A Scence Fiction Anthology for Today's Youth?
Feb. 6th, 2026 03:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
elfFrom this thread at Bluesky - When people ask how to get into GA SF I always say that the right way is via some of those fat "Best Of" short fiction collections.
Long discussion, many comments, mostly agreeing that yep, the way to get people into SF is anthologies, not novels, especially "best of" anthologies rather than whatever theme-of-the-day was popular. Also many people agreeing that many of "the classics" do not hold up today, and "Heinlein juveniles + the Foundation trilogy" is not a good suggestion for a young teen who might be interested in scifi now.
So... if you were building an anthology of The Great Science Fiction, with a focus specifically on non-SF readers who might be interested, what would you put in it?
( Some limitations may be in order )
Long discussion, many comments, mostly agreeing that yep, the way to get people into SF is anthologies, not novels, especially "best of" anthologies rather than whatever theme-of-the-day was popular. Also many people agreeing that many of "the classics" do not hold up today, and "Heinlein juveniles + the Foundation trilogy" is not a good suggestion for a young teen who might be interested in scifi now.
So... if you were building an anthology of The Great Science Fiction, with a focus specifically on non-SF readers who might be interested, what would you put in it?
( Some limitations may be in order )
第五年第二十八天
Feb. 7th, 2026 08:53 amnnozomi posting in ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
guardian_learning部首
手 part 14
抛, to cast away; 拌, to mix; 拍, to pat/to photograph/racket ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=64
词汇
词汇, vocabulary (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-4-word-list/
Guardian:
我不太喜欢拍照, I don't really like photographs
[no 词汇]
Me:
他话都没说，只能拍拍肩膀安慰一下。
到周五你们得把这些词汇背诵好。
手 part 14
抛, to cast away; 拌, to mix; 拍, to pat/to photograph/racket ( pinyin )
https://www.mdbg.net/chinese/dictionary?cdqrad=64
词汇
词汇, vocabulary (pinyin in tags)
https://mandarinbean.com/new-hsk-4-word-list/
Guardian:
我不太喜欢拍照, I don't really like photographs
[no 词汇]
Me:
他话都没说，只能拍拍肩膀安慰一下。
到周五你们得把这些词汇背诵好。
Mike Bennett's Workshop
Feb. 6th, 2026 03:56 pmolivermoss
I've photographed his work a LOT over the past several years, and yesterday I saw him in the wild... or rather leaving his new workshop location. I wanted to repost some pictures of I've taken of his stuff over the years for context, but that's the downside to my main photography folder being 34,154 Files in 517 Folders. That's far from every photo I've ever taken, only select photos go in. I have spent time organizing it, but... not enough?
Anyway, you can get his vibe from these pics I think.
Where the magic happens:
He runs the sticker, keychain and pin exchanges across Portland. He did the Crypto-zoo, Dinotopia, The Portland Aquarium and runs the Wonderwood Springs D&D/RPG themed cafe in St Johns. I know I've posted about that place and can picture the images, but I cannot find them right now. I might need to start a dedicated Mike Bennett folder. Originally known online as Regional Memesmith, he is part of the fabric of the Portland arts scene.
( Wait, remembering his old psued jogged a memory )
Hurt/Comfort will be back in 2027
Feb. 6th, 2026 06:51 pmhurtcomfortexmod posting in hurtcomfortexMod here. Real life has been rough and this year I am not able to give this exchange the effort it deserves. I have made the difficult decision to put it on hiatus for a year.
I hope the next year is kinder to all of us and I look forward to seeing you then.
I hope the next year is kinder to all of us and I look forward to seeing you then.
Day 6: Fic - Isaac Asimov "Nightfall" - Training for Darkness - Original Female Character
Feb. 6th, 2026 05:38 pmlogonaut posting in halfamoonTitle: Training for Darkness
Fandom: Isaac Asimov "Nightfall", Original work
Character: Original female character
Prompt: Her Own Personal Code
Rating: G
Length: 824 words
Summary: Loosely inspired by Isaac Asimov's novelette "Nightfall". The planet Lagash is constantly illuminated by six suns, and darkness does not exist here, because at least one sun is present in the sky at any given time. All Lagashians possess an intense, instinctive fear of the dark that causes them to go insane after just a few minutes of exposure to the dark. Once in several thousand years the suns and the moons align into a total eclipse that plunges the planet into darkness that all but guarantees extinction of civilization. The planetary authorities and clergy decide to train the people to tolerate darkness in advance of the event. They need volunteers to prove to everyone that it's possible.
The protagonist has a deeply personal reason to be the first volunteer.
Link: Read it on AO3
Fandom: Isaac Asimov "Nightfall", Original work
Character: Original female character
Prompt: Her Own Personal Code
Rating: G
Length: 824 words
Summary: Loosely inspired by Isaac Asimov's novelette "Nightfall". The planet Lagash is constantly illuminated by six suns, and darkness does not exist here, because at least one sun is present in the sky at any given time. All Lagashians possess an intense, instinctive fear of the dark that causes them to go insane after just a few minutes of exposure to the dark. Once in several thousand years the suns and the moons align into a total eclipse that plunges the planet into darkness that all but guarantees extinction of civilization. The planetary authorities and clergy decide to train the people to tolerate darkness in advance of the event. They need volunteers to prove to everyone that it's possible.
The protagonist has a deeply personal reason to be the first volunteer.
Link: Read it on AO3
fic: your curious body sitting on the shore [m/m, Heated Rivalry]
Feb. 6th, 2026 10:52 pmraventhe inevitable daemon AU, omgggg.
your curious body sitting on the shore (5481 words) by raven
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV)
Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Characters: Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Yuna Hollander, Rose Landry
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Daemons
your curious body sitting on the shore (5481 words) by raven
Fandom: Heated Rivalry (TV)
Relationships: Shane Hollander/Ilya Rozanov
Characters: Shane Hollander, Ilya Rozanov, Yuna Hollander, Rose Landry
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Daemons
It’s not just that Ilya’s daemon is impressive. Like… a wolf. A fucking wolf. Yeah, Shane is impressed by that. It's that hockey players shouldn’t have daemons at all.
goals 2026
Feb. 6th, 2026 05:42 pmgreetingsfrommaarscreating things:
some general ones:
new origami: my friend gave me a cat origami kit! the faces on the origami paper (second picture) are very funny to me. it's like flattened game character skins.
- typeset a fic for bookbinding (rolled over from last year)
- an accompanying stretch goal might be to make a no-glue pamphlet
- fold new origami (done, see below)
- i also want to fold some things from my new books and to try this nested storage book
- write smaller, more focused poems
- participate in a flash fic exchange
- gif a new MV from someone new
- gif something other than an MV from someone new
- post either as many fics or as many words as last year
some general ones:
- send postcards
- take a ferry
- get the car serviced (big source of dread for me)
- tackle the subset of the TBR pile that i already own
- Discworld, Murderbot, All About Love, etc
- finish reading Worm
- learn new ways to put up my hair
- kind of funny for me because a big realization i had last year was that i don't have to put up my hair for work if i don't want to, which saves me some time and energy. i think this will be fun when i'm not in a rush to leave for work though
- make all the wish soups that i can (2/? done)
new origami: my friend gave me a cat origami kit! the faces on the origami paper (second picture) are very funny to me. it's like flattened game character skins.