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Space Battleship Yamato by Noriyoshi Ohrai (1978)

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Ursula K. Le Guin’s home will become a writers residency.

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Without Clearance - Episode 1 - What Do I Remember?

“I’m sorry, Graham.   I just can’t remember the last few months,” I told the bald man who appeared on the screen of my computer terminal.   I admired how handsome he looked in his neatly pressed, black Freedom Alliance duty uniform.  They somehow made his long, rugged features look less severe.  When I spied the three stars that adorned his lapel, I wondered, When did he receive a…

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Celebrating Black History Month: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

On a mission … celebrating Black History Month with amazing and inspirational Black Women for the rest of the month and continuing into March to celebrate not only inspirational Black Women but International Woman’s Day.

Born September 15, 1977 (45 years old) Enugu Nigeria

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie grew up on the campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, her father was a professor there and her mother was the first female Registrar there.  she graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University with a degree in Communication and Political Science. She also has a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Arts degree in African History from Yale University. 

She has written several books and has appeared on TedTalks

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story | TED Talk

She is best known for her themes of politics, culture, race and gender. Her novel, short stories, and plays have all received both public and critical acclaim. She warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. 

R. J. Davies

A Riveting Jacked-In Dreamy Mind-Bender

RJ Davies - Science Fiction Author, Maddox Files, Novels

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COMING TO CONvergence 2023: All Dressed Up...

Maurice Broaddus!!!

With a dozen novels and nearly 100 short stories in print, Maurice Broaddus is a prolific author, editor, accidental teacher (at the Oaks Academy Middle School), accidental librarian (the School Library Manager), and purposeful community organizer (resident Afrofuturist at the Kheprw Institute). Maurice’s work has appeared in Magazine of F&SF, Lightspeed Magazine, Black Panther: Tales from Wakanda, Weird Tales, and Uncanny Magazine, with some of his stories having been collected in The Voices of Martyrs. Read more about Maurice Broaddus: https://www.convergence-con.org/guests/maurice-broaddus/ Register for CONvergence 2023: http://www.cvgcon.org/register

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Cargo 3120 - Blog Tour #ScienceFiction #SpaceOpera

Cargo 3120: Ties That Bind Cargo 3120 Book 1 by Aaron Walker Sr. Genre: Science Fiction, Space Opera Winner – 2023 Literary Titan Gold Book AwardHonorable Mention – 2022 Beach Book FestivalHonorable Mention – 2022 San Francisco Book Festival Fans of Star Wars, Dune, and Star Trek buckle up……because there’s another intergalactic franchise that’s about to suck you into a futuristic adventure like…

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PLEASE for the love of the universe read anti-colonial science fiction and fantasy written from marginalized perspectives. Y’all (you know who you are) are killing me. To see people praise books about empire written exclusively by white women and then turn around and say you don’t know who Octavia Butler is or that you haven’t read any NK Jemisin just kills me! I’m not saying you HAVE to enjoy specific books but there is such an obvious pattern here

Some of y’all love marginalized stories but you don’t give a fuck about marginalized creators and characters, and it shows. Like damn

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YOU COULDN'T ASK FOR A KOOLER-LOOKING HUSBAND -- ANNE DICK WAS ONE LUCKY LADY.

PIC INFO: Spotlight on American science fiction author Philip K. Dick, c. 1960, then in his early '30s (age 31-32), photographed by his third wife Anne Dick (formerly Anne Rubinstein, who died in 2017).

"I was married to Philip K. Dick for five years in the late fifties and early sixties, a period when he wrote some of his best sci-fi novels. They were not, as your frequent contributor says maliciously, “speed fueled.” How would he know anyway? I didn’t notice him observing what was going on in my house from the corner of a room. Philip was dedicated to his writing, loved doing it and wrote effortlessly. When I was married to him he was a kind, loving, modest man, helpful around the house, and wonderful with the children. My four daughters remember him fondly. He was a great listener, an entertaining talker, lovable and loving. A paragon of a husband –- for a good while."

-- ANNE DICK (1927-2017), writing to the "New Yorker," after having publishing a regrettable article on her late husband

Sources: www.panfletonegro.com/v/2012/06/13/la-realidad-absoluta-de-philip-k-dick/20s-sunglass-blackshirt & http://totaldickhead.blogspot.com/2007/09/anne-dick-responds-to-new-yorker.html.

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Infinite Adventures - I have the greatest adventures curled up on the sofa reading a GOOD BOOK!

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It's January 2nd, 🤖 Science Fiction Day. On or about this day in 1920, prolific science-fiction writer Isaac Asimov was born in Petrovichi, Russia. He emigrated with his family to America when he was three years old, and grew up in Brooklyn, New York. As an adult, Asimov became a biochemist, but he gradually abandoned that career in favor of his passion – science-fiction writing. He wrote or edited about 500 volumes before he passed away in 1992, the most famous being his "Foundation," "Galactic Empire," and "Robot" series. He also coined the word "robotics" and introduced the world to the "Three Laws of Robotics."

First Law: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.

Second Law: A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

Third Law: A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.

In honor of Asimov's substantial contributions to the science-fiction genre, the Hallmark Channel and Scholastic Corporation organized the first annual US National Science Fiction Day on this day in 2012. The event has grown in popularity throughout the US over the years and has now begun to take hold throughout the world. 

So, kick back today and let your imagination run wild with a good sci-fi novel, short story, comic book, TV show, or movie. You won't be disappointed if you choose from a master like Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert A. Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Frank Herbert, Mary Shelley, George Orwell, Michael Crichton, Frederik Pohl, Gene Roddenberry, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, or of course Isaac Asimov. ☮️ Peace… Jamiese of Pixoplanet

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Yaklaşık altı aydır Bilimkurgu Sözlüğü'nü bir kitap haline getirmek için çalışıyoruz. Türe ait yerli literatüre bir katkımız daha olsun, bilimkurgu sevenlerin elinin altında bir sözlük olsun istedik. Sonunda oldu!

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Without Clearance - Episode 3 - Not All Is As It Seems

I ran, trying to catch my breath, feeling as if a steel beam fell on my chest, crushing it.   Looking back, I saw him.  Tall and massive and not one bit handsome.   He had a face only a mother could love.  A giant black bear chased me.  His paws in the air, just waiting to pounce on me once I let my guard down.  He stood on all fours and roared so thunderously that the ground behind me literally…

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Celebrating Black History Month: Mary Jackson

On a mission … celebrating Black History Month with amazing and inspirational Black Women for the rest of the month and continuing into March to celebrate not only inspirational Black Women but International Woman’s Day

Born April 9, 1921 in Hampton, Virginia and died February 11, 2005 (at age 83). In 1958, she was the first African American female engineer to work at NASA, she was a mathematician and aerospace engineer. 

She was known as a “Human Computer” at NACA with her math and science skills. She served a vital role in the development of the space programs as well as helped other women and minorities advance their careers. 

Mary Jackson also served for more than 30 years as a Girl Scout leader, in the 1970s she helped African American children in her community and created a miniature wind tunnel for testing airplanes. She worked as an aerospace engineer for 20+ year, much of her work centered on the airflow around aircraft. She was denied management level positions and in 1979 she left engineering and took a demotion to become a manager of the women’s program at NASA where she sought to improve the opportunities for all women in the organization. 

R. J. Davies

A Riveting Jacked-In Dreamy Mind-Bender

RJ Davies - Science Fiction Author, Maddox Files, Novels