istock photo. Against a clear blue sky, orange light shows at the horizon. Stately evergreens covered with snow fill the frame, in the foreground is an unmarked bed of snow.

Sunset between snow covered fir trees somewhere in the Chic-chocs mountains, Gaspesie, QC, Canada

The Horror Writers Association has announced its scholarship winners.

Bruce Sterling was, and still is, an influential writer in the field of SF, most notably in the days of futurism and cyberpunk. What’s he doing now? This interview with Worldbuilding Agency gives us an idea.

Gamergate lurches on, this time in a lawsuit reaching the Brooklyn, New York courts last week. A woman who was forced to resign from game-review site Kotaku is suing a self-styled “gamergate” gamer in California. She alleges he led a concerted hate campaign against her and made false statements. His response is that her suit isn’t against him, it’s against all gamers.” (Note: the suit is against him.)

Nerds of a Feather review Sophie Burnham’s novel Sargassa.

Drones over New Jersey? Mystery of the Week. I’ll wait to see if we get some explanation, or the story just fades away in the wake of newer scandals and speculations.

Hurray for small presses! Molly Templeton champions them over at Reactor.

A “lost” Doctor Who story from 1966 has been reanimated, literally, and is available from BBC.

I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about cows, but this article on aurochs pulled me right in.

The film adaptation of Wicked (Part One) got mixed reviews. The U.K. Guardian liked it a lot, and pointed out that its two stars, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, both rise to the occasion.

For those of you who have yearned for a hippopotamus for Christmas, here is a kindred spirit.

To everyone who celebrates, have a happy solstice. To those who don’t, have a good Saturday.

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  • Marion Deeds

    Marion Deeds, with us since March, 2011, is the author of the fantasy novella ALUMINUM LEAVES. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthologies BEYOND THE STARS, THE WAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, STRANGE CALIFORNIA, and in Podcastle, The Noyo River Review, Daily Science Fiction and Flash Fiction Online. She’s retired from 35 years in county government, and spends some of her free time volunteering at a second-hand bookstore in her home town.

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