John is a bit rum, Alison is taking a drink, and Liz is buying beer.

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• Letters of comment
  • Abigail Nussbaum (email)
    • Neon Hemlock
  • Brian Nisbet (Facebook)
  • Chris Garcia (email)
  • Ed Morland (Bluesky)
  • Elias Helfer (email)
    • Roseanna Pendlebury on fan writer
  • Florian Bailey (email)
    • Nuremberg in 2028
  • Paul Weimer (email)
    • Down Under Fan Fund (DUFF)
    • Going Under Fan Fund (GUFF)
    • Transatlantic Fan Fund (TAFF)
    • European Fan Fund (EFF)
  • Scott Edelman (email)
    • Eating the Fantastic
    • Chicken Shop Date
  • Tammy Coxon (Bluesky: convention sports, deduplications, staff rates)
  • Trish E Matson (email)
    • The Skiffy and Fanty Show
  • We also heard from DC, Farah Mendlesohn, Jonathan Baddeley, Kev McVeigh, Mike Scott, and Neil Ottenstein
• British Science Fiction Association
  • BSFA members and Eastercon members can now vote on the shortlist
  • Nicholas Whyte writes on this topic
  • The Incompleat Register
• Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham
  • Lucky for None
  • Lucky for None in Space
• Eastercon 2028: Bid for Birmingham by Marcus Streets
• Picks
  • John: Alien and Aliens
    • they’re small indie movies you probably haven’t heard of them
  • Alison: Small Prophets
  • Liz: Dark Winds
• Credits
  • “Homunculeeses” by Alison Scott
    • Alt text: Three homunculi in jars with cork toppers who look reminiscent of John, Alison and Liz. Alison’s has a little stick with a moose head on it and a cup of coffee. The jars are on a shelf. The words “Octothorpe 155” appear at the top and “Small Podcasters” at the bottom.
• Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)