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285 Summer 2008 SFRA Editors a Publication of the Science Fiction Research Association Karen Hellekson Review 16 Rolling Rdg
285 Summer 2008 SFRA Editors A publication of the Science Fiction Research Association Karen Hellekson Review 16 Rolling Rdg. Jay, ME 04239 In This Issue [email protected] [email protected] SFRA Review Business Big Issue, Big Plans 2 SFRA Business Craig Jacobsen Looking Forward 2 English Department SFRA News 2 Mesa Community College Mary Kay Bray Award Introduction 6 1833 West Southern Ave. Mary Kay Bray Award Acceptance 6 Mesa, AZ 85202 Graduate Student Paper Award Introduction 6 [email protected] Graduate Student Paper Award Acceptance 7 [email protected] Pioneer Award Introduction 7 Pioneer Award Acceptance 7 Thomas D. Clareson Award Introduction 8 Managing Editor Thomas D. Clareson Award Acceptance 9 Janice M. Bogstad Pilgrim Award Introduction 10 McIntyre Library-CD Imagination Space: A Thank-You Letter to the SFRA 10 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Nonfiction Book Reviews Heinlein’s Children 12 105 Garfield Ave. A Critical History of “Doctor Who” on Television 1 4 Eau Claire, WI 54702-5010 One Earth, One People 16 [email protected] SciFi in the Mind’s Eye 16 Dreams and Nightmares 17 Nonfiction Editor “Lilith” in a New Light 18 Cylons in America 19 Ed McKnight Serenity Found 19 113 Cannon Lane Pretend We’re Dead 21 Taylors, SC 29687 The Influence of Imagination 22 [email protected] Superheroes and Gods 22 Fiction Book Reviews SFWA European Hall of Fame 23 Fiction Editor Queen of Candesce and Pirate Sun 25 Edward Carmien The Girl Who Loved Animals and Other Stories 26 29 Sterling Rd. Nano Comes to Clifford Falls: And Other Stories 27 Princeton, NJ 08540 Future Americas 28 [email protected] Stretto 29 Saturn’s Children 30 The Golden Volcano 31 Media Editor The Stone Gods 32 Ritch Calvin Null-A Continuum and Firstborn 33 16A Erland Rd. -
Informacija Za Medije
Celje, 30. junij 2017 Informacija za medije Andrej Brvar, prejemnik Zlatnika poezije 2017 Dan mi je dan – je verz, s katerim pesnik Andrej Brvar upesnjuje svoj temeljni odnos do življenja. Kajti dan je zanj metafora za življenjski lok od zarje do teme. A njegova zavetnica je zarja, je svetloba. Kajti očaran je nad čudežem, nad skrivnostjo življenja, enkratnostjo človeške identitete in bivanja. Zato je pesnik reke življenja in svojo eksistenco doživlja bolj z epsko izpovedjo kot z lirično prizadetostjo. Sam pravi, da je slika temeljni element njegove poezije in da so ga slikarji naučili gledati svet z estetskimi očmi. Zato je prvo pesniško zbirko, to je bilo leta 1969, naslovil Slikanica. Takrat in pozneje je slika zanj najboljše izrazno sredstvo in realni svet je celota pesnikove izkušnje. Njegov programski verz je nedvoumen: Vse je pesem. A pesem nastane, če izraža njegovo izkušnjo v vsakodnevni vsakdanjosti, kar kaže, kako je avtor v ljubezenskem razmerju z življenjem. Njegova poezija je skorajda njegova biografija, je »senca in sonce, plus in minus«, hudomušno dostavlja. Na slovenski pesniški oder je Andrej Brvar stopil z zbirko Slikanica, potem pa so izšle zbirke Kdo je ubil Holoferna, Pesmi, Pesnitev o tem, kako je nastajala neka pesniška zbirka in druge. V zadnjem poldrugem desetletju pa Naplavine, Pesnitve in pesmi, Retrospektiva in Material. Ta zbirka je bila nominirana za Veronikino nagrado. Letos bodo izšle Transverzale. Izbor iz pesnikovega hrama skoraj petdesetletnega pesniškega ustvarjanja. Ni naključje, da je Andrej Brvar uredil prvo antologijo slovenske poezije v prozi, torej pesniške oblike med poezijo in prozo. Najprej je še pesnil v prostem verzu, nato pa se dokončno odločil za poezijo v prozi. -
Хдфисдаис Йрдажки Book of Abstracts
ÓÀØÀÒÈÅÄËÏÓ ÌÀÈÄÌÀÔÉÊÏÓÈÀ ÊÀÅÛÉÒÉÓ III ÓÀÄÒÈÀÛÏÒÉÓÏ ÊÏÍ×ÄÒÄÍÝÉÀ III INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE GEORGIAN MATHEMATICAL UNION ÈÄÆÉÓÄÁÉÓ ÊÒÄÁÖËÉ BOOK OF ABSTRACTS ÁÀÈÖÌÉ, 2 – 9 ÓÄØÔÄÌÁÄÒÉ Batumi, September 2 – 9 2012 Organizing Committee: Baladze Vladimer (Vice Chairman), Beridze Anzor (Vice Chairman), Davitashvili Tinatin (Scientific Secretary), Duduchava Roland (Chairman), Kadeishvili Tornike, Kvaratskhe- lia Vakhtang, Makharadze Shota, Meladze Hamlet (Vice Chairman), Natroshvili David, Tarieladze Vaja (Chairman of Program Committee) ÓÀÏÒÂÀÍÉÆÀÝÉÏ ÊÏÌÉÔÄÔÉ: ÁÀËÀÞÄ ÅËÀÃÉÌÄÒ (ÈÀÅÌãÃÏÌÀÒÉÓ ÌÏÀÃÂÉËÄ), ÁÄÒÉÞÄ ÀÍÆÏÒ (ÈÀÅÌãÃÏÌÀÒÉÓ ÌÏÀÃÂÉËÄ), ÃÀÅÉÈÀÛÅÉËÉ ÈÉÍÀÈÉÍ (ÓßÀÅËÖËÉ ÌÃÉÅÀÍÉ), ÃÖÃÖÜÀÅÀ ÒÏËÀÍà (ÈÀÅÌãÃÏÌÀÒÄ), ÊÅÀÒÀ- ÝáÄËÉÀ ÅÀáÔÀÍÂ, ÌÀáÀÒÀÞÄ ÛÏÈÀ, ÌÄËÀÞÄ äÀÌËÄÔ (ÈÀÅÌãÃÏÌÀÒÉÓ ÌÏÀÃÂÉËÄ), ÍÀÔÒÏ- ÛÅÉËÉ ÃÀÅÉÈ, ÔÀÒÉÄËÀÞÄ ÅÀÑÀ (ÓÀÐÒÏÂÒÀÌÏ ÊÏÌÉÔÄÔÉÓ ÈÀÅÌãÃÏÌÀÒÄ), ØÀÃÄÉÛÅÉËÉ ÈÏÒÍÉÊÄ Programm Committee: Baladze V., Chilachava T., Duduchava R., Goginava Z., Gogishvili G., Gvazava J., Jangve- ladze T., Japaridze G., Jibladze M., Kadeishvili T., Kharazishvili A., Khimshiashvili G., Kvinikadze M., Kvinikhidze A., Mania M., Meladze H., Nadaraia E., Natroshvili D., Omanadze R., Oniani G., Oturanc G., Pkhakadze K., Rabinovich V., Rukhaia Kh., Sokhadze G., Giorgashvili L., Tarieladze V. (Chairman), Vakhania N. ÓÀÐÒÏÂÒÀÌÏ ÊÏÌÉÔÄÔÉ: ÁÀËÀÞÄ Å., ÜÉËÀÜÀÅÀ È., ÃÖÃÖÜÀÅÀ Ò., ÂÏÂÉÍÀÅÀ Æ., ÂÏÂÉÛÅÉËÉ Â., ÂÅÀÆÀÅÀ ã., ãÀÍÂÅÄËÀÞÄ È., ãÀ×ÀÒÉÞÄ Â., ãÉÁËÀÞÄ Ì., ØÀÃÄÉÛÅÉËÉ È., áÀÒÀÆÉÛÅÉËÉ À., áÉÌÛÉÀÛÅÉËÉ Â., ÊÅÉÍÉÊÀÞÄ Ì., ÊÅÉÍÉáÉÞÄ À., ÌÀÍÉÀ Ì., ÌÄËÀÞÄ ä., ÍÀÃÀÒÀÉÀ Ä., ÍÀÔÒÏÛÅÉËÉ Ã., ÏÌÀÍÀÞÄ Ò., ÏÍÉÀÍÉ Â., ÏÈÖÒÀÍ Â., ×áÀÊÀÞÄ Ê., ÒÀÁÉÍÏÅÉÜÉ Å., ÒÖáÀÉÀ á., ÓÏáÀÞÄ Â., ÂÉÏÒÂÀÛÅÉ- ËÉ Ë., ÔÀÒÉÄËÀÞÄ Å. (ÈÀÅÌãÃÏÌÀÒÄ), ÅÀáÀÍÉÀ Í. Contents Our Calendar - ÜÅÄÍÉ ÊÀËÄÍÃÀÒÉ 21 Stefan Banach in Tbilisi (On the occasion of his 120-th Birthday Anniversary) . 21 ÐÒÏ×ÄÓÏÒÉ ÀËÄØÓÉ ÂÏÒÂÉÞÄ (ÃÀÁÀÃÄÁÉÃÀÍ 105 ßËÉÓÈÀÅÉÓÀÃÌÉ) ........ 27 Prefessor Alexi Gorgidze (To the 105-th Birthday Anniversary) . 29 Professor George Lomadze (To the 100-th Birthday Anniversary) . -
Helsinki Watch Committees in the Soviet Republics: Implications For
FINAL REPORT T O NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOVIET AND EAST EUROPEAN RESEARC H TITLE : HELSINKI WATCH COMMITTEES IN THE SOVIET REPUBLICS : IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOVIET NATIONALITY QUESTIO N AUTHORS : Yaroslav Bilinsky Tönu Parming CONTRACTOR : University of Delawar e PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS : Yaroslav Bilinsky, Project Director an d Co-Principal Investigato r Tönu Parming, Co-Principal Investigato r COUNCIL CONTRACT NUMBER : 621- 9 The work leading to this report was supported in whole or in part fro m funds provided by the National Council for Soviet and East European Research . NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR COPYRIGH T This work has been requested for manuscrip t review for publication . It is not to be quote d without express written permission by the authors , who hereby reserve all the rights herein . Th e contractual exception to this is as follows : The [US] Government will have th e right to publish or release Fina l Reports, but only in same forma t in which such Final Reports ar e delivered to it by the Council . Th e Government will not have the righ t to authorize others to publish suc h Final Reports without the consent o f the authors, and the individua l researchers will have the right t o apply for and obtain copyright o n any work products which may b e derived from work funded by th e Council under this Contract . ii EXEC 1 Overall Executive Summary HELSINKI WATCH COMMITTEES IN THE SOVIET REPUBLICS : IMPLICATIONS FOR THE SOVIET NATIONALITY QUESTION by Yaroslav Bilinsky, University of Delawar e d Tönu Parming, University of Marylan August 1, 1975, after more than two years of intensive negotiations, 35 Head s of Governments--President Ford of the United States, Prime Minister Trudeau of Canada , Secretary-General Brezhnev of the USSR, and the Chief Executives of 32 othe r European States--signed the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperatio n in Europe (CSCE) . -
PREGLED SODOBNE SLOVENSKE POEZIJE 2 Irena Novak Popov OBDOBJA
Sodobna slovenska književnost I 1 PREGLED SODOBNE SLOVENSKE POEZIJE 2 Irena Novak Popov OBDOBJA 1945-1949 graditeljska poezija 1949-1958 protomodernizem ali intimizem 1959-1966 zreli ali temni modernizem filozofija eksistencializma 1966-1972 (Paternu) radikalni modernizem ali hipermodernizem -1975 (Poniž) tudi neoavantgarda, konkretna poezija 1972/1975 postmodernizem? problem, ta načeloma sovpada s postkomunizmom prisotni so sicer postmodernistični pojavi: obnova historičnih slogov medbesedilnost, citatnost močan tok duhovne, filozofske poezije nova postavitev subjekta postane posameznik PREGLED SODOBNE SLOVENSKE POEZIJE VOJNA POEZIJA Množičen pojav: 4 knjige Slovensko pesništvo upora – 2500 besedil poezija je sicer vedno množična, a le v izjemnih razmerah pridejo v javnost tudi preprosti avtorji, imajo težo vsi sloji začnejo pesniti ne glede na šolanost, nekateri celo pravopisa ne obvladajo (italijansko ozemlje) ker so priča posebnim in osebnim dogodkom, za katere menijo, da jih je treba ohraniti za prihodnost avtorji so lahko zelo preprosti ali pa vrhunski pri teh dvojih je najbolj zanimivo, povprečje je bolj ideološko obarvano opuščanje individualizma ni več razlike med visokim in nizkim, med življenjem in literaturo mit literature najbolj živi: identifikacijsko polje naroda vzpostavljata se nacionalna in socialna svoboda, še preden sta dejansko uresničeni nevarno je bilo pisati slovensko Teme: 1. trpljenje 2. boj 3. upanje besedila iz koncentracijskih taborišč, besedila slovenskih fantov v nemški vojski Slog: ni visokega artizma -
MACBA Coll Artworks English RZ.Indd
of these posters carry the titles of Georges Perec’s novels, but Ignasi Aballí very few were actually made into Flms. We might, however, Desapariciones II (1 of 24), 2005 seem to remember some of these as Flms, or perhaps simply imagine we remember them. A cinema poster, aker it has accomplished its function of announcing a Flm, is all that’s lek of the Flm: an objective, material trace of its existence. Yet it also holds a subjective trace. It carries something of our own personal history, of our involvement with the cinema, making us remember certain aspects of Flms, maybe even their storylines. As we look at these posters we begin to create our own storylines, the images, text and design suggesting di©erent possibilities to us. By fabricating a tangible trace of Flms that were never made, Desaparicions II brings the Flms into existence and it is the viewer who begins to create, even remember these movies. The images that appear in the posters have all been taken from artworks made by Aballí. As the artist has commented: ‘In the case of Perec, I carried out a process of investigation to construct a Fction that enabled me to relate my work to his and generate a hybrid, which is something directly constructed by me, though it includes real elements I found during the documentation stage.’ 3 Absence, is not only evident in the novel La Disparition, but is also persistent in the work Aballí; mirrors obliterated with Tipp-Ex, photographs of the trace paintings have lek once they have been taken down. -
Prenesi Datoteko Prenesi
From War to Peace: The Literary Life of Georgia after the Second World War Irma Ratiani Ivane Javakhishvili, Tbilisi State University, Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, 1 Chavchavadze Ave, Tbilisi 0179, Georgia [email protected] After the Second World War, political changes occurred in the Soviet Union. In 1953 Joseph Stalin—originally Georgian and the incarnate symbol of the country— died, and soon the much-talked-about Twentieth Assembly of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union headed by Nikita Khrushchev followed in 1956. In Georgia, Khrushchev’s speech against Stalin was followed by serious political unrest that ended with the tragic events of March 9th, 1956. It is still unclear whether this was a political event or demonstration of insulted national pride. Soon after that, the Khrushchev Thaw (Russian: Ottepel) occurred throughout the Soviet Union. The literary process during the Thaw yielded quite a different picture compared to the previous decades of Soviet life. Under the conditions of political liberalization, various tendencies were noticed in Georgian literary space: on the one hand, there was an obvious nostalgia for Stalin, and on the other hand there was the growth of a specific model of Neo-Realism and, of no less importance, the rise of women’s writing. Keywords: literature and ideology / Georgian literature / World War II / Khrushchev thaw / Soviet Union Modifications of the Soviet regime Georgian literature before the Second World War was by no means flourishing. As a result of the political purges of the 1930s conducted by Soviet government, the leading Georgian writers were elimi- nated. -
Friends, 2020 Catalog
FRIENDS, 2020 KATARZYNA KOZYRA FOUNDATION SUPPORT PROGRAM the present times are challenging for everybody. Even more so for women. The spread of the coronavirus and the worldwide economic crisis will make our work more difficult still. But we don’t give up. We will continue to fight in defence of the freedom of thought and gender equality. The Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation, as you know, has been created to support the work of female artists. Its many initiatives included, for example, a series of exhibitions of Women Commentators – a project which gave voice to young Russian and Ukrainian artists who live in countries where freedom of expression is not always allowed. One of the most recent investigations that the Foundation carried out, Little Chance to Advance, has revealed the huge underrepresentation of female teachers in Polish Art Academies. The Foundation is also currently working on numerous projects, which include an exhibition of Urszula Broll, a recently deceased artist who unfortunately did not live to see sufficient recognition for the important work of her life, as well as an archive of statements and works by female artists from the Visegrad Group. The recent cuts in the financing of NGO’s providing social and cultural support for women, make the raison d’ être of the Katarzyna Kozyra Foundation even more justified. It is why I ask you to join the group of the Foundation’s Friends and support us with a financial contribution so as to help the Foundation implement its program in support for women artists, consisting of research projects, exhibitions, book publications, seminars… I do not ask you for this commitment in exchange for nothing. -
Miran Košuta Italijanski Knjižni Prevodi Slovenskega Leposlovlja
Miran Košuta Italijanski knjižni prevodi slovenskega leposlovlja Przekłady Literatur Słowiańskich 5/1, 231-243 2014 Italijanski knjižni prevodi slovenskega leposlovja Kronološka bibliografija (2000—2013)* 1. Aline Cendon, Loris Dilena, Giuseppe Turzi: Carso: due lingue, un al‑ tipiano. Con un’introduzione di Margherita Hack, traduzione in italiano di Mirjam Levstik. Monfalcone, Edizioni della Laguna, 2000, 258 str. Vsebuje tudi pesmi sledečih avtorjev: Srečko Kosovel, Miroslav Košuta. 2. Igor Dr novšek, Dimitar Anakiev: Poklon Tolminki — Homage to Tolminka — Omaggio a Tolminka. Traduzione di Jim Kacian, Neva Nemec, Davorin Žagar. Tolmin, Prijatelj, 2000, 83 str. 3. Družina Mokrček. Edizione plurilingue in sloveno, inglese, italiano, a cura di Nadja Pahor Bizjak, traduzioni di Patricija Jug e Alenka Vodopivec. Šempeter pri Gorici, Osnovna šola Ivana Roba, 2000, 43 str. 4. Srečko Kosovel: Ves svet je kakor: pesmi, Integrali — Tutto il mondo è come: poesie, Integrali. Traduzione in italiano di Jolka Milič, prefazione del dr. Janez Vrečko. Sežana, Comune di Sežana, 2000, 249 str. 5. Kajetan Kovič: Il professore d’immaginazione (Profesor domišljije, roman). Traduzione in italiano di Tomo Jurca e Paolo Bellotto. Milano, Hefti (Col- lana Piccole Hefti), 2000, 133 str. 6. Marko K ravos: Le tracce di Giasone: poema in cinque tempi con epilogo — Jazonova sled: pesnitev v petih slikah z epilogom — Jazonov trag: poema u pet slika s epilogom. Traduzione in italiano di Patrizia Vascotto. Milano, Hefti (Collana Polena), 2000, 53 str. 7. Vuka KumarHiti: L’orma nel musco (Pesmi). Traduzione di Irena Vuga ‑Vogrič. Capodistria, samozaložba, 2000, 79 str. 8. France Prešeren: Battesimo presso la Savizza (Krst pri Savici). A cura di Marija Pirjevec, traduzione di Giorgio Depangher. -
Kaj Brati? Zakaj Brati?
OŠ Primoža Trubarja Velike Lašče Šolsko leto 2014/2015 Brati?! Kaj brati? Zakaj brati? Priporočilni seznami knjig Pripravila Marija Lušin Velike Lašče, september 2014 1 Šolsko leto 2014/2015 Brati?! Kaj brati? Zakaj brati? Priporočilni seznami knjig, primernih za branje v posameznih razredih (ni prepovedano »poškiliti« tudi v kakšen razred nazaj ali naprej …): za bralno značko, za branje kar tako …, za sanje … Noben seznam knjig ne more biti popoln. Tale je narejen nekako v skladu z zalogo naše šolske knjižnice, a tudi ta bi bil lahko čisto drugačen … Kajti obstaja še in še odličnih knjig, ki jih boste odkrili sami v šolski ali kakšni drugi knjižnici, morda doma …, morda pa vam jih bodo priporočili prijatelji … Kar vprašajte jih, saj so najboljši svetovalci! Vprašajte za nasvet tudi knjižničarje, starše, sošolce … pa še koga drugega, ki rad bere. Naj vam bo ob branju lepo! Ljudje smo posebne - živali … In zakaj smo tako drugačne živali? Tudi one imajo svoj razum, pamet. Morda imajo tudi dušo?! Domišljije pa najbrž nimajo ali pa jo imajo mnogo manj kot ljudje! In zato se nam ljudem dogaja, kar se nam. In v knjigah je skrita domišljija mnogih ljudi … In če se družiš s knjigami, imaš možnost, da se te domišljije nalezeš in … 2 KAZALO Priporočilni seznami knjig……………………………………………………………………………….. Str. KNJIGE ZA BRANJE V NADALJEVANJIH ZA 1., 2. IN 3. RAZRED ……………………………….………..……………. 4 Knjige za učence posameznih razredov PRIPOROČILNI SEZNAM KNJIG ZA 1. IN 2. RAZRED - PRIPOVEDI: PRAVLJICE (malo krajše) ………… 5 - PRIPOVEDI: PRAVLJICE (malo daljše) ………… 6 - PESMI, PESNIŠKE ZBIRKE za 1. in 2. razred …. 7 Priporočilni seznam knjig za 3. -
O POSLANSTVU HUMANISTIKE in DRUŽBOSLOVJA Ob Stoletnici Filozofske Fakultete Univerze V Ljubljani
Katja Mahnič, Barbara Pihler Ciglič (ur.) O POSLANSTVU HUMANISTIKE IN DRUŽBOSLOVJA Ob stoletnici Filozofske Fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani Ljubljana 2021 O poslanstvu humanistike in druzboslovja_FINAL.indd 1 1. 06. 2021 11:57:24 O poslanstvu humanistike in družboslovja. Ob stoletnici Filozofske Fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani Zbirka: Historia facultatis (ISSN 2712-6242, e-ISSN 2712-6250) Uredniški odbor zbirke: Tine Germ, Janica Kalin, Ljubica Marjanovič Umek, Gregor Pompe, Jure Preglau, Matevž Rudolf, Tone Smolej Odgovorni urednik: Tine Germ Glavni urednik: Tone Smolej Urednici: Katja Mahnič, Barbara Pihler Ciglič Recenzenta: Janez Mlinar, Marko Stabej Lektor: Aljoša Dobovišek Prevod povzetka: Mateja Petan Tehnično urejanje: Jure Preglau Prelom: Aleš Cimprič Fotografija na naslovnici: Borut Krajnc Izdala in založila: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete Univerze v Ljubljani Za založbo: Roman Kuhar, dekan Filozofske fakultete Tisk: Birografika Bori d. o. o. Ljubljana, 2021 Prva izdaja Naklada: 300 izvodov Cena: 29,90 EUR Knjiga je izšla s podporo Javne agencije za raziskovalno dejavnost Republike Slovenije v okviru Javnega razpisa za sofinanciranje izdajanja znanstvenih monografij v letu 2020. To delo je ponujeno pod licenco Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva-Deljenje pod enakimi pogoji 4.0 Mednarodna licenca. Izjema so vse fotografije, pesmi na straneh 19–60 in prispevek na straneh 151–171. / This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribu- tion-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. With the exception of all the pfotographs, the poems on pages 19-60, and the article on pages 151-171. Prva e-izdaja. Publikacija je v digitalni obliki prosto dostopna na https://e-knjige.ff.uni-lj.si/ DOI: 10.4312/9789610604549 Kataložna zapisa o publikaciji (CIP) pripravili v Narodni in univerzitetni knjižnici v Ljubljani. -
International Speculative Fiction
Editorial Fall has come and I must say this is my favourite season. It’s the season of Halloween, of fallen leaves swept by gentle cold breezes. It’s the season Contents to renew old acquaintances back at school, or to return from those tiring holidays abroad and be swept up by the welcome routine of our daily jobs, FICTION: it’s the season before the madness of the end of the year takes hold. 03 ||Metal Can Lanterns It’s also the season to curl up on our favourite chair, with slow crackling JOYCE CHNG embers on the fireplace giving off their heat, a cup of steaming Earl Grey (or another beverage of your preference) nearby and a good story to while 06 || 59 Beads away the night. ROCHITA LOENEN-RUIZ And good stories aplenty is what ISF is all about and it is with the utmost 15 || Hunt beneath the Moon pleasure that I present to you in this #1 of ISF Magazine three outstanding MARIAN TRUŢĂ stories by a very talented roster of international authors. NON-FICTION: From Singapore Ms. Joyce Chng presents us with a short tale of rituals 22 || Philip K. Dick: A Visionary Among long forgotten and the hope that resides, against all odds, in our younger the Charlatans generation. Metal Can Lanterns needs to be read slowly for all its nuances STANISLAW LEM to settle in but the rewards are great and wonderful. Still on the fiction side of our magazine, comes a tale of faustian echoes 02 from the pen of Ms.