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Dear SFWA Members:
I was on a plane ride home from a three-week book tour when the latest controversy regarding the SFWA Bulletin erupted, and had been largely absent from the day-to-day operations of SFWA while I was out on the road. When the controversy hit, I did two things immediately: One, as the person who by our bylaws is responsible for publications, I took responsibility for events and opened up a channel for people to comment and criticize, via my “president@sfwa.org” address. Two, I authorized a task force, headed up by SFWA Vice President Rachel Swirsky, to look at the role of the Bulletin within the organization moving forward.
Jun. 3rd, 2013
Tomorrow, Tomorrow And Tomorrow (based on a story by Kurt Vonnegut) & The Only Bird in Her Name (based on a story by Terry Dowling)
Tomorrow, Tomorrow And Tomorrow
Thanks to the invention of an anti-aging drug, the world is overcrowded and at least for the family in this story, ruled by the cruel whims of the deathless elders. With no other way to clear the boards, people's thoughts turn to murder and other underhanded tricks.
Interesting that the population crush is caused not by the more common birth rates GONE MAD! but the elimination of death (or at least, a significant deferment of death for most people). It's less interesting that the population that has the population of Earth living like the inhabitants of a Soviet-era tenement is just twelve billion people: it's one part SF authors have no sense of scale and one part this particular family is determined to stay in their family apartment in New York despite the fact if they all do this, their living conditions become nearly intolerable.
The Only Bird in Her Name
A journalist monitors the final hunt of a "forgetty", a shape-shifter that can steal memories. She and the guy trying to keep the hunters from killing an intelligent being hit it off, only one reason why her neutrality in the matter is open to question.
The story itself was fine but a lot of the background details needed more explanation.
The technical quality of this episode and the acting is very good.
Huh.
Just stumbled over this. Can anyone else download the episodes?
Tomorrow, Tomorrow And Tomorrow
Thanks to the invention of an anti-aging drug, the world is overcrowded and at least for the family in this story, ruled by the cruel whims of the deathless elders. With no other way to clear the boards, people's thoughts turn to murder and other underhanded tricks.
Interesting that the population crush is caused not by the more common birth rates GONE MAD! but the elimination of death (or at least, a significant deferment of death for most people). It's less interesting that the population that has the population of Earth living like the inhabitants of a Soviet-era tenement is just twelve billion people: it's one part SF authors have no sense of scale and one part this particular family is determined to stay in their family apartment in New York despite the fact if they all do this, their living conditions become nearly intolerable.
The Only Bird in Her Name
A journalist monitors the final hunt of a "forgetty", a shape-shifter that can steal memories. She and the guy trying to keep the hunters from killing an intelligent being hit it off, only one reason why her neutrality in the matter is open to question.
The story itself was fine but a lot of the background details needed more explanation.
The technical quality of this episode and the acting is very good.
Huh.
Just stumbled over this. Can anyone else download the episodes?
Comics Alliance returns
Jun. 3rd, 2013 01:56 pmNicked from Heidi MacDonald of The Beat
It's time again to break down the convoluted history of comics in the recurring segment we call Comics, Everybody! Written by Curt Franklin and drawn by Chris Haley of the webcomic Let's Be Friends Again, today's subject is one very near and dear to our hearts: us.
Who are we? How did we get here? Where did we go? How and why did we come back? The story -- or at least Curt and Chris' version (with color assist from Joe Hunter), which arrived suddenly in the dead of night -- unfolds below....
Nicked from Michael J. Walsh
Jun. 3rd, 2013 02:10 pmIslam and Science Fiction
from the About page:
On this website I have tried to collect information about the depiction of Islam and Islamic themes in Science Fiction literature and science fiction written by Muslims.