AMAZING NEWS: 12/15/24 Almost Halfway Through December Edition

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Our Holiday Gift Guide and Sale!

AMAZING PEOPLE NEWS

David Gerrold shared this writing tip in the form of a cartoon

Kermit wanted to share this feedback for writers with all of our contributors –

Fandom

Leah Zeldes wants you  to know that December 11th was Fandom’s 95th Birthday!

Jeffrey Cochrane shares this photo of the program book for the Tenth Worldcon

Science

Experts are becoming increasingly worried about a Bird Flu Pandemic (Read this piece, while being careful to read between the lines)

Industry

Jason Sizemore announces that the Apex magazine site has been absorbed into the Apex Book Company website.

New Releases

The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2023

Film & TV

Submissions Open for the Sci-Fi-London Film Festival (item submitted by David Ulicsak)

Retro

You can buy a copy of Bradbury’s Asbestos edition of Fahrenheit 451….

Social Commentary

Things are getting rougher for Trans folks.  Here are some suggestions for how to handle the next four years

Just For Fun

You TOO can build a paper model of Fireball XL-5 for the holidays!  (Hanukah always revives by excitement over Fireball XL-5 as it was on the evening of December 10th, 1963, that I was gifted the Fireball XL-5 playset.  I also had a Fireball XL-5 shaped birthday cake on the last night of Hanukah, which corresponded with my birthday.)

Mini-Editorial

Everyone here at Amazing Stories wishes you and yours a safe and happy Holiday

In the Future

Monday:

Key to the Pyramid by George Walker – FREE STORY

Tuesday:

The Big Idea: Greg van Eekhout 

Wednesday:

Unexpected Questions with Gregory Frost

Thursday:

Whatever Happened to SATURN 3?

Friday:

Matt’s (Streaming) Reviews: Teacup

Featured Image

Fireball XL-5 “Space City” playset, from an early 1960s mail order catalog.  (The entire set sold for $4.99.  There’s one up for auction now for over $1700.00)

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