Message from George Phillies: For the puzzled, yesterday’s mailing was indeed a mailing of the current issue of our fiction zine, Eldritch Science. The file should have been labelled ES202204.PDF. It was the correct file. Apologies for the error.
Fiction
3 … The Visitor by Alan White
6 … If Music Be the Fruit of Love
by Jack Mulcahy
16 … Harde Science Fiction by David Rich
29 … The Landing at the Somme
by Patrick McKay
39 … A Bad Turn by Adrian Rayner
45 … Jump Jiving by Lyle Hopwood
48 … The Prudence of Silver by Sean Jones
Poetry
6 … Time Travel Bucket List
by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
15 … Astral Planes by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
15 … Marooned by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
28 … How God Created Evolution
by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
38 … The Dream Library
by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
45 … Wind Walker and Guest
by David C. Kopaska-Merkel
Art
Front Cover … Alan White
3 … The Visitor by Alan White
5 … Lady of the Clouds by Angela K. Scott
14 … Lion Lore by Angela K. Scott
24 … Crystal Effect by Angela K. Scott
27 … Dragorn by Angela K. Scott
35 … Centaur by Angela K. Scott
48 … Collaboration by Angela K. Scott
EARTH-DIRECTED CME: A dead sunspot exploded today. The corpse of AR2987, which decayed days ago, erupted, and the debris is heading straight for Earth. A CME expected to arrive on April 14th could spark moderately-strong G2-class geomagnetic storms. Full story @ Spaceweather.com.
CME Alerts: Subscribers to our Space Weather Alert Service receive instant text messages when significant CMEs hit Earth’s magnetic field. Above: Old sunspot AR2987 erupting on April 11, 2022. Credit: NASA/SDO
It was a great meeting. We had a wonderful guest, Lonny Buinis, and Joe Aspler gave us a trip down memory lane with his presentation on Expo ’67.
If you missed it, we have the links to the posts in order below, and members will be able to view the recorded zoom in the private section of our website. http://www.monsffa.ca/?page_id=21823
Even though we ran an hour over time, we did not have time for the last item on our agenda, the What are you reading or watching segment. However, we encourage folks to answer the question in the comments!
If a smooth sea never made a skilled mariner, then a tranquil world never forged a powerful hero: Meet fourteen budding sorceresses, wizards, and magic wielders of all ages and types as they face horrible threats that force them to confront their nascent abilities and to strengthen their powers and themselves. Then join each character on their own thrilling adventure once the Magic Awakens!
SFWA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting, advancing, and supporting science fiction and fantasy writing in the United States and elsewhere. This year the SFWA Independent Authors Committee had the pleasure of sorting through nearly two hundred excellent books as we narrowed our selection down to these fourteen special stories.
You can read more about them here, and make sure to click on each cover for a synopsis, reviews and preview of each book!
Danny is looking for your submissions to WARP! Send in your art, stories, photos, puzzles, etc! <warp@monsffa.ca>
Got an idea for a future presentation? We need your input!
DISPLAY TABLE
Josée sends us pictures of Easter Dragon eggs. She writes:
I’m sending a couple of pictures for display for the meeting this Saturday. They are elemental dragon eggs. Each one represents an element of nature : fire, water, earth and air. I also made a special base for each egg.
Click to view full size:
Dan Kenney has been constructing ratlines for his Chinese Junk/Pirate ship.
Wayne Glover has been building the HMS Bounty, scale 1/110
More of Wayne’s models, all at the same scale 1/72:
Special for this meeting: Expo package from Joe Aspler, to accompany his presentation: Visions of the Future.
Winners are welcome to pick up their prizes from Joe in Kirkland, (especially the book & the poster) to save the club money on mailing.
. Expo 67 poster: 19″ x 25″. This is an original poster, the most popular end-of-Expo souvenir. This is printed on lightweight coated paper, not heavy poster stock, so it’s a bit creased around the edges. Shipped in a mailing tube.
. Expo 67 Theme Pavilions – a large illustrated book, bilingual text, with preface by Commissioner-General Pierre Dupuy and Introduction by Gabrielle Roy. Man the Creator, Man the Producer, Man the Explorer, Man the Provider, Man and His Health, Man and the Community, Habitat 67, Labyrinth [Experimental National Film Board of Canada pavilion; the forerunner to IMAX]. Hardcover, 27cm x 29cm, 156 pages, colour
My personal Expo collection: 2,500 pictures (mostly mine, plus estate sale slides and a few pictures from the internet), plus scans of documents, press releases, magazines, brochures, programs, etc. I supply this on a 32GB USB key, which the winner can then keep! The 1967 pictures are mostly scanned B&W negatives – B&W was my budget at the age of 13. Later pictures and estate purchases are mostly scanned from colour slides.
Mecha Japanese Capsule Toy, donated by Brian Knapp
Stug III Neko Girl, Japanese Capsule toy, donated by Brian.
From Sylvain’s legacy: A set of Dr Who Trading cards
From Sylvain’s collection, a bag of 20 LotR heads, 4 cm tall, sample image:
Young Miles by Lois McMaster Bujold, hardcover, pages a bit yellowed, Sylvain’s legacy
Sequel to King Kong, being released just nine months after and is the second entry of the King Kong franchise. Sylvain’s collection
Three issues of Mad Magazine from the 1970s, including January 1978 – their very first Star Wars parody.
Boris, series 1, from Sylvain’s legacy, box of 90 cards, each card described on the back
First of a duology by Ben Bova & A J Austin, dust jacket a bit scuffed, otherwise looks unread.
Telescopes then and now. We have been watching the stars for centuries and our tools have changed dramatically since the time of Ptolemy and early astronomers. This panel will explore how tools and practices have changed over time.
Sajjad Nikfahm-Khubravan will trace the history of tools and ideas down from Greek astronomers to Islamic observers, and from the golden age of Islamic astronomy to European observers. Dallas Wulf will balance this historical tour with a talk on the powerful tools used by astronomers today. Join ROAAr and the McGill Space Institute for this special collaborative panel, and get a peek at some of the history of astronomy treasures in the McGill Library’s rare and special collections with librarian Lauren Williams.
On page 4, an interesting LoC from GrayJay, one of our members, regarding unicorns.
Table of Contents
Art
Front Cover … Stormtrooper by Jose Sanchez
Back Cover … C3PO by Jose Sanchez
4 … Editorial
4 … News
4 … Letter of Comment (GrayJay)
Anime
5 … Winter 2022 First Impressions – Shenmue the Animation … by Jessi Silver
7 … Winter 2022 First Impressions – FreakAngels … by Jessi Silver
Comics
9 … Shogun Warriors … by Thomas E. Simmons
13 … Mister Jinx, Recalled by Will Mayo
13 … Will Mayo Reviews Dick Tracy
SerCon
13 … Frederik Pohl Bio-Bibliography by Jon D. Swartz, Ph.D.
Short Stories
16 … Will Mayo Reviews Ray Bradbury’s The Pedestrian
Music
16 … Will Mayo’s Review Of Elton John’s Rocket Man
Contents
A Wooden Leg Named Psmith ………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1
Look! It’s Roy Orbison! …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1
The Cherokees Is Invaded Fort Mudge! ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 1
The Turks Have Taken Vienna!………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1
Houses Sprout New Ears! ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2
From A Fool’s Errands ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 3
Excerpt from How to Human ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
LoCs …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
It Came in My Email …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
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