More Words, Deeper Hole

Radiant Star by Ann Leckie

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:56:16 GMT

Jonr is the chosen one! Chosen for a life of servitude to a wealthy stranger of uncertain temperament. Or so Jonr's parent planned. The actual fate that awaits Jonr will be very different: witnessing the fall of a civilization.

Radiant Star by Ann Leckie

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Bundle of Holding: Everspark and More

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:15:54 GMT

Everspark, Load the Simulation, Nexalis, and other indie tabletop roleplaying games by prolific Brazilian designer Cezar Capacle.

Bundle of Holding: Everspark and More

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I can't remember why

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:28:14 GMT

But I suddenly wondered whatever became of Matthew Joseph Harrington, who some may remember from LJ days.
Looks like ISFDB does not list anything by him after about 2015, his SFWA entry does not appear to exist anymore. I did find a wikifur entry for him via the wayback machine, with an interesting detail I was not aware of:

"His story Soul Survivor has been recommended for the Nebula Award."

However, note the phrasing. Not that it was a finalist. Any work can be recommended for the Nebula. Doesn't mean people voted for it.

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My Dress-Up Darling, volume 3 by Shinichi Fukuda

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:54:32 GMT

Straitlaced student/aspiring doll-maker Wakana Gojo is astonished to discover a naked Sajuna Inui waiting for him. This is an entirely unexpected development, especially as Wakana and Sajuna have never met.

My Dress-Up Darling, volume 3 by Shinichi Fukuda

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The Last of the Deliverers by Poul Anderson

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:50:31 GMT

Two elderly men quarrel over socioeconomic models that technological progress long since rendered moot.

The Last of the Deliverers by Poul Anderson

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Bundle of Holding: HackMaster (from 2016)

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:14:28 GMT

The revived March 2016 HackMaster Bundle featuring HackMaster, the tabletop fantasy roleplaying game from Kenzer and Company.

Bundle of Holding: HackMaster (from 2016)

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I had an interesting show on Friday

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:51:28 GMT

Showed up early, turned on the laptop, and discovered the battery was at 5%. Well, this is why I show up early. It turned out the laptop would not charge. Charger issue, apparently. Well, this is why before I set out for work, I open Momentus on my home laptop and photograph the show notes [1].

I don't always spot grim harbingers of doom.
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The Sword Smith by Eleanor Arnason

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:29:53 GMT

Having tired of the king of Eshgorin’s management style, blacksmith Limper tendered his resignation. Alas, the king’s management style includes a disinclination to accept resignations. Thus, the bounty on Limper's head.

The Sword Smith by Eleanor Arnason

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Yeah

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:43:25 GMT

I have had almost a month since the last new book on Edelweiss. Not sure what's up.

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The Fermi Paradox, Percolation, and Inbreeding

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:28:19 GMT

What do cheetahs and genetic bottlenecks have to do with interstellar colonization? Glad you asked...

The Fermi Paradox, Percolation, and Inbreeding

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The Feywild Job by C. L. Polk

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:21:31 GMT

A con artist is teamed up with the ex they abandoned for a heist they cannot turn down... although perhaps they should.

The Feywild Job by C. L. Polk

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Time Out of Joint by Philip K. Dick

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:08:03 GMT

Ragle Gumm lives in an unremarkable backwater. He is about to learn for himself the truth of Lovecraft's adage "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents."

Time Out of Joint by Philip K. Dick

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Bundle of Holding: Thrones & Bones

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:30:28 GMT

Beat the heat with this all-new Thrones & Bones Bundle featuring Norrøngard, the tabletop fantasy roleplaying campaign setting from novelist and designer Lou Anders at Lazy Wolf Studios.

Bundle of Holding: Thrones & Bones

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Five SFF Works Based Around Sleep or Sleeplessness

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:30:19 GMT

Be it a supernatural curse or ennui-driven insomnia, messing with someone's ability to sleep can have dire consequences...

Five SFF Works Based Around Sleep or Sleeplessness

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Teddy Bears Never Die By Cho Yeeun (Translated by Sung Ryu)

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:02:16 GMT

A young woman and her possessed, hatchet-wielding teddy bear pursue great justice.

Teddy Bears Never Die By Cho Yeeun (Translated by Sung Ryu)

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The Secret Of The Old Clock (Nancy Drew, volume 1) by Mildred Wirt Benson

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:55:19 GMT

16-year-old Nancy Drew resolves to find a missing will in a bid to deny the distastefully nouveau riche Tophams the elevated status to which they aspire.

The Secret Of The Old Clock (Nancy Drew, volume 1) by Mildred Wirt Benson

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Bundle of Holding: Orbital Blues (from 2024) & Orbital Blues Afterburn

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:15:38 GMT

First of two Orbital Blues offers, this is a repeat of the June 2024 Orbital Blues Bundle featuring Orbital Blues, the lo-fi space Western tabletop roleplaying game from SoulMuppet Publishing (Best Left Buried).

Bundle of Holding: Orbital Blues (from 2024)

The second of two Orbital Blues offers, this all-new bundle focuses on recent supplements: mini-scenarios, a solo adventure, and the game's first major sourcebook.

Bundle of Holding: Orbital Blues Afterburn

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Egad

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:20:19 GMT

I am watching a YT video of people rolling up Warhammer the Old World characters and one of the players just held his phone up to his face. People read ttrpg manuals on their phones? People read double-columned ttrpg manuals on their phones?

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The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:02:34 GMT

What glorious destiny awaits the man whose luck, if not always good, is always extreme?

The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

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!

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:56:50 GMT

Noticed in the Nov 1976 Galaxy book review column, which I was looking at to see how reviewer Spider Robinson reviewed Telempath, also by Spider Robinson.

This is the con I knew of as Oktobercon.

I was not around for this.

I was told that Watsfic got a verbal contract from the Octoberfest people to defray part of the costs... and then when a verbal contract turned out to be worthless, had to go hat in hand to the Feds to get bailed out.

I was also told that the con did get a Canada Arts Council grant to cover costs of bringing a Nova Scotian GOH to Wloo. But it wasn't for Spider. He was still a landed immigrant, a US citizen. It was for his Canadian wife, Jeanne. She did not have an SF credit in 1976, but she was a dancer, thus eligible for the grant.

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For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:15:34 GMT

Only one thing stands between Dania and her operatic revenge: the inescapable prison in which she is currently immured.

For She Is Wrath by Emily Varga

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Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 13:30:15 GMT

Down these mean streets a raccoon must go who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished nor afraid.

Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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Five SFF Works About Trying to Escape Massive Debt

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 14:19:00 GMT

Whether they owe money, their souls, or their futures, these characters are in desperate straits...

Five SFF Works About Trying to Escape Massive Debt

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Baby Assassins (Baby Assassins, volume 1) by Yugo Sakamoto

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 13:02:09 GMT

Can two adorable Gen Z homicidal sociopaths learn to adult together?

Baby Assassins (Baby Assassins, volume 1) by Yugo Sakamoto

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Bundle of Holding: Vast Grimm

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:27:43 GMT

The current Skeleton Crew ruleboo plus a Legion of adventures.

Bundle of Holding: Vast Grimm

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