Blunder 2: Peekaboo

In the early 80’s Gary Cohn co-created AMETHYST, PRINCESS OF GEMWORLD and BLUE DEVIL at DC Comics. Later, he wrote SHI: SENRYAKU as well as his own DEMON GUN for Crusade Entertainment. Other work includes Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew paperbacks, short fiction,  history articles, and ad copy. Current projects: NEW DEVIL, with Blue Devil co-creator Paris Cullins, and NEMESIS, with  BronxHeroes Con founder Ray Felix, and writing/editorial/consultant work for Udderly Ridiculous Productions.

Starship Blunder: Out of the Dusty Planet
Blunder 2: The Conglomeracy for Newbies

Edward Cooke trained as a technical writer in Flensburg, Germany. He has written songs, stage musicals, and other extended fibs.

Starship Blunder: As Natural As Falling

H. Hackman has always loved reading stories. In early childhood, she began writing her own and hasn't stopped since. Her favorite genres to read and write are fantasy and science fiction. 

Blunder 2: Benji Bungleweed's Universal Truths

AI Prompt: I would like you to help me write a witty, brief, and informative writer’s bio. Try to make it funny without seeming like I’m trying too hard to be funny. Please include my name (Brian Haddad), that I enjoy too many creative hobbies to fit into measly 24-hour days, that I have a lifelong love of the craft of storytelling, and that I particularly enjoy writing science fiction short stories though I dabble in a lot of other genres and formats on my blog: mermaidpiratedispatch.com

Brian Haddad’s Website

Blunder 2: Rum Tides, Hottails, and Cool Heads

Alexandra Henning is a Maryland-based writer working at the intersection of academic and creative expression. With a master’s degree in psychology, her work explores the nuances of human thought, emotion, and experience. Her writing has appeared in scholarly journals as well as literary publications.

Starship Blunder: Murder in the Dining Hall
Blunder 2: Bad Bet

Retired police officer, Mac King, taught anti-terrorism overseas before transitioning into the world of private security. One beautiful fall day, while riding his bike along the C&O Canal, he saw a group of military helicopters flying overhead. That observation seeded the idea for his first novel. The Downing of Marine One is a thriller set near the town of Brunswick, Maryland. The President’s helicopter is shot down, and the survivors must overcome several deadly encounters as they try to escape to safety.  King has also contributed short stories to Starship Blunder, Enigma Station, and Starship Blunder 2.

Blunder 2: Running the Gauntlet

L.H. Phillips is a retired molecular biologist with a life-long love of speculative fiction. Her stories have appeared in Aphelion, The Nameless Songs of Zadok Allen, Road Kill vol.9, and Mysterion. She lives with her husband and cat in San Antonio, TX.

Blunder 2: Features, Not Bugs

Gordon Sun is a surgeon exploring the interstitial spaces within healthcare, science, and technology. His stories have appeared in If There’s Anyone Left, Daily Science Fiction, The Dread Machine, NewMyths.com, Solstitia, After Dinner Conversation, TOWER, The Lorelei Signal, Penumbric, Daikaijuzine, and other publications.

Blunder 2: The Dumbwaiter

Originally from the Midwest, Annie Tupek went on a road trip to Alaska and never returned home. After spending over a decade in the frozen tundra, she moved south and now resides in Oregon. She is a licensed private pilot and when not making up stories she can be found exploring the Pacific Northwest by land and air.

Blunder 2: Dead Reckoning

Lori Wilkey was an elementary and middle school teacher in her former life but became a stay-at-home mom with the birth of her daughter. Now she crochets whimsical creatures and writes quirky stories. Lori has dabbled with writing since she was a kid. She has two poems published in college magazines and a short story, Self Serve Party, in the anthology Sentient Space 2. Ideas for her stories are gleaned from observing the world around her, her family and three neurotic, geriatric dogs.