Make Mercury Wobble

by Thomas Jay Rush

Matter has three properties: 1) it occupies space, 2) it has density, and 3) it has mass. This post is about mass.

Prior to Albert Einstein’s 1905 paper on the equivalence of mass and energy (E = Mc2), planetary scientists had a problem. Using the law of planetary motion and the equations for gravity they could predict the exact position of every planet far into the future—except one: Mercury. (more…)

2. matter: physical substance

Part 2 of a series that looks at the various definitions of matter from Dictionary.com and how they might apply to compressed creative arts. (more…)

1. matter: the substance

Out of its singular mission to expand the world of compressed creative arts, Matter Press & Journal has burst into existence. Part of its ongoing mission is to explore how these (very) tiny forms can matter, not so much by defining them, but instead by putting them into action. (more…)

Matter Press is now offering private flash fiction workshops and critiques of flash fiction collections here.

Upcoming:

03/23 • Kenneth Pobo
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