Neil Gaiman’s Darkest Tale ‘24 Hour Diner’ Stirs Our Greatest Fears — I first read Neil Gaiman’s graphic novel series The Sandman at age 16. Most of the stories are faint memories now but one remained like a stain that refuses to be removed: 24 Hour Diner. If you’ve read it, you’ll know what I mean. 24 Hour Diner is dark, disturbing…

Even in horror movies, cats behave as cats do. It is time we make them the heroes. — As a lifetime cat lover, it thrills me to no end when I see a cat in a movie. I tell my cat Kit, “Look, there’s representation there!” She ignores me and later asks for a scritch. What I loved most about the movie Alien was the cat Jonesy doing…

How Netflix’s The Sandman deals with Death in That Iconic Scene — Note: This article contains spoilers for The Sandman (Netflix, 2022). Death is kind. Death is compassionate. I know I’m not the only person who cried watching the Death episode of Netflix’s recent adaptation of The Sandman. In the sixth episode of the series, “The Sound of Her Wings,” Death finds…

A poem about a spell gone wrong — My dearest Momma, Your spell worked. I am safe now, me and Teddy. But something went wrong. The rest of the world is dead, Even you and Kitty. I guess When you cast the spell Wishing for me to be safe, You didn’t expect The solution would be that Everyone else had to be dead…

The bond between a mother and her daughter is unbreakable — Too many decades now I have spent coasting High in the skies, My wings outstretched, Reaching for freedom. Yet, once every year, I return to the ground, Return to human-form And visit my mother On her birthday. “How are your adventures,” She asks as she always does. “The same,” I reply. She leans…

A poem about trauma and healing — I. I learned many truths After the life I knew ended. After my father died, After those I loved lied. A small flame lit up And unmasked the truth. Inside the glimmer of lies, Through the fog of night. My life was an illusion, Built to control and imprison. II. I learned…

Christina Sng chats with the multi-talented Angela Yuriko Smith about the importance of heritage and preserving our stories — Angela Yuriko Smith is a third-generation Uchinanchu-American and an award-winning poet, author, and publisher with over 20 years of experience in newspaper journalism. Publisher of Space & Time magazine (est. …

Interview with Mike Allen, writer, poet, publisher, editor, and journalist — IFP: Hi Mike, thanks for being here with us at Interstellar Flight Press! You have an incredible career in writing, editing, and publishing. Tell us about yourself and how you got started. MIKE ALLEN: My career has meandered all over the place, with my achievements working more like a gradual…