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[Jul. 10th, 2026|09:54 am] |
Noticed in the Nov 1976 Galaxy book review column, which I was looking at to see how reviewer Spider Robinson reviewed Telempath, also by Spider Robinson.
This is the con I knew of as Oktobercon.
I was not around for this.
I was told that Watsfic got a verbal contract from the Octoberfest people to defray part of the costs... and then when a verbal contract turned out to be worthless, had to go hat in hand to the Feds to get bailed out.
I was also told that the con did get a Canada Arts Council grant to cover costs of bringing a Nova Scotian GOH to Wloo. But it wasn't for Spider. He was still a landed immigrant, a US citizen. It was for his Canadian wife, Jeanne. She did not have an SF credit in 1976, but she was a dancer, thus eligible for the grant. |
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| For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga |
[Jul. 10th, 2026|09:08 am] |
Only one thing stands between Dania and her operatic revenge: the inescapable prison in which she is currently immured.
For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga |
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| [#306] A Shoulder To Lean On (The Fantastic Journey) |
[Jul. 10th, 2026|01:25 pm] |
Theme Prompt: #306 – Heartbreak
Title: A Shoulder To Lean On
Fandom: The Fantastic Journey
Rating/Warnings: PG
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 1000
Summary: His wife is dead, and Varian’s heart is shattered, but he still has his friends to lean on.
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| Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky |
[Jul. 9th, 2026|09:24 am] |
Down these mean streets a raccoon must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.
Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky |
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| [#306 | Heartbreak] Challenge Post |
[Jul. 9th, 2026|01:33 am] |
Challenge 306:
HEARTBREAK | n. crushing grief, anguish, or distress
Sometimes, things don’t work out. The romance doesn’t last, or their plans for the future fall apart. The hero doesn’t get there in time, no matter how hard they try. Sometimes, all the magic or science in the world can’t stop something bad from happening.
Not all heartbreaks are permanent! Sometimes it’s still possible to fix things. But often, there’s no way out except to just live through it.
Write a story about heartbreak.
BONUS GOAL: “You don’t know what it’s like.”
If your submission features this line, it will earn an extra point to be tallied in voting!
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Challenge ends Monday, July 13 at 9:00PM EST.
• Post submissions as new entries using the template in the profile
• Tag this week's entries as: [#] submission, 306 – heartbreak
• If you have questions about this challenge, please ask them here
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| [#305 | Fireworks] Results Post |
[Jul. 9th, 2026|01:32 am] |
Here are this week's votes tallied, and below the cut are our winners for Challenge #305 – Fireworks!
( This week's finalists are... )
Total Challenge Words Written: 2200
Congratulations to both of you, and thank you to everyone who took the time to cast their votes! ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png) autobotscoutriella will be making this week’s banners, so keep an eye out for those next week.
You may now post your Challenge 305 entries to any additional communities, blogs, archives or sites as you'd like! We also have a FandomWeekly AO3 Collection if you'd like to add your stories there! |
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| Bundle of Holding: Vast Grimm |
[Jul. 7th, 2026|03:15 pm] |
The current Skeleton Crew ruleboo plus a Legion of adventures.
Bundle of Holding: Vast Grimm |
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| Hellburner (Devil to the Belt, volume 2) by C J Cherryh |
[Jul. 7th, 2026|09:55 am] |
The Company will surely triumph over the Union upstarts, just as soon as R&D solves a few minor, pilot-killing, bugs in their cutting-edge systems.
Hellburner (Devil to the Belt, volume 2) by C J Cherryh
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| [#305 | Fireworks] Voting Post |
[Jul. 6th, 2026|11:23 pm] |
Here are the entries for this challenge:
( List of entries )
Please Note: Because we only have 3 entries this week, there is only a First Place and Runner Up to vote for!
In order to vote, please reply to this post using the form provided. All comments are screened, and entries are listed in the order they were submitted. For your vote to qualify, you must fill out your entire voting card (both spots) in order to be counted. Winner votes are worth 2 points, Runner Up votes are worth 1 point. Meeting the bonus goal on an entry gets an extra point for that submission.
When voting, please copy/paste the ENTRY NUMBER and the FIC TITLE from the list above into the spot you're voting for (this prevents accidentally mis-numbering a vote and casting it for the wrong entry). It should look like this:
First Place: 61. Fic Title Here
Runner Up: 88. Another Fic Title
Please note that you cannot vote for your own entry, and that votes cannot be made anonymously. You do not have to be a member of the community in order to vote, nor have submitted an entry for this week; everyone is welcome to participate in the voting. IP addresses are logged to prevent duplicate voting.
Voting closes Wednesday, July 8 at 9:00PM EST. |
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| Bundle of Holding: Oldskull Generators |
[Jul. 6th, 2026|02:39 pm] |
Random generators from Kent David Kelly for tabletop fantasy roleplaying games such as OSRIC (based on the 1979 First Edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons) and other fantasy retroclones.
Bundle of Holding: Oldskull Generators |
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| [#305] Something cliche about feelings and fireworks (X-Men) |
[Jul. 5th, 2026|11:15 am] |
Theme Prompt: #305 - Fireworks
Title: Something cliche about feelings and fireworks
Fandom: X-Men - Comicverse
Rating/Warnings: G
Bonus: No
Word Count: 200 ( Read more... ) |
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creative
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bitchy
