John is volunteering, Alison is saying “no”, and Liz read her first book!
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- Letters of comment
- Alexandra Lanes (Bluesky)
- Ali Baker Brown (Bluesky)
- Chris Garcia (email)
- Fiona Moore (Facebook)
- Ivan Sinha (Facebook)
- Kin-Ming Looi (Facebook)
- Kev McVeigh (Facebook)
- Paul Weimer (email)
- Roseanna Pendlebury (Bluesky)
- Scott Edelman (Bluesky)
- Tommy Ferguson (Facebook)
- We also heard from Farah Mendlesohn, Fredrik V Coulter and Mike Scott
- SMOFcon 2026: SMOFcon 43 in Lisbon, Portugal
- Worldcon 2028: Bid for Nuremberg, Germany
- Worldcon 2028: Bid for Kigali, Rwanda
- Worldcon 2029: Bid for Dublin, Ireland
- Fan funds
- Picks
- Credits
- Cover art: “Alison the White” by Alison Scott
- Alt text: A picture of Alison with white hair, wearing a white dressing gown, and wielding a staff with a moose head. John and Liz flank her. She says “Behold! I am reborn as Alison the White!” John says “That’s a bit dramatic… it’s only a haircut” and Liz says “Pretty sure that’s a dressing gown… and are you standing on a box?” The words Octothorpe 153 are at the top.
- Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
- Cover art: “Alison the White” by Alison Scott