The term slipstream was coined by cyberpunk author Bruce Sterling in an article originally published in SF Eye #5, July 1989. From Wordnik.com. [New Wave Fabulists: "Make It Weird"] Reference
At the heart of this term "slipstream" is an image of a zone of turbulence, where mainstream and genre fictions mix. From Wordnik.com. [Why Do I Infernokrush?] Reference
By the offered definition, I think "slipstream" is — and has been, for over a quarter of a century — my favorite. From Wordnik.com. [What's Your Favorite Slipstream Story?] Reference
All "magic realism" and slipstream is labeled as fantasy for simplicity. From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Guide to Modern Writers of Science Fiction and Fantasy] Reference
Yes, slipstream is on one level simply a grouping of fiction which basically consists of. From Wordnik.com. [Why Do I Infernokrush?] Reference
We talk about why the new generation slipstream is not the fusion of literary fiction and SF/F. Fri 1200 Remembering Robert Anton WILSON. From Wordnik.com. [The 65th World Science Fiction Convention] Reference
The slipstream is an impact zone, not the confusion, not the area of collusion, of separate forms of storytelling -- of fantastic and domestic genres -- but the collision of them. From Wordnik.com. [Why Do I Infernokrush?] Reference
I'm not a big fan of subgenre labels normaly but the idea of slipstream not a new one really just a new label is a worthy one. From Wordnik.com. [Getting the Links Out] Reference
For example, it offers so-called slipstream installation, which enables IE to be deployed as part of the Windows image that IT professionals create for corporate desktops. From Wordnik.com. [Infoworld News] Reference
If so, I'd agree that this is explicitly how Sterling originally used the "slipstream" term. From Wordnik.com. [Readercon 16: Day 1] Reference
Nick's fine and, as always, gentle response to being called a "slipstream" writer is worth reading. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2004-04-01] Reference
Couldn't you pull yourself out of the "slipstream" and exert some critical intelligence of your own?. From Wordnik.com. [Book Reviewing] Reference
It's different from what we tend to think of as sf/f; perhaps it may fall into the "slipstream" category. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: The Love We Share Without Knowing, by Christopher Barzak] Reference
They enjoy debating things like the term "slipstream", and often come up with interesting insights by doing so. From Wordnik.com. [Getting the Links Out] Reference
Until, of course, they themselves become accredited purebreds, as is now happening with what some call "slipstream". From Wordnik.com. [Kafka's Ford] Reference
I guess I'm more used to "slipstream" instead of "surrealism", and probably applied the wrong reading protocols (again). From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: The Bridge by Zoran Živković] Reference
Flanked by the NP's senior leadership corps he said the perception that the party was in the "slipstream" of the African. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
So I had to "slipstream" the VIA motherboard SATA drivers. nLite can do this too, but it's very hit or miss. From Wordnik.com. [KDE UserBase - Recent changes [en]]
The engine whine was whipping away in the slipstream. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Luck and Trouble]
With the slipstream on the door the doctor couldn't get out. '. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
Above her, the jet's slipstream is already dissolving in the violet sky. From Wordnik.com. [Land of the Blind]
He stuck his head further into the slipstream, trying for a better view. From Wordnik.com. [A Fire Upon the Deep]
A lone pickup passed close on their left and rocked them with its slipstream. From Wordnik.com. [One Shot]
A woman with reddish-brown hair that hung straight in the slipstream behind her. From Wordnik.com. [The Doomsayer]
Back in the noise of engines and slipstream the Absetzer saw the light, roared out. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Sea Lion]
The aircraft's door had been taken off and the slipstream howled around the cabin. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Sea Lion]
He knows they have now jumped, are out in the slipstream, winds of fate and all that. From Wordnik.com. [Whispers Of Betrayal]
And I found myself caught up in this same slipstream, unable to do my legitimate work. From Wordnik.com. [From The Other Side Of The Fence] Reference
The two boys were at the tailplane, their clothes blown and buffeted by the slipstream. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
The wind of the slipstream as he accelerated the Harley blew the hair from his forehead. From Wordnik.com. [The Doomsayer]
A variety of creatures whizzed past us, as if caught up in the slipstream of the celebration. From Wordnik.com. [Record of a Living Being] Reference
I got down on to the ground and stood beside her in the slipstream of the slowly running engine. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
The shot had hit the rail and caromed off into the night and the rail hummed dully in the slipstream and ceased. From Wordnik.com. [No Country For Old Men]
His dark toga suit flapped about in the slipstream, for once ruining the eerie gliding effect he always portrayed. From Wordnik.com. [The Dreaming Void]
Rubenstein began to cry, telling himself it was the wind of the slipstream around the vehicle doing it to his eyes. From Wordnik.com. [The Doomsayer]
A Japan that fails to deregulate and reform its economy risks being buffeted by the slipstream of transatlantic economic power. From Wordnik.com. [A Muddle In Birmingham] Reference
The blast of the slipstream was strong upon it, and to make things worse I had to open up the throttle to counter the increasing drag. From Wordnik.com. [The Rainbow and the Rose]
Uttering a disbelieving cry, he gathered himself and jumped, nearly tumbling back into the lethal slipstream, fighting to keep his balance. From Wordnik.com. [Impossible Places]
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