Against a blue sky with some white clouds and a hill. a pack mule gazes at the camera, one ear forward, one tilted back. Image from Adobe Stock.In Reactor, Molly Templeton stops to praise things that aren’t brilliant, awesome, amazing, or setting the genre on fire—they’re just good.

I loved The Fall when I first saw it, and then it disappeared. Nerds of a Feather rediscovered it and reviews it here.

Baen’s short story contest is open for submission until February 1, 2025. As I read the  summarized guidelines, it looks like they want science fiction.

Here is a list of local agencies providing relief in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, and a broader list from CBS, covering the entire area. I’m a personal fan of World Central Kitchen and any local food bank.

Somewhere, the spirits of the packhorse librarians are nodding and smiling as pack mules truck in emergency supplies to people trapped in remote areas not reachable by motor vehicles or airplanes.

Here are sixteen pumpkin recipes for the season, courtesy of King Arthur Baking.

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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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