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Thursday August 14th 2025

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Blogtor Who's video of the day for yesterday was a clip from "Lucky Day"
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Invasion from Space: Doctor Who monsters come to Derbyshire

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In Women of Futures Past, Rusch quotes Willis:

"The field didn't just have women writers--it had really good women writers. These were wonderful stories, and I don't believe they were overlooked at the time, because when I read them, they were all in Year's Best collections."

Rusch speculates that Willis is referencing Merril's Best S-F. However, Rusch says she only did a spot check. I reread the whole of Merril's Best S-F in 2023. Her anthologies were mostly stories by men.

OK, so maybe it was one of the other Best SF series around back then? But I checked Bleiler and Dikty, Harrison & Aldiss, and Wollheim & Carr and it's not them.

Was there another 1950s-1960s Best SF series?

Or was Willis thinking of a magazine-specific annual like Analog 1?

Not literally Analog 1, obs. But something like it from another magazine.

My guess, having checked the early years, is Willis was reading The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction. Specifically, Boucher's run.

(Guess two would have been something edited by Goldsmith but she does not appear to have edited anthologies)

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review

The Adventure of the Demonic Ox (Penric & Desdemona, volume 14) by Lois McMaster Bujold

What could possibly go wrong while transporting a possessed ox?

The Adventure of the Demonic Ox (Penric & Desdemona, volume 14) by Lois McMaster Bujold

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Alien: Earth Trailer

Alien: Earth premiered this week and I've seen nothing but rave reviews. It's on FX/Hulu/Disney+ (Canada, US, UK).

Watch on YouTube

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!admin,
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Festivids 2025 Questions Post

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bundle of holding

Bundle of Holding: Girl Genius (from 2020) & Girl Genius 2 (from 2023)

A zeppelin-full of digital graphic albums featuring Studio Foglio's Girl Genius, the "gaslamp fantasy" webcomic of adventure, romance, and mad science.

Bundle of Holding: Girl Genius (from 2020)

Even more Girl Genius, plus Buck Godot, Zap Gun for Hire.

Bundle of Holding: Girl Genius 2 (from 2023)

Thread Meeting

https://xkcd.com/3128/

Hey, so did you ever finish your video series about Cassie and the caterpillar morph? I loved the first three, but never ... no, sorry, I get it, this isn't the place. Sorry! Sorry.

https://xkcd.com/3128/

Current Mood: hopeful

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Video Games

Hey, it's a semi-fannish post! I don't make those very much lately. Let's hope this is the beginning of me getting back to that. 🤞🏻

As was probably obvious from my post last night, I'm trying to get back into the habit of playing video games again. It's one of those things where I honestly feel happier and more mentally stable when I'm making the time to play for a bit daily or at least every few days, but it's really hard to find the time and energy sometimes. Especially the last, uh, year or two. What with everyone going on IRL in various ways.

So, you know, I'm actively working on improving that.

( Rambling under the cut about my current daily schedule and how I'm trying to fit video games into it more regularly. )

That said, I am going to attempt to make posts here and there where I ramble about what's going on in whatever game and playthrough I'm focusing on at that time. I have no idea if I'll manage it, but I'm going to try. I really miss being properly fannish about things, and I want to at least try to get back to it.

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Only Murders in the Building S5 Promo

Watch on YouTube

Premiere: September 9

After [season 4 spoiler] dies under suspicious circumstances, Charles, Oliver, and Mabel refuse to believe it was an accident. The trio uncovers a dangerous web of secrets connecting powerful billionaires and old-school mobsters.

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Women Have Always Written SFF — But It Wasn’t Always Easy to Find

In the 1970s, many of the best new authors were women — the trick was finding their work.

Women Have Always Written SFF — But It Wasn’t Always Easy to Find

Yes, I know comments are not working. No, I have no control over that. Yes, I have mentioned the issue repeatedly. No, I don't know when it will be fixed.

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RuriDragon, volume 6 by Masaoki Shindo

Bathed in unquenchable fire, Ruri struggles to maintain her grade point average.

RuriDragon, volume 6 by Masaoki Shindo

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type: meme

RIP (Read In Progress) Wednesday

What are you reading? Are you reading?

Current Mood: amused

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fandom: baldur's gate

Baldur's Gate 3

I freely admit that I cackled a little when I saw this conversation happening in one of my D&D Discords. Especially since I was literally in the middle of playing Baldur's Gate 3 at that very moment. I feel like I'm being judged, but I can't really blame them when it's, you know, true.

Speaking of which, my gnome sorcerer/bard was very busy doing important things tonight:

In related news, I love the poly mod. Also? It works surprisingly well when combining these two romances specifically. Karlach and Wyll's relationship makes it very much come across as two Vs working towards a triad.

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invitation

Bank Holiday Grantchester Picnic

Come join me for a picnic to celebrate late summer bank holiday (Monday Aug 25th), by the river at Grantchester. About 1pm until we get bored.

Bring general picnic things, anything you're likely to want. I will bring some general things to get us started.

If the weather is hot some people may also swim.

Tuesday, 12th August 2025

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Blogtor Who: Video of the Day – Doctor Who Classic: Time and the Rani, 1987
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Discussion and Miscellany

nwhyte on Spectral Scream, by Hannah Fergesen

purplecat has Costume Bracket: Round 4, some stats

Fanfiction
Complete
Too Technical by

badly_knitted (G | Clara Oswald, Twelfth Doctor)

Recommendations

paranoidangel recommends The One Where Hardison Meets The Doctor by seraphina_snape

Communities & Challenges

dw100 announces Challenge #1053: pool

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tv: buffy the vampire slayer

Two New Vids (BtVS)

It's my monthly update on

periru3 and my vid album Jagged Little Slayer, a mashup of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Alanis Morissette. Here are the two we've posted since last time:

Title: Head Over Feet
Character/Pairing: Willow/Oz
Summary: Don't be surprised if I love you for all that you are

AO3 | DW | Tumblr

Title: Right Through You
Character/Pairing: Buffy and other Slayers v. The Watchers' Council
Summary: You took me for a joke — you took me for a child

AO3 | DW | Tumblr

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TV Tuesday: Gift of Gab

Laptop-TV combo with DVDs on top and smartphone on the desk

An article citing Brooklyn Nine-Nine as having the most words per minute (as well as listing the least wordy shows) begs the question as to how much dialogue influences your preferences for shows. Does it vary according to genre for you? And what episodes without any/much dialogue stand out for you?

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Thursday August 14th 2025

A MYSTERY!

The Adventure of the Demonic Ox (Penric & Desdemona, volume 14) by Lois McMaster Bujold

Alien: Earth Trailer

Festivids 2025 Questions Post

Bundle of Holding: Girl Genius (from 2020) & Girl Genius 2 (from 2023)

Thread Meeting

Video Games

Only Murders in the Building S5 Promo

Women Have Always Written SFF — But It Wasn’t Always Easy to Find

RuriDragon, volume 6 by Masaoki Shindo

RIP (Read In Progress) Wednesday

Baldur's Gate 3

Bank Holiday Grantchester Picnic

Tuesday, 12th August 2025

Two New Vids (BtVS)

TV Tuesday: Gift of Gab

The Four Wishes (Cheon of Weltanland, volume 1) By Charlotte Stone

Festivids 2025 Schedule and Survey!

Where Babies Come From