Nir Yaniv

Originally published in Hebrew as a column in the Maariv-NRG newspaper, 2007. They gathered on the abandoned seashore of Tel Aviv, dimly lit by a crimson sunset almost entirely hidden by the shiny skyscrapers across the waters to the west. Ten of them wore keffiyehs and ten – yarmulkes. The air was hot and humid. The fresh sea breeze cooled the new city on the artificial island to the west and largely remained there. What little wind reached Tel Aviv carried with it excess he

“So basically,” I said, “Tron is a version of Narnia in which religion was replaced by fake computer science.” She didn’t answer. Further inquiry revealed that she was fast asleep. I still wonder whether it’s the religion or the fake computer science. #movies #religion #sf

An audio interview with your (almost) humble servant, right there at the Skiffy and Fanty Show. I mean, right here. Discussed: Murders in SF Conventions, Religion is Bad for Your Soul and Digestion, Tinkering with Time Machines, Other Stuff Which I Forget. Enjoy! #timemachine #murder #sciencefiction #interview #mystery #shortstory #religion #novel

My short story, The Word of God, was just re-published by ChiZine in their Chiaroscuro project.  As it happens, today is Israel’s independence day, which makes this a bit bitter-sweet: it reminds me how far we are from having true independence – independence from god. I mean, I like god in its proper place – literature. As for its place in real life, I can only quote B. A. Baracus: “I pity the fools!” #fantasy #religion #shortstory #weird

By Nir Yaniv Translated from the Hebrew by Lavie Tidhar The beginning of the end was very simple, but no one suspected it. # Ofer searched through his pockets like a man possessed. ‘A pen!’ he said. ‘My kingdom for a pen!’ and immediately found one, in the pocket of his shirt, and when he returned home discovered that the door refused to open. He couldn’t understand why. # ‘This time it will work,’ she said to herself, while waiting at the café for a guy she had never see