However scholars argue the origins of science fiction, it cannot have preceded science. Although the word "science" as referring to some area of knowledge was used from the late Middle Ages and early Renaissance, it was only at the first meeting of the British Association of the Advancement of Science on June 24, 1833, that William Whewell answered a challenge from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and spontaneously offered the word “scientist.” Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is often suggested as a science fiction story. However, for his "Introduction" to Hackett Publishing Co., Inc.'s 2020 republication of the 1818 manuscript, David Wooton cited Mary Shelley's feather pen as supporting evidence for the lack of science in the story.
- Alta Curia - based on "12 Angry Men"
- Nicky Drayden's "Prosper with Dragons"
- Not Today, Murder
- Jess Nevin's "Fury of the Norsemen"
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| In the ArmadilloCon Dealers Room, the premiere convention in central Texas for tabletop role-playing and board games. May 29-31, 2026 https://tabletop.events/conventions/chupacabracon-xii |
I met Heidi Kasa while I was working the Registration Desk. The next day, she stopped by again to hand me her card. She said that she was here for the flash fiction. (Two events - Thunderdome at 9:00 PM on Friday and Space Squid at 1:00 PM Saturday.)
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On her website she writes:
The Bullet Takes Forever is a collection of poems facing “America’s culture of mass shootings.” The poems range from processing a mother's personal experiences with active shooter situations to philosophical, psychological, and linguistic explorations of gun violence. At turns yearning, vulnerable, and fierce, this collection resonates with readers who feel the effects of rising gun violence and the need for increased safety measures. Poems from this collection won the Plaza Prose Poetry 2024 Prize and the Poetry Super Highway 2023 Prize, and were also chosen as a finalist for the ESWA Crossroads Contest 2024.
Nothing expresses your preferences in subcultures like a t-shirt. Unfortunately for the merchant, they are nearly non-perishable and surely non-consumable. I probably have 30 and if I wear a different one every day, how often will I bring a new one into the rotation?
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| Pegasus Publishing travels to 35 shows a year. I bought the design that he is wearing -- 42: Life, Universe, Everything -- for Laurel. https://pegasuspublishing.com/ |
I have three from Pegasus,: Don't Panic, a Periodic Table, and Book Wyrm. Book Wyrn is the best. Made in Haiti by Gildan, the material is heavy for a T-shirt, more like an athletic T. It is 100% cotton. The screen printing is bright and has proved durable. It wears well at the local public library.
More books have resulted from somebody's need to write than from anybody's need to read. -- Ashleigh Brilliant.
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| Kurt and Michelle met in college playing Dungeons & Dragons. Kurt has served on the FACT Board and been our Fan Guest of Honor. He invited me to attend ArmadilloCon several times before I understood the message. |
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