MAY 2023 E-MEETING, POST 4 OF 6: Time for a Break!

Time for a break! News, displays, & raffle prizes!

Get your Bheer & Chips!
It’s time for the break!

NEWS

In case you missed it, here is the map of the Metro that was posted on May 4th. Thanks to Josée who sent in a pic.

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Our June meeting will be on the THIRD Saturday, June 17th, to avoid a schedule conflict with Scintillation and MonSFFA member Phyllis’ birthday party, to which all our members are invited. The party will be June 10 at the same hall where we had our Christmas party.

You won’t want to miss our June 17th meeting–we have a writer guest appearing via Zoom. Our thanks to Danny for arranging her appearance. 

 Olivia Atwater writes whimsical historical fantasy with a hint of satire. She lives in Montreal, Quebec with her fantastic, prose-inspiring husband and her two cats.  She has been, at various times, a historical re-enactor, a professional witch at a metaphysical supply store, a web developer, and a vending machine repairperson.

Fantasy as Satire: Though you can write a satire in just about any genre, fantasy lends itself particularly well to the idea for reasons both structural and psychological. Olivia Atwater discusses a few well-known examples of satire within the fantasy genre, and elaborates on why they succeed so well at their aims.

Missing Friends

MonSFFA is saddened to learn of the passing of member John Mansfield and MonSFFriend, Jaime Yip.

WARP

Danny and Val have WARP113 just about ready to hit the presses! The next issue, 114, will need your input! Write a review, a short story, draw a cartoon or create a puzzle! Don’t wait for the deadline.

DISPLAY TABLE

Wayne is working on the HMS Victory.

RAFFLE PRIZES

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The Complete Science Fiction of William Tenn, Vol II, hardcover. Donated by Brian Knappe

A SF classic: Rogue planet that threatens Earth is found to be habitable. Rockets prepare to launch-who gets to be saved?

60 cards portraying visual scenes from Burroughs’ creations like Tarzan, Mars etc. Card backs show more Burroughs artwork & Jusko’s commentary (Sylvain)

3-D version: Radar Men from the Moon is a 1952 12-chapter movie serial, the first Commando Cody serial starring newcomer George Wallace as Cody, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_Men_from_the_Moon

DVD: Martians launch a ruthless assault on an unsuspecting Victorian England, in an attempt to escape their dying planet. Donated by Brian Knapp.

From Sylvain’s collection, a very small fossil, about 3.5 cm, of what appears to be a fish in sandstone.

Hotwheels TV series Batmobile, left over from the Christmas party

DVD John Cleese’s Personal Best, from Monty Python’s Flying Circus

Collaborative novel by George RR Martin & John J Miller., a murder mystery set in the Wild Cards Universe.

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