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Gerard Thomas ⭕️<p>Doodle</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketchbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketchbook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFiArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PenDrawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenDrawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Doodle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doodle</span></a></p>
David Farnell<p>I'll be attending <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/WisCon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WisCon</span></a>, the oldest and most well-known <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/feminist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminist</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/conference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conference</span></a> online on May 23-26. This year, it's online-only, and it's also "pay what you can." The standard price is $25, but you can choose to pay less (they recommend $5, but even $0 is OK) if that works for you. I think a high attendance to help demonstrate that people value online conferences benefits us all.<br><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/scienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/feminism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>feminism</span></a><br><a href="https://wiscon2025.sched.com/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">wiscon2025.sched.com/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Locus Magazine<p>Feed your TBR pile! We've got a ton of reviews of the latest short SFF fiction and novels for you over at locusmag.com</p><p>Toto wants you to go take a look ;)</p><p> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sffbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sffbooks</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bookreviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreviews</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a></p>
Gerard Thomas ⭕️<p>Design + sketch</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketchbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketchbook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFiArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InkDrawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InkDrawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PenDrawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenDrawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a></p>
Michael Whelan<p>THE ULTIMATE ENEMY (1979)<br>Acrylic and Gouache on Illustration Board - 28" x 18"</p><p>Sometimes the simplest statements have the strongest force. The image is ostensibly a representation of the struggle to preserve life against the onslaught of the Berserker war machines described by Fred Saberhagen. 1/3</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/scifiart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifiart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/sff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/fredsaberhagen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fredsaberhagen</span></a></p>
Gerard Thomas ⭕️<p>Design + sketch</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketchbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketchbook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFiArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InkDrawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InkDrawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PenDrawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenDrawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Design" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Design</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/conceptdesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conceptdesign</span></a></p>
SciFi/Fantasy Magazine Covers<p>Worlds of IF (January 1953)</p><p>Love it. Completely mad but instantly understandable.</p><p>Fun fact, the farming term for doing this used to be "broadcasting".</p><p>Original magazine: <a href="https://archive.org/details/1953-01_IF" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.org/details/1953-01_IF</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MagazineCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagazineCover</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a></p>
Änni<p>Fertig!!! 19x20cm, Aquarell, Buntstifte und Fineliner auf Aquarellkarton. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkangel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkangel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/portrait" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>portrait</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/watercolor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watercolor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mastoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mastoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fediart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fediart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kleinekunstklasse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleinekunstklasse</span></a></p>
Inkican<p>New Zealand Heads for 100% Renewables!<br><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/new-zealand-heads-for-100-renewables/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/03/19/n</span><span class="invisible">ew-zealand-heads-for-100-renewables/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cyberpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyberpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunkart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunkart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>future</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecopunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecopunk</span></a></p>
Queer Sci Fi<p>Linda reviews "Garbage" by Reese Morrison, The SPARK Files book 1:</p><p>"There are surprises as well as some violence by Humans First but that isn’t unusual since we humans often find any reason to hate: religion, being gay or abortion. We just need something to find and hate... This was a very interesting book. 4 stars."</p><p><a href="https://www.queeromanceink.com/2025/03/26/review-garbage-reese-morrison/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">queeromanceink.com/2025/03/26/</span><span class="invisible">review-garbage-reese-morrison/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/BookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BookReview</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/GayRomance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GayRomance</span></a> @MMbookstodon <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/Gay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/LGBTQBookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQBookstodon</span></a> @LGBTQBookstodon @diversebooks <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> @bookstodon <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Gerard Thomas ⭕️<p>Hillybilly mecha</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketchbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketchbook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFiArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FountainPen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FountainPen</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/InkDrawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InkDrawing</span></a></p>
Rod Faulkner<p>Watch 10 Of The Best <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> Martial Arts Films Ever Made</p><p><a href="https://screenrant.com/best-sci-fi-martial-arts-movies-of-all-time-list/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">screenrant.com/best-sci-fi-mar</span><span class="invisible">tial-arts-movies-of-all-time-list/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>film</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a></p>
Joachim Boaz<p>My father also created a banner for the post! (and the series if I include other interwar stories that address the Great Depression)<br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a></p>
Joachim Boaz<p>Science Fiction in Dialogue with The Great Depression: Frank K. Kelly’s “Famine on Mars” (1934) <a href="https://sciencefictionruminations.com/2025/03/26/science-fiction-in-dialogue-with-the-great-depression-frank-k-kellys-famine-on-mars-1934/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencefictionruminations.com/</span><span class="invisible">2025/03/26/science-fiction-in-dialogue-with-the-great-depression-frank-k-kellys-famine-on-mars-1934/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/GreatDepression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreatDepression</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a></p>
Queer Sci Fi<p>QSFer R.M. Olson has a new queer sci-fi horror book out (gay, bi), The Dark Between the Stars: The Water Paradox.</p><p>On a desert settlement on a remote planet, the limited water is as precious as life. Until it starts to kill them…</p><p>Thaddeus and the rest of the small medical crew have just arrived at their next assignment—a small, drought-ridden settlement, where ...</p><p><a href="https://www.queerscifi.com/new-release-the-water-paradox-r-m-olson/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">queerscifi.com/new-release-the</span><span class="invisible">-water-paradox-r-m-olson/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/LGBTQBookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQBookstodon</span></a> @LGBTQBookstodon @diversebooks <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> @bookstodon <a href="https://mastodon.otherworldsink.com/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Joachim Boaz<p>David J. Lake (1929-2016) was born on this day. Bibliography: <a href="https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2937" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?2937</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>L, Ken Kelly, 1984; R, Don Maitz, 1978<br><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/sciencefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sciencefiction</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p>an interesting connection:</p><p>it was <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LordByron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LordByron</span></a> who proposed the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ghostStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghostStory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingContest</span></a> that led to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaryShelley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaryShelley</span></a> writing "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Frankenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frankenstein</span></a>", and he was the father of another <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/womensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womensHistoryMonth</span></a> notable: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AdaLovelace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdaLovelace</span></a></p><p>her story is well known, but less well known is that she predicted <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p><p>she rejected it</p><p>her rejection was not without teeth, because the first non-<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scienceFiction</span></a> champion of AI, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AlanTuring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlanTuring</span></a>, spent an inordinate amount of time refuting her critique</p><p><a href="https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/ada-lovelace-worlds-first-computer-programmer-who-predicted-artificial" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/</span><span class="invisible">ada-lovelace-worlds-first-computer-programmer-who-predicted-artificial</span></a></p>
Ben Royce 🇺🇦<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/womensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womensHistoryMonth</span></a></p><p>What do many consider the first <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scienceFiction</span></a>?</p><p>One of the first works of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> (certainly <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bodyHorror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bodyHorror</span></a>)?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MaryShelley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaryShelley</span></a>'s "<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Frankenstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Frankenstein</span></a>"</p><p>Written as a *teenager*</p><p>A teenager who had recently lost a baby</p><p>I think that's key</p><p>Horror not from taking life</p><p>But creating life</p><p>She went to Switzerland with her lover Percy Shelley who was fleeing creditors in Britain</p><p>The summer was cold and rainy so Lord Byron (yes him) proposed a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ghostStory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ghostStory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/writingContest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writingContest</span></a></p><p>I think she won</p>
SciFi/Fantasy Magazine Covers<p>Amazing Stories vol. 17, no. 6 (June 1943)</p><p>I wasn't sure if the guy on the right was a giant or the one on the left was tiny but the word "mites" in the title says it's the latter.</p><p>The snarl on his face contrasts with the relative calm of the victim. Really Dave, you're putting me into the retro-encabulator? OK I guess.</p><p>Original magazine: <a href="https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v17n06_1943-06_cape1736" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/Amazing_St</span><span class="invisible">ories_v17n06_1943-06_cape1736</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Magazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Magazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/MagazineCover" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MagazineCover</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpMagazine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpMagazine</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PulpFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PulpFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Horror</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Art</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Illustration</span></a></p>
Gerard Thomas ⭕️<p>Yea.... nah!</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketchbook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketchbook</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ScienceFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScienceFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SciFiArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFiArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mech</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sketch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sketch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ballpoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ballpoint</span></a></p>