,
yeah, the “Star Trek” homage IS in there on this columns
title, and it's meant to be there. You know what? I like it that
way! I'm a fan of “Star Trek,” as much as I'm sure most
of you readers are out there. But that's as far as talking “Trek”
around here will go, unless we can get a Sci-Fi news editor here
who will hunt down juicy tidbits for us in future months concerning
upcoming sci-fi happenings around the globe.
Now, on to other things...
Right now, on the 2nd day of the new
century, I'd like to talk a little bit about the biggest sci-fi
story in the history of the whole gosh darned planet right now,
Y2K! Yep, it was the most pumped up pile of nonsense any of us ever
saw. There were people out there doing everything from hoarding
water, to barricading themselves in their homes, with several new
pieces added to the family arsenal along the way! And what happened
when all was said and done? Nothing. Nada. Zip. Just a big waste
of time and effort on the part of anyone who was worried. Man, Chicken
little had nothing on these people who lost track of their common
sense along the way to the new millennium. While I like a good scary
story as much as the next guy, or gal, you really have to sometimes
stop and take a breath of fresh air sometimes. I really feel for
all the good people out there who were suckered in to all the hype
concerning this newest version of Orson Welles’ radio drama
“War of the Worlds.” And yes, there were a lot of similarities
between the two “events.” The mass hysteria, the panic
and trepidation; all of the above were present on both occasions.
One in the late 30's, one in the last
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year of the last decade of the Century. I guess we all just like
to be frightened. That's why horror stories are as big as they are,
as they've always been. And horror is a very big part of Sci-Fi.
Which is where GENREations comes in.
I almost wish our first issue didn't come out until the first of
the year, and not several months ago. But that's not the way the
grand drama has played out. Which is okay. I wouldn't want to deny
any of you the great sci-fi and horror stories we've had on the
site the past few months, and there are plenty more to come. Lots,
lots more. Including the awesome array of sci-fi/horror action we've
got coming at you this month.
First up, we have an entry from William
H. Nelson called “Sunflowers at Midnight” that has to
be read to be believed. Next we have Scott C. Delaney's chilling
“The Savior,” followed by the continuation of Chris Kassay's
exciting Sci-Fi/Action serial, “My Emerald Enemy” Part
III. Next is a story by a newcomer to GENREations, Realm Cruiser,
and his story “My Friend, the Smile-Cutter Killer.” Next
up is Michelle Giles’(also a newcomer) story “Scam of
the Century,” which has a bit to do with what I touched on
earlier here, followed by Tom Holder’s tale called “A
Matter of Kings.” And finally we have Jim Johnston’s “The
Crown of the Basilisk” Part One, the first chapter of an ongoing
novel found only on GENREations.
So read on gentle friend! The new
Millennium is upon us! And we've all gotten through the nonsense
unscathed! Now lets party like it's 1999!
Ralph
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