- Pixel Scroll 8/30/25 File The Pixels, Lest They Squeak Or Scroll(1) WE INTERRUPT THIS MANUSCRIPT. “Why did books start being divided into chapters? Joshua Barnes reviews Nicholas Dames’ history of literary segmentation, a study that slices through and pauses over what chapters have always told us about the times we … Continue reading
- Remembering Bill Danner (1906-2000)By Rich Lynch: I suppose it’s happened to most of us at one time or another. There I was, digging through a stack of old correspondence I’d re-discovered, some of it dating back a couple of decades, when I came … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 8/29/25 This Is The Emergency Pixel Alert System. When You See A Wayward Pixel, Place It In The Nearest Scroll(1) FUTURE TENSE. The new Future Tense Fiction story for August 2025 is “The Middle,” by Erin K. Wagner. The story is about a haute cuisine restaurant in a near-future Atlantic City that introduces “Su-Chef,” a supposedly cutting-edge kitchen robot, touching off a … Continue reading
- Hurricane Katrina RetrospectiveTwenty years ago today Hurricane Katrina came ashore in Louisiana. Eighty percent of New Orleans, as well as large areas in neighboring parishes, were flooded. Well over a thousand people lost their lives. However, File 770 received no reports of any … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 8/28/25 You Turn Me On, I’m An Ansible(1) ANDREW PORTER HAS SURGERY. Andrew Porter started feeling bad while traveling home from the Worldcon on the train, and once back in Brooklyn kept getting worse until he needed to call 911. He was transported to the ER with … Continue reading
- Paula Guran Announces Demise of Two ‘Best’ SeriesEditor Paula Guran told Facebook readers today that her The Year’s Best Fantasy and The Year’s Best Dark Fantasy and Horror series have come to an end. [Thanks to Chris Barkley for the story.]
- 2025 Ditmar Awards BallotThe 2025 Ditmar Awards ballot was released by Conflux, the Australian National Convention, on August 25. Voting is now open to members of Continuum 19 (including supporting members), to members of Conflux, and other Natcons who were eligible to vote … Continue reading
- Pixel Scroll 8/27/25 Stalking Jetpack(1) WHO NEEDS DRUGS? John Coulthart discusses the work of J.G. Ballard – produced by an imagination that did not need LSD – in “Crystal worlds” at { feuilleton }. …As with other Ballard stories, the scientific hand-waving is merely … Continue reading
- Remembering GuyBy Rich Lynch: I’m pretty sure it was at the 1976 DeepSouthCon in Atlanta when I first met my friend Guy Lillian. And in retrospect, I guess I’m a bit surprised that I did. There were hundreds of people there, … Continue reading
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