#sci club

[scipunk]

Blade Runner (1982)

[thejakeformerlyknownasprince]

Animorphs #4: The Message thoughts (pt. 2):

• "I have a pass to get in [The Gardens] any time I want, but the others all have to pay, which is kind of a drag because Marco never has any money... It turned out there was a special for tickets — buy two and get the third for a dollar. Marco had a dollar, fortunately, so we didn't have to go through any big scenes" (p. 46-47).

This detail struck me the first time I read this book (first Animorphs I ever read, so I'd've been... 6? 7?) and it strikes me now. I'd experienced this exact scene before, and many times since: some of your friends have money for the zoo (the roller rink, the concession stand, the local pool)... some do not. This doesn't stop you from going, it just means you figure out a way to have someone accidentally buy an extra ticket, or get a BOGO deal, or get extra cash from their mom, or, or, or.

Like, this is what class consciousness looks like to a 13-year-old. Some of you have pocket money, some do not. Just be aware of it, look for workarounds, and cover when you can. Cassie tries to smooth the moment over by asking Marco about his haircut, Jake's ready to cover if he needs to, and everyone's happy when there's a deal so the price becomes a non-issue.

Part of what stood out to me, then and now, is the very fact of thinking to include it. Goosebumps, the major competitor series, was explicitly written to have "no divorce, no death, none of that... stuff" (X). Every character in a Goosebumps book, with few exceptions, is an upper-middle-class white kid living in a suburban house with one mom, one dad, and 0 - 2 siblings. Bailey School Kids, Sweet Valley High, Princess Diaries, and My Teacher is an Alien were all more diverse, but none of them dealt with poverty or what were then called (in true classist/heterosexist fashion) "broken" families.

IMHO, this is sci fi realism at its finest. The kids need to go touch a dolphin to turn into a dolphin — but one of them doesn't have $10 to cover admission to the zoo, because his dad's been out of work ever since his mom died. It's just there, in the background, this real experience that real American kids have all the time, one that almost never gets talked about in other children's SF.

Animorphs books can be read here | Book Club schedule is here

[sestrahulk]

My story is an embroidery, with many beginnings and no end. But I will start with the thread of my sestra Sarah, who stepped off a train one day and met herself...

Orphan Black premiered March 30, 2013. Happy 11th anniversary!

[closeenough-welcomebacksarahlynn]

bill watches family guy perchance 🧍‍♀️

[mrbrightxside]

Day 6: The Main Four in Formal Wear

( @eltingpril ) Spent longer than I expected on this but y'know, the guys (Bill) would find a way to cause and utterly destroy the prom in fire or gas leak

[tragerfcks]

mass effect legendary edition 🪐

[norhuu]

A Victorian lady’s girlfriend gets abducted by aliens, sketched in pencil and pen.

[p3ppermnt]

Two closet bi’s get a little too close New Year’s Eve, guess what happens (HAPPY 2025)

[threadfall]

Now this is one I haven't seen before! (Scan taken from CayCayShay on Ebay.)

Things to Come was a Science Fiction Book Club leaflet/newsletter shoved into the backs of books tell people about their next big titles. It doesn't credit this illustrator, like most of them don't – if anyone knows who it might be, I'd love to be able to credit!

[sestrahulk]

ORPHAN BLACK: ECHOES 2024

Three genetically identical women must band together to unravel the mystery behind their origins. However, uniting human clones will prove to be as unpredictable as human nature.

[wizard-legs]

I recently had the absolute pleasure of designing some stickers for Stickii Club!!!!!!! And the theme is The Truth is Out There!!! A dream come true!! They’re no mulder and scully but my silly extraterrestrial duo are featured in STICKII’s “Pop” pack, I would really appreciate you considering getting the pack :) (You’ll get regular holographic stickers and some little note pad stickers!)

˙⋆✮𖦹 If you use the code “wizard.legs” you can get an ~exclusive~ 30% off your first subscription. (Gotta sign up by September 7th @ 9PM PST!) 𖦹✮⋆˙

[nekobami]

You never see it coming before it's too late.

∆7 portal showcase;

[misforgotten2]

I own 5 of these six books and have read 4. That's right, I'm a true nerd and proud of it.

Astounding Science Fiction April 1954

[dulcua]

some doodles

[clubmega]

[macaw-squawks]

Josh Levy (Eltingville Club) stimboard with sci-fi themes and related stims!

Requested by; anon

Hope this works anon! I know absolutely nothing about Eltingville Club so I just went based on colours and the sci fi themes lol- let me know if you'd like any changes!

🧪/📗/🧪

📗/🧪/📗

🧪/📗/🧪