Speculative fiction is any fiction that involves speculation. Isn't that useful? I've finally found a home. I've never written anything that really deserves to be called science fiction, as that means that the story would not exist without the science in it; put another way, it means the science makes the story possible. I've never known enough science to make it likely that I'd ever write any. On the other hand, I hate the term "fantasy" because it has been shackled by negative connotations: lightweight, fairies and princesses and dragons and unicorns. After that, there's horror, which either means Stephen King or demons from dimensions Man Was Not Meant To Wot Of, etc.

Now all of these and more are covered by the blanket term "speculative fiction." I'm happy with it. I'm not showing you any of mine here, but I'll tell you what I've liked.