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SciFi/Fantasy Magazine Covers

Astounding vol. 42, no. 6 (February 1949)

Yeah no idea what's going on here, it's all a little mad. What are those three disks? Are those space-text-messages supposed to be literal, as in, he can see them floating in space? Or less literal, like he can hear them or see them on a console but they're reproduced for us?

Original magazine: archive.org/details/Astounding

A figure in a space helmet, dramatically lit and angled, holds a sort of steering wheel and stares intensely out of the image. Three disks are visible, their purpose is not obvious to the creator of this text. Texts are seen, which say threatening things like "BACK ADVENTURER" and "YOU WILL DIE ALONE". Astounding Stories magazine cover from 1949.
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Laura Blackwell (she/her)

I'm reading for the excellent Strong Women, Strange Worlds next Thursday, March 20 at 4:00 PDT/7:00 EDT—with all these fantastic writers of speculative fiction! These online readings are free—and there are prizes! Sign up at eventbrite.com/o/strong-women- to attend. See you there? @Writing_Norse #Bookstodon #FreeBooks #AuthorReading #WomenAuthors #EnbyAuthors #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #Horror #FantasyFiction #HorrorFiction

Text: Strong Women, Strange Worlds presents Third Thursday QuickReads of Sci Fi, Fantasy, and Horror by Cassandra O'Sullivan Sachar [with color photo of fair-skinned woman with long, curly dark hair; she wears a black V-neck with embroidery], Nora Peevy [with sepia-toned photo of woman with cat-eye glasses, devil horns, and straight hair worn short; she wears a dark crew-neck T-shirt], Dani Finn [color art portrait of a fair-skinned person with plastic-framed glasses, blond hair worn short and over the ears, and a light blue button-up with a pattern], Angela Acosta [color photo of a woman with medium-brown skin, glasses, and long, straight, dark hair; she wears a pink button-up], Laura Blackwell [color photo of a fair-skinned woman with cat-eye glasses and graying shoulder-length hair; she wears a lavender pointelle cardigan, and Violette L. Meier [color photo of a Black woman with long braids; she wears a black blouse] / March 20, 7pm EDT Free on Zoom / Preregister now at StrongWomenStrangeWorlds.weebly.com
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Xauri'EL Zwaan

So I know that more important stuff is going on, but nominations for the Aurora Awards are now open and my short story "Anomaly" is on the eligibility list. If you enjoyed this story and you're a Canadian citizen or permanent resident and would be willing to donate $10 to the cause of speculative fiction, please head over to the CSFFA website and nominate me! (And others. We're all in this together - Elbows Up!) csffa.ca/awards-information/el
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