As we sort through the submissions for issue #3 of Dark Matter, I thought I might take a moment to clarify some of our interests and tendencies. First, we have a lot of very good material that we have to reject simply because it does not quite fit what we... Continue reading

We are excited to present Issue #2 of Dark Matter. We hope you enjoy it! Click here to download the PDF version. Click here to download the EPUB version. Click here to download the Kindle version. Continue reading

There are currently some problems with the server that keeps our archived issues of Dark Matter. While we are working to repair or replace it, we have provided a direct link below. We will have the issue with the server fixed before the second issue of DM comes out next... Continue reading

Here is one more new poem before we start to prepare for issue number 2 of Dark Matter which will be out in December. This poem, and the previous poems and story published on this blog since the first issue will be included in issue #2. It's not too late... Continue reading

We are gearing up for our big Fall season. Our ad will appear in the Nov./Dec. issue of Poets & Writers, and we're expecting a lot of great submissions. We accepted a few over the summer too, and we've been showcasing some of them here. Our latest featured poem is... Continue reading

* Its grain widening fills with islands and tides -sandpaper alone! a beach and the light that found its way home grows heavier :each morning I polish a wood bowl the way the mist will wait face up for water almost tissue paper innocent, smelling from acorns and Fall and... Continue reading

We apologize for the formatting issues that have bugged the page for the past week. Our domain name server updated their servers which knocked out our CName address that this blog uses to redirect the name to this blog. That messed up the formatting until we could get the CName... Continue reading

First, the comment (from Brad Hoge, managing editor of Dark Matter). There is a tendency to categorize speculative fiction into two camps: the mystical, and the existential. We aren't trying to focus on one perspective here at Dark Matter, but we would like to encourage serious consideration of the dichotomy.... Continue reading

The first issue of Dark Matter is now available! You can download DM1 in three different formats: PDF, EPUB, and Kindle. Dark Matter Issue Number 1 PDF Version Dark Matter Issue Number 1 as an e-Book (EPUB) Dark Matter Issue Number 1 for Kindle We are proud of this first... Continue reading

We are finishing up our selections for the first issue of Dark Matter and will have the issue available in early July. We will publish the issue in numerous formats so that you can download and print, download to an e-reader, or open and read online. We will also keep... Continue reading

The Neighbor's Cat I am not Homer, but I am blind. My neighbor Schrödinger told me he has no cat. I hear the cat, though. My neighbor insists, insists, yes, insists that if I cannot see the cat, there is no cat. I have named the nonexistent cat Pandora. I... Continue reading

Between the Raindrops What is said between the raindrops? What is uttered 'neath those spheres? And above the falling droplets What timeless mystery plucks the ears? At the crossroads and the inbetween Is where our life is living At the chink & in the seam both the parting and the... Continue reading

The first issue of Dark Matter will appear in May. We are currently accepting submissions. We will accept submissions year round, but if you would like to be included in the first issue of Dark Matter, please submit your work before May 1st. The first issue will appear in its... Continue reading

The Dark Matter Launch Party was a huge success, and we are now ready to open the site up to submissions. Our submission guidelines are available through the link above, but I am posting them here to get us started. We will post submissions on the blog as they are... Continue reading

The NSCWC announces the launch party for Dark Matter! Students and faculty of UHD, science or humanities, everyone, join us on November 7th in N628 from 5-7 p.m. for the launch of Dark Matter. There will be poetry, lively chatter, and snacks! Continue reading

Dark Matter is a blog for literary speculative fiction. Speculative literature is about searching for meaning through the use of natural metaphor. It explores the natural world for new ways to create meaning from nothingness. It is a quantum Tao, a way of knowing that relies on no dogma or... Continue reading