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Another great fanzine to share!

A lot of interesting reviews and articles, including a biography of Judith Merril.

She spent much of her professional career struggling with a definition of SF, redefining it many times over the years. At one time she adopted the definition favored by fellow author/critic Anthony Boucher: “The literature of disciplined imagination.” For the most part, however, she preferred to think of the genre as science fantasy rather than science fiction.

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Table of Contents

Art
Front Cover …TR-3B The Manta Has Landed … Jose Sanchez
8 … Violet Eyes … Angela K. Scott
14 … The Hunters … Angela K. Scott
18 … Fairy Unicorn … Angela K. Scott
22 … Heart Flower … Angela K. Scott
25 … In the Wings … Angela K. Scott
31 … Demons on a Ledge … Jose Sanchez
Back Cover … FutureScape…Jose Sanchez

4 … Editorial … George Phillies

Letter of Comment
4 … Tom Feller

Anime
4 … Higurashi: When They Cry … Jessi Silver

Books
7 … Overmorrow … Tamara Wilhite
8 … Kieth DeCandido’s Supernatural: Nevermore … Will Mayo
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9 … William Shakespeare’s MacBeth … Will Mayo

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9 … Fanfaronade: Celebrating Current Fanzines … Justin E. A. Busch

Sercon
10 … Judith Merril Bio-Bibliography … Jon D. Swartz, Ph.D., N3F Historian
13 … An Interview with Matt Trinh … Tamara Wilhite
15 … An Interview with Elizabeth Moon … Tamara Wilhite

Short Fiction
17 … The Transubstantiation by Evan Dicken … Review by Greg Hullender
17 … Fire and Falling by Andrew Dykstal … Review by Greg Hullender
18 … The Forge by Andrew Dykstal … Review by Greg Hullender
18 … The Bone-Stag Walks by K.T. Bryski … Review by Greg Hullender

Video
19 … Rabid Ears: Ravings of a TV Fiend … by Cathode Ray
25 … Netflix’s Death Note … Chris Nuttall

Food of Famous Writers
28 … Annie Gibbons’ Baked Apple Streussel Cupcake … Cedar Sanderson

PolSciFi
30 … Chasing Freedom by Marina Fontaine … Jim McCoy

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Another zine landed in the MonSFFA mailbox! This one is from Leybl in Israel.  Download CyberCozen

There are a lot of links to interesting sites, well worth having a look. They’re all very different, so it’s likely you will find something you will want to read.  For instance, here are the first few, just to give you an idea:

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Fanzines

Fanzine to share!

Purrsonal Mewsings, is a perzine by R-Laurraine Tutihasi, from Arizona.

This issue has a couple of very nice astrophotos taken by husband, Mike. A wild life cam they have set up caught some interesting visitors, including a real roadrunner. Also a picture of wildfires, not 20 miles from their front door. Scary. Very interesting review of ReCONvene, 15 August 2020, a one-day online convention hosted by NESFA.
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More zines to share!

A couple of Canadian zines have landed in the MonSFFA mail box. Enjoy!

From the British Columbia Science Fiction Association, comes BCSFAzine, edited by R. Graeme Cameron.

BCSFAzine #545 – Oct 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS
03) – EDITORIAL: THE GOD EDITOR SPEAKS – “The Graeme”
03) – ODDS AND SODS ABOUT THIS ZINE – Policies and similar rubbish.
03) – WHAT THE GOD-EDITOR WOULD LIKE TO PUBLISH – Stuff by you!
03) – VOID BREATHER BOMBAST – Interesting outer space regolithism.
07) – BARRY KENT MCKAY ART PORTFOLIO
15) – LITERARY SHENANIGANS – Assorted fake news from the publishing world.
18) – RANDOM MUSINGS – Turnabout Intruder – by Robert J. Sawyer
23) – BOOKS TO BE IGNORED – Slave Ship, by Frederik Pohl.
27) – WHY FREDERICK POHL THOUGHT I WAS A LUNATIC
28) – REVIEWS DRENCHED IN MAPLE SYRUP – Augur Magazine.
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44) – FILMS TO SEE BEFORE YOU DIE – Part four: Genre Films 1916 to 1920.
46) – IT IS WHAT IT IS – Mansplaining the State of Fandom – by Garth Spencer
48) – FANNISH FAILURES AND FOLLIES – Westercon, Eurocon & Smofcon.
64) – OOK, OOK, SLOBBER, DROOL! – LoCs from beyond: Graham J. Darling, Greg Slade, Garth Spencer, Lloyd Penney, & Felicity Walker.

From the Ottawa Science Fiction Society:  OSFS Statement #498 Sept 2020

Winners of the Sunburst award and Lloyd’s convention list, some astronomy.

 

 

Astronomy News

A signal from Mars

This week, an amateur radio operator in British Columbia picked up a signal from Mars

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Space Weather News for Oct. 6, 2020
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RADIO SIGNALS FROM MARS: This week, an amateur radio operator in British Columbia picked up a radio signal … from Mars. It came from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter flying just 274 km above the Red Planet’s surface. Such a detection is possible because, right now, Mars is unusually close to Earth. Want to hear what it sounds like? Visit today’s edition of Spaceweather.com.

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Fanzines

Zines to share!

Thanks to the N3F, of which I am now a member, we have 4 zines to share. Enjoy!

Ionisphere for October 2020

A fabulous cover by Nathan Warner, funny poem about conventions,

(So just right now there’s “Are fanzines a dying art?” Saw that panel—oh must be—twenty years ago)

and also an interesting article about writing high fiction.

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Editorial: Another Step—Decisions and Revisions Revisited, by John Thiel, page three
Behind the Scenes: Writing High Fantasy Fiction, by Jeffrey Redmond, page seven
Fan-Pro Interview: Celine Rose Mariotti, by John Thiel, page twelve
Story: A Computerized Man, by Celine Rose Mariotti, page sixteen Report: Groundside Notes, by John Polselli, page thirty
Poem: Convention Weekend, by Cardinal Cox, page thirty-one Poem: Dusk, by John Polselli, page thirty-five
Musings: Reasons Why, by Will Mayo, page thirty-seven

Nice Distinctions 33

Arthur D. Hlavaty’s perzine. Well written, thoughtful musings. Download Nice Distinctions 33

Mount Void 2134 (which was missed in last round of sharing), 2137, 2138, 2139

Edited by Evelyn and Mark Leeper, Mount Void is the fanzine of the Mt. Holz Science Fiction Society

Table of contents, MV 2134. Download this issue.

Every Possible Kind of Science Fiction Story
Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ)
My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for September (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
Absentee Voting (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Classics Illustrated Comics (and THE LIGHT BRIGADE)
(letters of comment by Kip Williams, R. Looney, Kevin R, and Keith F. Lynch)
Loos (letters of comment by Paul Dormer and Gary R. Schmidt)
This Week’s Reading (LOST HORIZON) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Quote of the Week

Table of Contents, MV 2137, Download this issue.
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THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (comments by Mark R. leeper)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (LA BELLE ET LA BETE) (1946) (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Infomercials (letters of comment by Scott Dorsey, Tim Merrigan, Kevin R, Dorothy J. Heydt)
A CANTERBURY TALE (letter of comment by Paul Dormer)
This Week’s Reading (A STUDY IN BRIMSTONE, THE HELL-HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES, and MY GRAVE RITUAL) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Quote of the Week

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Science Fiction (and Other) Discussion Groups, Films, Lectures, etc. (NJ)
My Picks for Turner Classic Movies for October (comments by Mark R. Leeper)
MACHINE by Elizabeth Bear (book review by Joe Karpierz)
Gender-Reveal Update (comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Tarzan Movies (letter of comment by Kip Williams)
Monsters (letter of comment by Dorothy J. Heydt)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1946) (letters of comment by Gary McGath, Paul Dormer, and Keith F. Lynch)
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (1946) and Translation (letters of comment by Paul Dormer, Tim Merrigan, Scott Dorsey, Dorothy J. Heydt, Keith F. Lynch, Kevin R, Steve Coltrin, and John Halpenny)
This Week’s Reading (THE HAUNTING OF H. G. WELLS and SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE SPIRIT BOX) (book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Quote of the Week

Table of Contents, MV 2139 Download this issue

The Speckled Clue (comments by mark R. Leeper)
CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON and the MT VOID (letter of comment by Guy Lillian)
Translation (letter of comment by Gary Labowitz)
This Week’s Reading (THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LARUE)
(book comments by Evelyn C. Leeper)
Quote of the Week

 

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With thanks to the National Fantasy Fan

N’APA is the Amateur Press Alliance for members of the National Fantasy Fan Federation (N3F).  Download N’APA

ORIGIN is the official monthly publication of the National Fantasy Fan Federation’s History and Research Bureau. Origin recalls the past and seeks the future, dealing with both science fiction and fantasy and their place in the literary culture. Read our zine and contemplate our position in things. Download ORIGIN

Download the N3F zine, Table of Contents below:

Welcome to the N3F — With Thanks — Elections
Facebook Pages

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Letters of Comment
Tobias Buckell, Lee Modesitt,
Leah Zeldes Smith, Lloyd Penney

Bureau Reports
Correspondence Bureau, Birthday Card Bureau, Writers Exchange
The N3F Review of Books, History and Research Bureau
Fan-Pro Coordinating Bureau, Recruiters Bureau

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The N3F Review of Books

The N3F
Review of Books, incorporating Prose Bono
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Editorial
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Fiction
2 … A Long Time Until Now by Michael Z. Williamson Review by Jim McCoy
3 … Alchemy of Shadows by David L. Burkhead Review by Pat Patterson
5 … An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows Review by Chris Nuttall
7 … Bite Sized by Holly Chism Review by Pat Patterson
8 … Chosen Ones by Veronica Roth Review by Mindy Hunt
10 … Coven by Declan Finn Review by Jim McCoy
12 … Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle A Retrospect by Chris Nuttall
17 … Ghost Hour by Jennifer Brozek Review by Jim McCoy
19 … Halving it All by Stephanie McPeak Petersen Review by Philip Cahill
20 … Legend by Christopher Woods Review by Pat Patterson
21 … Light Magic by Ellie Ferguson Review by Pat Patterson
23 … Murphy’s Law of Vampires by Declan Finn Review by Jim McCoy
24 … Neither Here nor There by Mackey Chandler Review by Pat Patterson
26 … The Oppenheimer Alternative by Robert J. Sawyer Review by Sam Lubell
27 … The Pride of the Damned by Peter Grant Review by Pat Patterson
28 … Psychic Spiral by Amie Gibbons and Country Music Review by Pat Patterson
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Prose Bono
43 … Deep Characters By Cedar Sanderson
44 … Romantic Tension Part 1 by Jagi Lamplighter
46 … Ask A Writer: Sex and Writing by Chris Nuttall

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49 … DC Comics Before Superman: Major Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson’s Pulp Comics
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50 … Life and Death Beyond Earth, an Analysis by Tamara Wilhite
52 … The Perversity of Things: Hugo Gernsback on Media, Tinkering, and Scientifiction. Edited by
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Astronomy News

Northern Lights possible in coming week

Look for Northern Lights this coming week!A storm of this magnitude should produce lights visible above the city.

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Astronomy News

Spot every planet and take part in International Observe the Moon Night

Spot every planet and take part in International Observe the Moon Night this week from September 25 to October 2.

It’s supposed to be clear tonight, so do get out there under the sky and look at the moon and planets. A pair of binoculars will easily show you the planets, and if you can put them on a tripod, or steady them on a railing, you can see the moons of Jupiter.

Lunar observing, look for Clavius in the south. There is a beautiful arc of little craters within with larger one that looks like a necklace.

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The Sky This Week: Solar system bonanza

Spot every planet and take part in International Observe the Moon Night this week from September 25 to October 2.
By Alison Klesman  |  Published: Friday, September 25, 2020
The Moon on September 26, 2020
Observe the Moon September 26 is International Observe the Moon Night. Our satellite will have plenty on display, from dark seas to bright craters and rugged mountains. NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio
Friday, September 25
The Moon passes 1.6° south of Jupiter at 3 A.M. EDT this morning; our satellite then passes 2° south of Saturn at 5 P.M. EDT. You can still see the Moon near the two giant planets after dark this evening. Look south to find the Moon, now 10° southeast of Jupiter and nearly 4° southeast of Saturn. All three are readily visible to the naked eye, but binoculars or a telescope will reveal more detail on the planets, including Saturn’s rings and the alternating colored cloud bands of Jupiter.

Jupiter’s intriguingly icy moon, Europa, begins to transit the planet’s disk from the east starting at 10:07 P.M. EDT. Its shadow slips onto the disk 2.5 hours later, just 14 minutes before the moon passes off the planet’s western limb. Europa’s shadow slowly crosses Jupiter over the next 2.5 hours, disappearing by 3:30 A.M. the morning of the 26th.

Sunrise*: 6:51 A.M.
Sunset: 6:51 P.M.
Moonrise: 3:57 P.M.
Moonset: 12:25 A.M.
Moon Phase: Waxing gibbous (67%)
*Times for sunrise, sunset, moonrise, and moonset are given in local time from 40° N 90° W. The Moon’s illumination is given at 12 P.M. local time from the same location.

Saturday, September 26
Tonight is International Observe the Moon Night. Click over to NASA’s official page at http://moon.nasa.gov/observe for more information about the event and how you can participate simply by stepping outside and looking up.

With our satellite a well-lit waxing gibbous today, much of its terrain will be on display, as well as many of the Apollo landing sites. Several maria, or seas, appear as dark splotches against the brighter surrounding terrain. These darker areas never held water but are instead ancient lava flows, left over from when our Moon was much younger. Their relatively smooth floors made them ideal targets for manned landings. Easily visible tonight are Mare Serenitas, Mare Tranquillitatis, Mare Crisium, Mare Fecunditatis, and Mare Nectaris. Just peeking out from the terminator is Mare Imbrium, bordered by the rugged Apennine mountains, named after the mountain range in Italy.