To the best of my knowledge, I have responded to all Futurismic story submissions as of this morning. If you submitted something to us before the November 18th deadline and haven’t heard back yet, please feel free to query, as sometimes submissions or responses go astray. Thanks to everyone who submitted! Look for us to reopen sometime in February.

A quick note to potential fiction contributors: Futurismic will be closing to submissions next Saturday, November 18th. The webform will be shut down at that time, and we’ll remain closed until mid-January or possibly February. There’s still a week or so, then, if you have something you’d like to send. Meanwhile, check here for an update on the slushpile. Thanks!

A possible key to preventing the effects of aging may be calorie restriction. There’s some speculation here on how this might be a factor in developing life extension procedures.