summer-2024

I: Climate Fiction w/ Isaac Olson

Yep, you heard that right— Synthesized Sunsets is starting a podcast!

Oct 30, 2024 •

1:16:34

Guest Post: "Art or Life?" by Isaac Olson

“Art or Life?”

Oct 30, 2024 •

Beaches of Rebirth and Memory

Below are spoilers for Inception and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness.

Sep 27, 2024 •

That Vertical Freedom Feeling

When I was a kid, one of my most vivid fantasies was visiting the ecosystem of a gas giant— one with an atmosphere so dense that creatures could swim…

Jul 24, 2024 •

Ships Create the Rhythm of Adventure

Adventure is a very general term, but I think of it as a narrative that comes from intentionally striving towards wonder. An epic journey may start out…

Jul 22, 2024 •

Dissonance and Danger in “The Princess and the Clock”

SPOILER WARNING: THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE FILM INTERSTELLAR

Jul 16, 2024 •

'The Wandering Inn' Allows Us to Properly Fear the Sea

The Wandering Inn is one of the greatest stories ever told.

Jul 16, 2024 •

SUMMER 2024: THE OCEAN ISSUE

Welcome to the debut season of Synthesized Sunsets: a seasonal Seattle magazine about speculative fiction and the future of pop!

Jul 16, 2024 •

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