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August 18, 2026: Check out these classic SF authors – Galouye! Van Scyoc! Godwin!
Daniel F. Galouye His fiction pioneered virtual reality, simulated consciousness, and altered perceptions of reality long before they became SF staples. Simulacron-3 (1964): Decades before The Matrix, Galouye published this groundbreaking virtual-reality thriller about a computer scientist who realizes the simulated city he helps oversee is just one layer in… Read more ⇢
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August 17, 2026: The Search for our ship’s first wildcard nears its end! The Final Four!
Choose! vs Choose! vs I’m going Spock and Thor to set up an all alien championship! No, someone is not “gonna know better”. That, for some reason, is the point. More often than not, they hire writers who know nothing about the source material to “broaden the appeal” – thereby… Read more ⇢
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August 16, 2026: Sharky Sunday!
A rare ice cream treat! Corn ice cream! Desperate for attention… Hunting mode. There’s something about the unevenness of my sister’s front lawn that makes him VERY cautious… Unsanctioned border crossing! Where’s the beef?! He’s got somewhere to be…in his dreams. No visit to Montreal would be complete without a… Read more ⇢
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August 15, 2026: The search for our ship’s first wildcard crew member continues! The Elite Eight!
Choose! vs Choose! vs Choose! vs Choose! vs Decisions, decisions. What say you? Read more ⇢
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August 14, 2026: Check out these classic SF authors – Reed! Russ! Piper!
Kit Reed A writer whose prose the New York Times Book Review once called “pure dry ice”—skeptical, precise, and deeply satirical. Thinner Than Thou (2004): In a near-future America where the cult of the body has become the one true religion, the anorexic and the obese alike are handed over… Read more ⇢
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August 13, 2026: On the homefront!
Whenever we’re out, Sharky will always stop to listen to music, especially if the song incorporates some form of clapping. He’ll just park himself directly under the speaker and listen. Today, he stopped and wouldn’t move until the full completion of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts’ I Love Rock ‘n… Read more ⇢
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August 12, 2026: Amazing Covers!
A few that caught my eye this week… Clayface: Celebrity Dirt #2 – cover art by Dan Mora Green Lantern Corps #19 – cover art by Jorge Fornes Emperor Aquaman #20 – cover art by Mark Spears Today’s blog entry is dedicated to NASA and everyone who worked on Project… Read more ⇢
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August 11, 2026: Choose our ship’s 1st Wildcard – Trek/Gate Division (The Sweet Sixteen – Part 2)!
Choose! vs Choose! vs Choose! vs Choose! vs I’m going to have to go 7 of 9, Teyla, the Doctor and….ooooh, this one’s tough…Beckett? A reminder to park your cars indoor tomorrow! And if we don’t lose gravity, that will PROVE that Project Anchor was real – and worked! Read more ⇢
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August 10, 2026: Check out these SF classic authors – Harness! Waldrop! Brown!
Charles L. Harness A writer unfamiliar to most readers yet admired by some of SF’s greatest authors including Brian Aldiss who described his work as “widescreen baroque”. The Rose (1953): This novella, a richly symbolic exploration of the tension between art vs science, was deemed too eccentric by North American… Read more ⇢
