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Queen of the Tyrant Lizards By John C Wright

Posted April 15, 2022 By John C Wright
This work first appeared in THE BOOK OF FEASTS AND SEASONS published by Castalia House. Reprinted here for the purposes of commentary.

Queen of the Tyrant Lizards

By John C Wright

There was no time. That is the first thing to remember. I did not know what was about to happen. That is the second thing to remember.

Imagine a time line. Select a zero point. To one side is an infinity of tomorrow, starting with positive one. To the other is an infinity of yesterday, starting with negative one. But between the positive and the negative infinities, what is there? Less than nothing, less than half of nothing, a pinprick, a dot, a point, less time than it takes to decide to murder them all.

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If You Were a Dinosaur My Love by Rachel Swirsky

Posted April 14, 2022 By John C Wright

Please see the original at Apex Magazine

Reprinted here for the purposes of commentary. The copyright is held by the original owner.

If You Were A Dinosaur My Love

By Rachel Swirsky

If you were a dinosaur, my love, then you would be a T-Rex. You’d be a small one, only five feet, ten inches, the same height as human-you. You’d be fragile-boned and you’d walk with as delicate and polite a gait as you could manage on massive talons. Your eyes would gaze gently from beneath your bony brow-ridge.

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No Award (Part Eight) Finale

Posted April 14, 2022 By John C Wright
This article first appeared on the now-defunct NerdHQ blog.

“No Award”

The Hugo Awards, Sad Puppies, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature
Part VIII: Is Reconciliation Possible?

By Chris Chan

This is 8 in 8 hence the last in a series of articles.

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No Award (Part Seven)

Posted April 7, 2022 By John C Wright
This article first appeared on the now-defunct NerdHQ blog.

“No Award”

The Hugo Awards, Sad Puppies, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature
Part VII: What is a Hugo Nominator to Do?

By Chris Chan

This is 7 in 8 in a series of articles.

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No Award (Part Six)

Posted April 4, 2022 By John C Wright
This article first appeared on the now-defunct NerdHQ blog.

“No Award”

The Hugo Awards, Sad Puppies, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature
Part VI: TITLE

By Chris Chan

This is 6 in 8 in a series of articles.

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No Award (Part Five)

Posted March 31, 2022 By John C Wright
This article first appeared on the now-defunct NerdHQ blog.

“No Award”

The Hugo Awards, Sad Puppies, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature
Part V: A Look at the Hugo Voting Numbers

By Chris Chan

This is 5 of 8 in a series of articles.

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No Award (Part Four)

Posted March 29, 2022 By John C Wright
This article first appeared on the now-defunct NerdHQ blog.

“No Award”

The Hugo Awards, Sad Puppies, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature
Part IV: It’s Not Just the Hugos–
How Similar Issues are Shaking Up Other Awards, Literary Culture, and Fandom

By Chris Chan

This is 4 of 8 in a series of articles.

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No Award (Part Three)

Posted March 25, 2022 By John C Wright
This article first appeared on the now-defunct NerdHQ blog.

“No Award”

The Hugo Awards, Sad Puppies, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature
Part III: Myths, Realities, and Controversies of the Sad Puppies and the Hugos

By Chris Chan

This is 3 of 8 in a series of articles.

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No Award (Part Two)

Posted March 21, 2022 By John C Wright
This article first appeared on the now-defunct NerdHQ blog.

“No Award”

The Hugo Awards, Sad Puppies, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature
Part II: A Short History of the Sad Puppies at the Hugos

By Chris Chan

This is 2 of 8 in a series of articles.

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No Award (Part One)

Posted March 17, 2022 By John C Wright

The following is a guest column by Chris Chan,  the first of eight parts, to be published in this space over the next few weeks. The topic is a tidbit of inglorious Science Fiction fandom history in which I played a small part, known of old as the Sad Puppies Kerfuffle, and hence might be of interest to my readers.

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This article first appeared on the now-defunct NerdHQ blog.

“No Award”

The Hugo Awards, Sad Puppies, and Sci-Fi/Fantasy Literature
Part I: What’s Happening with the Hugos?

By Chris Chan

 

Introduction

This is the first of a series of articles, serving as an overview of one of the biggest controversies to divide fans of science fiction and fantasy in recent years.  It’s the story of clashing perspectives and strong opinions, and how literature and fandom can both unite and divide.  It is the hope of this author that these articles can serve as a means of building bridges and mending fences.  However, given the vitriolic emotions in some quarters, this may be too optimistic a hope.

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