Photo by nicholaspollock, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/iamataman/)
Brainwane continues their excellent streak of sharing great stories with a link to J.R. Dawson's "Six People To Revise You". It's a moving tale about searching for and finding your identity in world that gives conflicting signals, and how one focuses on the communications that matter.
Photo by Marcel Kessler, via Flickr (https://www.flickr.com/photos/marcelkessler/)
Fall has arrived, which heralds the arrival of that spookiest time of the year. As such, luminary is looking for "spooky autumn-themed short stories" for a yearly, um, ritual. What do you suggest?
Grab your favorite beverage and let’s get comfortable, because brainwane has shared two short science fiction stories that deal with pain and hope. Excellent choices, thank you!
Hubble Monitors Supernova In Nearby Galaxy M82 from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Mefites are expressing joy that their seeking-tendrils have encountered the short science fiction story "Hello! Hello! Hello!" by Fiona Jones ... plus general vibrating gratitude at brainwane for her sharing of awesome stories!
In case you missed it, be sure to check out Kattullus' post on "A Space of Her Own by Mary E. Papke," an essay about Pamela Zoline and her 1967 science fiction story "The Heat Death of the Universe."
Drawing of a Butterfly - Dibujo de una Mariposa by Marcos Telias (cc by-nc-nd)
Larva Pupa Imago by Eric Schwitzgebel is a short story about love, personhood, and transformation. It's also about erotica for uplifted butterflies.
Harvesting Palm Sugar by edbrambley (cc by-sa)
Join Mefites for a deep dive on some arts and culture from outside the west:
Catchy song and an intro to Kriol language and culture from an Indigenous Australian singer
A new movie provides a window into the unique culture, language, and politics of multigenerational Tamil-Malaysians
Classic short story from "one of Bengal's greatest writers"
Men's fashion from a prizewinning Indian designer
Regional politics, arts and music from Sudanese and South Sudanese journalists
from Y2K Aesthetic
Y2K Futurism - "An investigation into the futurism/aesthetic of the period 1996-02" on imgur
and from the turn of the previous century, afrofuturism from the past – "The Princess Steel," W. E. B. Du Bois's recently-discovered SF story.
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