Fantastic Fiction: Revivals
Depressed because your favorite genre has vanished from the shelves? There is room for hope… as long as you are patient.
Month: December 2024
Local Flavor: Aplets & Cotlets
Bane of children but a delight to adults, Aplets & Cotlets are a Washington state original and often feature in corporate holiday gift baskets in the area. Originally sold at roadside stands, the treats gained slightly wider popularity as a result of the 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle.
Fantastic Fiction: A Paranormal Alternative
In 1961, Clifford Simak published his sixth novel, Time is the Simplest Thing. When mankind reaches for space and misses, humans instead discover within themselves a paranormal alternative to the science that failed them. But when left to contend with the implications of that alternative, it leaves their society a frightened, stratified mirror of our own.
Around Seattle: Archie McPhee
Explore Archie McPhee in Seattle for unique gag gifts, quirky treasures, and the fun Rubber Chicken Museum. It’s a delight for anyone seeking whimsy and laughter!
Newsletter December 2024: Applications are Live!
Applications are open for fan tables, dealers’ room, and art show; site selection bids are being accepted; make sure your registration is current; community fund applications and donations are open; the single pattern contest is announced; fun crafty projects for you; our group costume theme; and the business meeting moves online.
Fantastic Fiction: Judith Merril’s Approach
Good ideas can persist in science fiction for generations. Take, for example, Judith Merril’s approach to anthologies of the best science fiction, which has inspired at least one modern descendant, anthologies by Rich Horton, and may have inspired two other anthology series as well, those by Lester del Rey and Gardner Dozois.
Local Flavor: Seattle Dogs
Popular among the sports fan and late-night bar crowds, the Seattle Dog became commonplace during the grunge scene of the ’90s, sold mostly by street vendors and bars.
Fantastic Fiction: Early Science Fiction Meets Proto-Steampunk: The Time Machine
In many ways, the Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow blog is a time machine, taking us back into the history of the genre and showing how that past is connected to the present and future. In 1960, a movie adaptation of H.G. Wells’ 1895 novel The Time Machine brought the story out of the past and into the present of that decade with aesthetics that looked both back to the Victorian era and forward to the turn of the millennium.
Announcement: Building the Business Meeting’s Future–For Everyone!
Have you ever wondered about or wanted to participate in how the rules that govern the Worldcon, the Hugo Awards, and other aspects of WSFS get made? We are excited to announce that this year we have developed a new process for the business meeting: a series of pre-convention, virtual meetings!
Around Seattle: Museum of Pop Culture
Step into a science fiction and fantasy hall of fame packed with memorabilia from legendary franchises.