John is middle, Alison is even sadder, and Liz is sorry.
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Content warnings this episode: Discussion of access issues (chapter 2), wealth privilege (chapter 6)
- Letters of comment
- Abigail Nussbaum
- Ali Baker Brooks
- Andrew January
- The Eastercon members’ portal
- Caroline Mullan
- DC
- Farah Mendlesohn
- Jacob Holder
- Mark Plummer
- Meg MacDonald
- Doc Weir award
- Dave Langford receives the trophy
- Alt text: Dave Langford triumphantly lofts a blue Bag for Life from Tesco, which we are expected to believe contains the Doc Weir trophy. He is standing in front of a house.
- GUFF
- Chengdu 2023
- “The Pidu district of Chengdu announces a 10-year science fiction plan”
- Glasgow 2024
- Town Hall Event: Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Glasgow
- Town Hall Event: Site Selection Glasgow 2024
- Eastercon and money
- Picks
- John: Dredge
- Alison: Hopeland by Ian McDonald (paper, epub, audiobook, Amazon)
- Liz: Starling House by Alix E. Harrow (paper, epub, audiobook, Amazon)
- Credits
- Cover art: “Voyagers” by Ulrika O’Brien
- Alt text: The background is a starry, lightning-filled square in blues, purples, and yellows. Atop that, there is a spaceship, somewhat like a rocket, with engines coming out of the sides. There are yellow lights shining from it, and a ladder reaches up to a central archway. John, Alison and Liz are depicted as silhouettes, regarding it with wonder. Their shadows stretch off the canvas, and they look faintly alien or futuristic in a hard-to-define manner.
- Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
