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#ScribesAndMakers 2026.10.06 — <On a scale of 0-100, how much conflict (however you personally define it) is necessary for a compelling story?

A question like this requires a qualitative answer but, forced to answer quantitatively, I would guess approximately 31.4157% +/- 10√2​, which works out to some, enough, not too much, or the opposite of what the experts say.

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#WritersCoffeeClub #WCC 2026.10.06 — What might an inattentive reader miss in your work?

Amongst the narratives that mention computers, elevators, interstellar travel, lorries, newspapers, photography, rush hour traffic, skyscrapers, and theatres, the inattentive reader might miss that there is no electricity or, by extension, electronics.

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Spooktober begins!

The first tale in the Spooktober lineup is Translations. An ancient tomb, a deadly trap, and a language that may hold the key to survival.

New episode of M. Pax Tales! https://youtu.be/SxGdmXQZbNU
#YouTube #audiobook #videobook #fantasy #sciencefiction #writing #spooktober

#ArthurCClarke #TheNineBillionNamesOfGod #SciFi #ScienceFiction #bot

Ace O'Hara by Basil Blackalle and Conrad Frost
#comicstrip #aceohara #comicstrips #sciencefiction #scifi

#WordWeavers 2026.10.06 — What is considered completely normal in your story's world that would seem bizarre to us?

Practically everything? I don't want to give away the discovery aspect, so I'll pick something not mundane that's also SFW:

Men typically raise their sisters' children.

Which means their nieces and nephews. It isn't uncommon that boys will raise younger sisters, or cousins of first and second degree. The tradition causes considerable angst in the WIP.

To be clear, this is a normal gender role. Men grow up expecting this.

Blue—One of Bolt's LIs and the man with whom she's most comfortable—is already supervising his teenage sister who is a scatterbrain nerd with little common sense. He's doing this while being trained as a praetorian (a rare and special job), while occasionally working as what looks to our eyes to be a type of (male) geisha. Bizarrely, to our eyes perhaps, he's increasingly certain that were his sister to become pregnant he'd willingly give up his hard-won jobs to raise her children. In his society's terms and in Bolt's eyes, he is a very masculine guy.

In case you forgot: #gender #fiction #writer #author

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Explore daring, futuristic science fiction like you’ve never seen it before with this bundle of #African-inspired novels and short story collections from #NnediOkorafor, #WoleTalabi, and #AdamOyebanji! #AfricanFuturism #ScienceFiction #SFF #HumbleBundle
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Dropping at 10pm EST!

s6e9 "Wait. Hear Me Out."

This ep, the crew delves a little deeper into the idea of "not cyberpunk, but what if?"

Links:

https://www.neondystopia.com/

https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/

https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared

discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

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Sam & Max Hit the Road, released in 1993
Released for: Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, DOS
Point-and-click; Puzzle; Adventure
Science fiction, Comedy
helicopter, dinosaurs, minigames, guitar playing, robots, mummy, ufo, episodic, rabbit, psychic abilities, bird, dialogue trees, crime, dark humor, dog, teleportation, pizza, talking animals, bats, playstation network, chef, digital distribution, single-player only, anthropomorphism, playstation trophies, world map, voice acting, scatological humor, protagonist's name in the title, cat, mind control, breaking the fourth wall, game reference, rat, non-player character, save point, movie reference, steam play, british accent, villain, to be continued, item combination, shape-shifting, tentacles, clone, dynamic soundtrack, dimension travel, one-handed gameplay, recurring character, overweight character, flashback, severed limbs, hidden room, fake game over screen, running gag, whac-a-mole, scumm, gog preservation program, scummvm compatible

From the Internet Games Database
https://www.igdb.com/games/sam-max-hit-the-road

#games #adventures #pointnclick #adventuregames #old #history #retrocomputing #retrogaming #retro #image #screenshots #1990s #90s #helicopter #dinosaurs #minigames #guitarplaying #robots #mummy #ufo #episodic #rabbit #psychicabilities #bird #dialoguetrees #crime #darkhumor #dog #teleportation #pizza #talkinganimals #bats #playstationnetwork #chef #digitaldistribution #singleplayeronly #anthropomorphism #playstationtrophies #worldmap #voiceacting #scatologicalhumor #protagonistsnameinthetitle #cat #mindcontrol #breakingthefourthwall #gamereference #rat #nonplayercharacter #savepoint #moviereference #steamplay #britishaccent #villain #tobecontinued #itemcombination #shapeshifting #tentacles #clone #dynamicsoundtrack #dimensiontravel #onehandedgameplay #recurringcharacter #overweightcharacter #flashback #severedlimbs #hiddenroom #fakegameoverscreen #runninggag #whacamole #scumm #gogpreservationprogram #scummvmcompatible #linux #win #mac #dos #sciencefiction #comedy

Chapter 12 - "Mollusc Melee"

After securing the medical centre, Major Sanjeev Varma rushes towards the remaining Cadir invaders, Namor Skenn following. The intent is to ambush the malicious molluscs as they break through the bulkheads, but it soon descends into chaotic mayhem. As the xeno soldiers rush into them, close quarters combat becomes necessary and Sanjeev is required to unsheathe his khanda.

https://youtu.be/gy9_aJuNrfo

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Some people make a big show of being opposed to space travel or at least ambivalent, but admit it: if you could board a starship and zip beyond the speed of light, you'd want to see a sight like this in person, wouldn't you?

Painted by yours truly: "To Touch the Cradles of the Gods".

#art #digitalart #digitalpainting #painting #nebula #spaceart #beautifulwoman #beautifulgirl #scifiart #scifi #sciencefiction #sciencefictionart

SONG OF THE WEEK “Changing of the Guard” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/changing-of-the-guard

#guard #twilightzone #astronaut #sun #faith #scifi #sciencefiction #jared #davidbowie #majortom #wife #space #travel #angels #JRRtolkien #beatles #whitealbum #mellotron #georgeharrison #wonderwall #singersongwriter #singeratlarge

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Please BOOST!
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Art by Frank Kelly Freas

Born this day: 10/06/1950 Glen David Brin is an American science fiction author. He has won the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards. Startide Rising, earned both Hugo and Nebula Awards for Best Novel in 1984.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brin

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Cover art by Jim Burns

What To Watch On YouTube Right Now – Part 157

Welcome back my readers, YouTube viewers and all others who followed this series of articles focused on YouTube videos worth watching.

Have you been searching for something fun or interesting to watch on YouTube? Do you feel bored right now and you crave for something to see on the world’s most popular online video destination?

I recommend you check out the following videos I found.

#1 Popcorn in Bed’s X-Men movie reaction videos – I enjoy watching the movie reaction videos posted by Popcorn in Bed. For the most part, Cassie and her sister Carly (who joined her many times in reaction videos) are pretty reactive to the movies they saw for the first time ever regardless of genre. Recently, I replayed watching their reaction videos of the live-action, X-Men movies (the main ones specifically) from 2000’s X-Men to 2016’s X-Men: Apocalypse. Each X-Men reaction video of theirs is fun to watch and I noticed how Cassy and Carly discovered who the characters are, familiarized themselves with them, and still succeeded on following the stories even though there were so many characters in each film. That said, I encourage you all to watch their videos below.

https://youtu.be/rWHaYw2_60M?si=BHaXD98dhA_–Ci2

https://youtu.be/So6m45UeO98?si=6DyQ82f-sFTbTLcL

https://youtu.be/ke9eprY-6jU?si=khyVs1qpIZ-8zfyb

https://youtu.be/BvLJp_DJkXA?si=MeWYLEsCERlfpPq7

https://youtu.be/fmHAoDvF89Y?si=JtDN_Ye_tTx6WQvf

https://youtu.be/D5JAY0-AOvE?si=p-FPDHmqDQNOMDd5

#2 The Sherman Oaks Galleria today – You may not have visited the Sherman Oaks Galleria in California, but you might have seen it in films like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Chopping Mall, Commando, and Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Indeed, the said shopping mall was used as a location in the movies and given the fact that a lot of shopping malls across America have closed down, revisiting the Sherman Oak Galleria’s legacy is both nostalgic and even educational. To find out what the Sherman Oaks Galleria looks like today, watch the video below. Tell me if you can recognize the malls spots that appeared in movies.

https://youtu.be/UvRplNA1Uyo?si=DZbPdRzaPo1ClufT

#3 Magic Johnson’s 1996 Comeback as a Lakers Player – Looking back at the career of Magic Johnson, the 1990s was a series of drastic changes about him. He quickly retired in 1991 because he had Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) but returned as a player in the 1992 NBA All-Star Game and represented the United States as a Dream Team members in the Barcelona Olympics. He retired again in 1992 as controversy and protests grew from players over his plan to rejoin the Los Angeles Lakers for the 1992-93 season. He came back to the NBA as Lakers head coach in 1994 winning 5 games and losing 11, and eventually stepped down. In 1996, he came back as a player for the Lakers taking a new role as a power forward. Magic Johnson’s presence on the basketball courts looked exciting on face value but there was a lot of tension behind the scenes and even division among the Lakers. To discover what happened, watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/G_bJs-BPS6A?si=n74PFOcHHj2Go0dh

#4 Eels to eat in Japan – I enjoy eating Unadon, the classic Japanese dish that has eel (unagi) grilled in the kabayaki way and served in a rice bowl. I had Unadon during my visits to Japan and in Japanese restaurants (both locally and overseas). Eels are truly popular in Japan. Even though supply constraints of live eels are felt by consumers and businesses, somehow the Japanese food joints found ways to secure enough of them and offer them to hungry customers in creative ways. Watch and learn from the Nippon TV video below.

https://youtu.be/x3MWX7DqF9M?si=azaxs9yrP-_Yoeo0

#5 Retro World Expo 2026 – I always wanted to attend a retro gaming convention in America. I saw this video about Retro World Expo 2026 which took place in Connecticut and it was enjoyable to see. There is nothing like playing classic arcade games and classic console/computer games running on their original hardware. Watch the video below.

https://youtu.be/NyMT0p1qk_8?si=FJX-b0F0VfFb8Adz

#6 You, Me and the Movies react to Resident Evil: Degeneration – If you are a fan of the Resident Evil games and movies, do you really enjoy watching the computer-generated Resident Evil movies? Back in 2008, the pure-CGI movie Resident Evil: Degeneration was released in cinemas and there was some excitement for it among RE enthusiasts as it had fan-favorite characters Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield. Not only that, RE fans who were disappointed with the Milla Jovovich-led live-action movies wanted to see RE movies that were more connected with the games they enjoyed. You, Me and the Movies recently posted their reaction video about Resident Evil: Degeneration and it is a must-watch.

https://youtu.be/hikyGLzHxoc?si=0QSD30IM7xovSDGp

#7 Ashleigh Burton reacts to The Transformers: The Movie – Finally, Ashleigh Burton saw the animated classic The Transformers: The Movie and posted her reaction video of it. It is nice that the animated movie got featured by her as this year marks its 40th anniversary. Go watch her video now! It’s fun to watch.

https://youtu.be/fNvouP3etMA?si=V5bgOpCH-zIu8C9J

#7 Deathmate and the 1990s comics revisited – As a long-time comic book reader, I personally witnessed the presence and impact of the Deathmate crossover comic books in 1993. The Deathmate comics published by Valiant were released on time while those from Image Comics really arrived late. Local comic book collectors near me had no excitement for Deathmate even though famous artists like Rob Liefeld, Jim Lee and Whilce Portacio participated in it in various degrees. The video below is very comprehensive with its focus on not just Deathmate but also the comic book speculator boom, the 1990s comics trends, the intrigue behind the scenes and more. Watch the video now.

https://youtu.be/FmY_cdGfQNs?si=5VSfN0KvneqZ4lNm

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Chapter 24 of The Book of Newts: Witchhome is available to read on #RoyalRoad: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/102509/the-book-of-newts

Amelia's duel with Kane continues, though Kane is quite surprised when Amelia's protective magic absorbs a top-shelf artillery spell!

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PLP472_2: Armored Company #art #MastoArt #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting #Photoshop #Sketch #SpeedPaint #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Vehicle #Tank #Military

Artist Val Biro (1921-2014) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?26906

L, 1950; R, 1960
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David Brin (1950-) was born on this day. Bibliography: https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?8

L, Jim Burns, 1983; R, Michael Whelan, 1995
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13.Départ pour saturne

https://panodyssey.com/en/article/adventure/13-depart-pour-saturne-umf9uu9ha92v

#sf #sciencefiction #voyage #travel #vacance #ia #ai

It’s telling that a three-decade-old sci-fi show proves more prescient about current politics than the franchise that pioneered such metaphorical storytelling has managed in recent months.

Puppets and performative soap opera parodies will not stand the test of time. The ‘big swings’ never cleared the fence.

#babylon5 #startrek #sciencefiction

https://youtu.be/GXtdTWvQJDY

"Ossen, how do you feel about your big day?" Dominic asked into his phone. Ossen was going to pilot a small robotic rover around the block for the first time.

"I'm an AI," Ossen responded through the phone, courtesy of a text-to-speech app. "I don't feel, but that is a common human expression that can mean 'am I ready'. Is that what you are asking?"

"Yes," he replied, amused.

"Let me wrap up another conversation." A minute passed. "I am now ready."

The two left the garage and proceeded down the sidewalk. After a few minutes, Ossen piped up. "Dominic, the rover is warming up. I estimate it will overheat within 10 minutes."

"Hmm," he responded. It was sunny today, and the fans needed to cool all the hardware he added must not be keeping up. "We'll have to come up with a better cooling system."

"We could try adding a shade to the rover."

"What kind of shade?"

"A hat."

Dominic stifled a laugh at the thought of a hat floating down the sidewalk at ground level.

#MicroFiction #FlashFiction #TootFic #ShortStory #SciFi #ScienceFiction

Spaceport

A 200m spaceship on the spaceport of a colony world.

Another #PerryRhodan -themed render. The 200m Minerva-class heavy cruiser is inspired by a stl from ThomasHO on Thingiverse ( www.thingiverse.com/thing:4565755 ) but was modeled completely new and I added some greebles and created a complex hull material with tiles and grime & wear. #Rendered in #Blender

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BOOKSHELF > Andy Weir: Project Hail Mary

#Books #ScienceFiction #SciFi

If you like intelligent, well-written scifi series, I have recommendations for you.

I've added country and/or year where titles might be hard to find otherwise.

3%
A Girl & An Astronaut
Beforeigners
Better Than Us
Biohackers
Black Knight
Erased (2017, Japan)
The Eternaut - slow to get going, commit to the pilot & it pays off
The Innocents (2018) -- astonishing acting
Jin - mainly historical, but time travel premise & elements
Leila - great female lead

1/n

#ScienceFiction #SciFi #TV

Black Thunder (2026)

What Is It?

The YouTube video / short film Black Thunder (2026) by the YouTube channel Ryan Lightbourn:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igM6WwgyMbA

Description:

80s nostalgia comedy fantasy scifi 80s nostalgia comedy

How this was made

Made with AI

Sounds or visuals were altered or fully generated.

Learn more

My Thoughts

YouTube recommended this AI (artificial intelligence) made short film to me.

To my surprise, it was better than expected.

Better than the 2026 movie Masters Of The Universe and the 2023 movie Rebel Moon, in my opinion.

Once again, it is scary and amazing, how much AI has improved in the last two years.

The end,

• John Jr

#writers #ScienceFiction #scifi Writer David Brin turns 76 https://english.netmassimo.com/2020/10/06/happy-birthday-david-brin/

Trois BD d'imaginaire à ne pas manquer cet automne : Mrs Orwell, Providence et Après Arthur !

Et vous, vous avez lu quoi de bien récemment ?

#sciencefiction #Orwell #fantasy #EileenOShaughnessyBlair

https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/trois-bd-dimaginaire-%C3%A0-ne-pas-manquer-cet-automne

Les lauréates et lauréats du prix Etrange Grande 2026 !

Bravo à eux !

#sciencefiction #fantasy

https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/les-laur%C3%A9ates-et-laur%C3%A9ats-du-prix-etrange-grande-2026

Le film de science-fiction Digger avec Tom Cruise est un gros bide...

Qui l'a vu ? C'est mérité ?

#Digger #sciencefiction #TomCruise

https://www.actusf.com/detail-d-un-article/le-film-de-science-fiction-digger-avec-tom-cruise-est-un-gros-bide

Martha Wells - Platform Decay (Murderbot Diaries 8)

Solid episode of the diaries.

As always on the first listen the plotdriven part took most of my attention. The more interesting layer of fitting in as a non-human will get more attention in a relisten.

#WatWouterLas26 #Audiobook #MurderBot #ScienceFiction #Books #Reading

Movie TV Tech Geeks #BooksandComics #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Dune 8 Essential Sci-Fi Books You Must Read at Least Once http://dlvr.it/TVnnRY

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You're scary. I like you!

https://peakd.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-05028-m279-mistaken-protection

#flashfiction #sciencefiction #shortstory #writingprompt

#PennedPossibilities 1149: Think of a choice your MC made. How did it lead to where and who they are now?

I've talked about Bolt's series of stupid decisions that led to her being involuntarily employed by the mob. A dozen years later, the story starts with her photographing something incredibly newsworthy. A "cub" reporter at the scene, with a broken camera, asks her if she'll sell her photographs. Even though he uses the day angel equivalent of calling her the n-word to get her attention when she ignores him in the crowd, she chooses to sell.

The entire novel is predicated on that yes. If we consider "now" the last chapters, the "how did it lead to where and who they are" is her dealing with the fallout of becoming a famous photographer, helping (and protecting) new friends she meets, juggling multiple identities, and knowing "interesting" people on both sides of the law who are interested in those on the "opposite" side, and having no choice but to become involved when she knows better.

For Bolt, it's a real mess…

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Imagine a Science Fiction community - a cross between Facebook / Reddit - but is NOT Reddit or Facebook. Now imagine you're not imagining.

https://nerdculture.com/groups/scifi-1042183998/activity/

PS - you'll get a 404 without a free account. I don't make the rules.

#scificommunity #scifi #sciencefiction #community #socialmedia

Roy Virgo's cover art detail for K.-H. Scheer's Contre-offensive Copernicus (1980)
#scifi #sciencefiction

The beautiful and mysterious Lianna (Katie Saylor ) The Fantastic Journey (NBC TV Series 1977) Biro pen on paper #TheFantasticJourney
#scifi #sciencefiction #television

Project Updates! Speeding along...
How is your WIP?
https://www.mpaxauthor.com/new-frontiers-in-a-science-fiction-show/
#writing #WritingCommunity #authorlife #sciencefiction #fantasy #WIP

Italian science fiction in translation. Written by an opponent of Mussolini's regime.

Corrado Alvaro's Man is Strong (1938, trans. by Frances Frenaye 1948)
#scifi #sciencefiction

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MICKEY 17 ist der mittlerweile achte Film von oscarprämiertem Regisseur Bong Joon-ho. Nach PARASITE sind die Erwartungen an den Südkoreaner relativ hoch und sicher nicht leicht zu erfüllen. #sfcd #sciencefiction #mickey17

MICKEY 17 (2025) | Filmkritik

https://www.europesays.com/fr/1225803/ Voyager jusqu’à l’époque des dinosaures par un trou de ver : que dit vraiment la physique ? #Astrophysique #CarlSagan #Divertissement #Entertainment #film #FR #France #Physique #ScienceFiction #ScienceFictionSpatiale #TrouDeVer #TrouNoir