


AMAZING NEWS: 11/13/22
Awards, writing contests, NASA, First Fandom, Dark Worlds Quarterly and Octavia Butler headline this week’s news

AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 11/13/22
Jews, The Big Pond and movies cum TV series about aerial combat feature prominently in this week’s news of Fannish things.

AMAZING NEWS FROM FANDOM: 11/6/22
Despite major changes at other publications, the Pixel Scroll Rolls On!

NAMETAGS REVISITED (Column 24 redux)
Ah, conventions… and nametags—they go together like ham & swiss cheese! I’ve bookended my convention experiences in a way by showing a 38-year-old Spokon nametag and a new Spocon 2022 tag! Read the column to find out more.

No News is Supposed to be Good News
Check out reviews and SF research publications in Luna Monthly

MCM Comic-Con, London – May 2022
Some really creative ideas in this album of convention cosplayers!

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Benny the Antichrist, and other stories” by Scott Ellis
Scott Ellis’ first published collection, exhibits a pleasing variety of the output of his intense imagination.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Just Like Being There,” a collection by Eric Choi
In sum, if you like tech-based hard-science fiction, Eric knows what he is writing about.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: Fusion Fragment Magazine #12 – July 2022
Fusion Fragment is an affirmation that originality and creativity is alive and well in the speculative fiction community.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Summer of Sci-Fi & Fantasy” edited by Dustin Bilyk
…mainstream publishers save money by doing zero editing and zero promotion, small independent publishers put more effort into producing the same poor results, and the majority of writers flog themselves to death with self-promotion efforts…

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Strange Wars” anthology edited by Don Miasek
The truth is what General Sherman said: “War is hell.”

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The Assaults of Chaos: A novel about H.P. Lovecraft” by S.T. Joshi
H. P. Lovecraft battles the not-so-nice in Jolly olde England!

CLUBHOUSE: Review: Lackington’s Magazine #25, Spring 2022.
The (sadly) last issue of Lackington’s, which uphold’s the magazine’s reputation of originality and very high standards.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: Augur Magazine #5.1
Almost every story and poem guaranteed to move you. No wonder, considering how much intelligence and imagination has gone into the material. Splendid issue.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The Hard Side of the Moon,” by Hugh A.D. Spencer
This novel is about me, a member of the “Monster Kid” generation, growing up as a nerd in “normal” 1950s California

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Live Nude Aliens and other stories” by JD DeLuzio
Entertaining off-the-wall innovation ranging from the grim to the light-hearted in this collection from JD DeLuzio.
(Note: Some language in this review may not be appropriate for all audiences

CLUBHOUSE: Review: Pulp Literature Magazine #34 Spring 2022
This issue is full of innovative, creative, and masterful concepts well worth reading

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “The ABC’s of How NOT to Write Speculative Fiction” by Susan MacGregor
The attempt to encourage competent writing may be as futile as King Canute’s supposed attempts at water management, but the effort is applauded, encouraged and recommended nonetheless!

CLUBHOUSE: Review: On Spec Magazine #119
The latest issue, featuring an editorial on how NOT to write science fiction.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “City of Sensors,” a first novel by A.M. Todd
A near-claustrophobic crime detective focus brings it close and personal in this science fiction tale

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “5 Hard and Crunchy SF Tales” by Michèle Laframboise
Hard and crunchy, indeed! I enjoyed chewing every page of it. Highly recommended.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: Speculative North Magazine #6
“The bond between a Captain and a spaceship is better than sex, unless a third party shows up.” How can you NOT read this after a lead in like that!?

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Imaginary Friends,” short story collection by Arlene F. Marks
Graeme reviews the short stories in this Arlene F. Marks collection.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: Fusion Fragment Magazine #10
Every story EXCELLENT! Don’t need to say more than that!

CLUBHOUSE: Review: Neo-opsis Magazine #33 March 2022
Driverless cars, aliens in conflict, apocalyptic cell phones, space-based customer service and more round out this issue’s mix.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Molting of a Queen” Novella by Peter J. Foote
A spritely, fast-paced novella reminiscent of the simple yet exciting pulp fiction adventures of the 1930s

CLUBHOUSE: Review: Pulp Literature Magazine #33 – Winter 2022
In this issue: Tamara needs to win at Pinball so she can pay off her family’s debts. Jenny is still grieving for Joey, but her sorrow is complicated by the ghost of a woman wooing a mortal. and What do you do when a tiny fairy gets tangled in your yarn? These and more stories reviewed here by Graeme.

CLUBHOUSE: Review: “Windship: The Crazy Plague” anthology edited by Lisa Smedman
“I’ve ordered a physical copy so I can experience the full tactile joy of reading a book the way books are meant to be read.” Old School praise indeed!
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