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The weird questionnaire
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What should I read next year?
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IndieCon
And so once more we toddled off down to the Hampshire/Dorset Land/Water border that is the Naish Holiday Village, a limnal island of frenzied indie gaming for four days. In the first 48 hours, we played 24 hours of games, so we had a little break on Saturday night and only one more game on Sunday. The self-catering chalets are comfortable and warm ( Read more... ) -
Borges' birthday
After writing "There are more things", JLB himself wrote a short game called El rastro del rastro. The game is played by two correspondents, each of which is a seeker after a different terrible truth. Each must name this truth with some kind of nonsense word (typically something backwards such as Egnaro or Drawoh) but never describe it. The players ( Read more... ) -
Black Gate's top 50 SF/Fantasy series
The Black Gate, in response the NPR's top 100 SF/Fantasy has posted its top 50. I've read 36 of these (at least in part) and don't feel particularly tempted to check out the other 14, except for Jonathan Strange which is somewhere around the house.
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Rye Weekend
chilledchimp's birthday present to me was a weekend in Rye. It's a picture postcard village perched on a hill overlooking marshlands in East Sussex and well worth a visit for the windy streets, walks and food.
Here are a few pictures from the weekend.
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FP's top 50 must read SF
Forbidden Planet has a top 50 of SF you must read, including one which has been out for less than a month. They cheat in that some entries include 4 or more books. I've bolded the 42 I've read. They won't be getting much custom from me out of this lot.
( The List )
