R-SPEC is a group of writers, readers and thinkers in the Rochester NY area, that exists to celebrate and create speculative literature. We hold public meetings once a month to discuss new ideas and critically examine the literature we care about. You can help by joining us at a meeting, or becoming a member.

Disappearance of Nuclear Scientist Baffles Invesitgators and Everyone Else

Submitted by eDave on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 09:07

Physicist disappears and no evidence to suggest accidental death or foul play. Epiphany leading to nonexistence? Dark ops whisking him away to a secret lab? Click the title for more.

Physicists have sense of humor, embrace modern linguistics

Submitted by eDave on Wed, 03/03/2010 - 08:33

Physics students at UC Davis coin prefix to embrace slang, prove they have a sense of humor. Click the title for more.

Breakthrough in Photosythesis - Can Photosynthetic Animals Be Far Behind?

Submitted by eDave on Sat, 02/20/2010 - 08:55

Max Planck Institute scientists reveal operation of long-mysterious portion of photosynthetic biochemical process. Click the title for more.

Prosthetic Foot Stores, Uses Impact Energy to Lighten User Load

Submitted by eDave on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:55

The title pretty much sums it up, but there is more information and a link to the source story if you click the title.

Martian Crater Strata Tell Story

Submitted by eDave on Wed, 02/17/2010 - 10:38

New look at Martian strata tells climatic story. Click the title for more.

Hiatus Over

Submitted by eDave on Tue, 02/16/2010 - 17:12

2034 Is Here! Book Pickup Party on Sunday, January 31, 2010

Submitted by melvin on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 10:13

2034: Writing Rochester's FuturesWe're extremely pleased to announce that 2034: Writing Rochester's Futures has been delivered by our printer and is available for immediate purchase. And we're having a book pick-up party this Sunday (1/31/2010) at 4pm, at the home of Janice Carello & Eric Scoles. Anyone who sees this and would like to come is welcome to do so -- we will have plenty of books for sale and can even facilitate credit/debit card purchases via the web, if you so desire.

No meeting tonight (1 December 2009)

Submitted by eDave on Tue, 12/01/2009 - 14:46

Per B&N's request, we are not having a meeting tonight.

2034: Writing Rochester's Futures - Order Today!

Submitted by eDave on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 11:28

Books have arrived! Order 2034: Writing Rochester's Futures from our online store!

We are pleased to announce that the anthology, 2034: Writing Rochester's Futures, is being published under R-SPEC's own new imprint, R-SPEC Press. The cover price for 2034 is $14.95, and it is a 248-page, "perfect" bound, 6"x9" trade paperback with a nice, glossy, color cover rendered by David Pascal. A launch party is being planned and will be announced.

At this time, we offer you the opportunity to pre-order copies of the book, which makes an excellent gift. Please click the title of this post for complete details and ordering information.