Worth the price of the issue alone, Locus‘s Charles N. Brown remembers Baycon 1968. This was the best con many of us had ever been to, or thought we’d ever go to. The 15-year-old Betsy Wollheim said that from then on other cons would be a letdown. He goes on to report on the wild and woolly event, in which “science fiction fandom met rock fandom, the drug culture, and Star Trek culture.” Excellent con Read more…
My friend Martin Owton makes drugs by day, is a writer by night, and in between finds time to set quizzes. This is one he came up with recently for writers. I got an 11. Not great, but I’ll have you know, I didn’t google for a single answer. Give it a try — put your answers in the comments field, and I will provide an answer key. RUSHMOOR WRITERS QUIZ 1. How Read more…
My friend Nell, who covers the health care industry, tipped me off to: ElderTonic! Supposedly the pleasant taste “encourages” compliance. I bet there’s something else that’s encouraging compliance.