Asterisks & Anomalies

Educational and research site of academic research articles related to the fantastical, from sci-fi to fantasy, from conspiracies to cryptozoology, from horror to action/adventure.

We are interested in any media these research forms may address: from novels and short stories to poems, from social media to fanfiction, from films to streaming serials, from tabletop games to video games.

Asterisks & Anomalies' on the other hand sections summarize and cite larger works, giving readers quick insight into new ideas and developments in the fantastical, providing inpsiration for research.

Stephen Gallagher
MS (Fairleigh-Dickinson)

Stephen Gallagher earned his bachelor's degrees in both Computer Science and Spanish from Iona College - now Iona University - in New Rochelle, NY. He later earned a Master's degree in Computer Science from Fairleigh-Dickinson University in Teaneck, NJ.

After working for 22 years in the telecommunications industry, both in the US and abroad, he began his second career in 2009 as a Computer Science professor at Brevard Community College - now Eastern Florida State College.

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