MFR for April 2008

Tues - 4/1/2008 at 7:30 P.M. - My Favorite Restaurant [April Fools Outing]
Join us at one of Michael Citrak’s favorite restaurants: Jasmines Mongolian Grill, at The Commons at Federal Way (the old SeaTac Mall), 1948 S 320th St, Federal Way, WA, Phone: 253-529-9566. It’s right next to one of the main entrances facing S320th.

I love Jasmines Mongolian grills because not only does it taste great, but you can have large portions.. You assemble your food: meat, noodles, different veggies and sauce (all you can eat) into bowls, take it up to the grill, and watch them grill it up for you. Then you can have rice wraps and rice with it, soup, and ice cream for dessert. All included.

If you arrive early, there is a small Borders just east and Hallmark store inside the mall to the right next to the movie theater. The Hallmark has some fun musical cards. Always fun, maybe this time I can find two that can duet.

Location:
1948 S 320th St, Federal Way, WA, Phone: 253-529-9566

Directions:
Take I-5 to Exit 143 (South 320th) in Federal Way.
Head west.
The Commons at Federal Way is on the left.

Metro routes that service Pacific Hwy S & S 320th St: Routes 197, 179, 181, 187; See http://transit.metrokc.gov/

RSVPs should be made to club-info@nwsfs.org or to the NWSFS info hotline 360.438.0871.
RSVP by March 31, 2008.

Selected Blog Updates: March 30, 2008

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Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - "Would you like to play a game?"

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Armand Vaquer - "Phyllis Coates: Hometown Girl ", "G-FEST XV Movies ", & "Superman Character No Longer Just Warner’s "

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Author R.M. Hamilton - "My Music Profile is Live! "

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Authors of Myspace - "Author Interview - Tori Carrington aka Lori & Tony Karayianni ", & "Book Trailers for the week of March 30th 2008 "

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Barbara Karmazin - "Paper Dolls, Second Life and Sex "

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Ben Eads, Dark fiction writer - "Come check out my story in New Voices of Horror/Underground Stash "

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Book Trailers from COS Productions - "Amazon Against POD and PW Blog Comments Talk Trash About Self-Published", & "Creating Tomorrow’s Readers Today - Outreach to Youthful Readers "

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Boxcar Astronaut - "What’s up with Robot? "

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Bret Jordan - "ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE ", & "65 FRIED! PAGES "

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C. L. Freire - Tween Fantasy Writer - "I can’t tell you how strongly I feel about this... ", "This is getting a little creepy..LOL ", & "If I don’t get this in my dressing room, I’m gonna throw myself on the floor! "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "YA Book News & By Venom's Sweet Sting Giveaway "

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Dark Horse Comics - "Dark Horse Fear Agent Contest "

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Di Francis - "Snippet Saturday "

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Fran Friel - "Is Anyone Out There? "

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Frank E. Bittinger - "Help the Animals, please... ", & "Update... "

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Grendel's Den Design Studio - "HorrorFind Myth ", & "HorrorFind "

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HARPER PERENNIAL - "Never Mind the Turpitude Here’s Sebastian "

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Heather S. Ingemar - "Only two left "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "WHC, Briefly - by Dan Naden", & "Anyone Out There? - by Fran Friel "

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IniribaGreyMyst - "Excited. "

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JAMES AND DADDY - "Update 30th March 2008 "

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Jenn Nixon - "Book 9 of 2008: Glory Days "

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Jeremy C. Shipp, Dark Fiction Writer - "Zoo Racing (the greatest game ever told) "

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Jodi Lee - "More voting... this time, Hockeyville! "

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Louise Rose Aveni - "Radio Inteview June 5th With Amaya at www.sedonatalkradio.com "

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M. R. Sellars - Author - "Getting Serious, Redux... "

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Matt Browne SFW - "Predicting the future on www.longbets.org "

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Michael Laimo - Horror Author - "BOOKFETISH.ORG review of FIRES RISING "

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Mike Wall - "A race with the King "

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Newcon "You heard it here FIRST! Newcon news", & "BSFA award winners at Newcon "

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Nicola Griffith - "Ask Nicola is back "

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outside in the movie - "Moon/Space Hoaxes and Visual FX "

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Planet Pride - "Encke Inhabitants", & "Cassini Rev 63: Mar 28 - Apr 6 ’08 "

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Robert McCammon - "Grand Master Award, SOKY Book Fest, and BOY’S LIFE "

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Ross Edward Pattermann - "Sweet Success "

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The Smoking Poet - "The Smoking Poet: Call for Submissions - Summer 2008 "

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Tim Waggoner - "New Short Story Collection "

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Tor.com - "Lord of the Isles by David Drake "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Snow? But it’s almost April!", & "Romance Writers Rock! "

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Sylvia Engdahl, SF author & space advocate - http://towardtomorrow.blogspot.com/ - "Discussion Guide Now Available"

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Robert J. Sawyer's Blog - http://sfwriter.com/blog.htm

Other News & Bulletins: March 30, 2008

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Wade of Aquitaine (Ben Parris) - Schedule for I-Con 27 panels
"I am scheduled to be on five panels on April 5 and 6, mostly to talk about my book. Details are on my calendar, and at: http://www.iconsf.org/"

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Are We Alone? - Next show available March 31,2008: "Skeptical Sunday: You Sure About That?"
We all have something we feel certain about; the Sun will rise, the sky is blue and dried egg is hard to remove from shag carpet. You may feel strongly about these things - even swear by them; but that doesn't make them true, only that your neurochemistry is in high gear.
We'll hear how chemicals in the brain conspire to produce certainty and why even death and taxes are not foregone conclusions. Also, Sam Harris on the biology of belief... Phil Plait on vacationing brains and our Hollywood skeptic raises an eye at sure-fire, tinseltown blockbusters.
Guests:

• Phil Plait - Astronomer and keeper of the website www.badastronomy.com
• Sam Harris - Neuroscientist and author of The End of Faith
• Robert Burton - Neurologist and author of On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You're Not
• James Underdown - Executive Director of the Center for Inquiry West in Los Angeles

You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/

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Frank E. Bittinger - Visit FrankEBittinger.com
Check out Frank's site at: http://frankebittinger.com/

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Robert McCammon - Grand Master Award
Robert McCammon was awarded the Grand Master Award by the World Horror Convention in Salt Lake City, UT, on March 29, 2008.

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Kailleaugh - Like Vampires?
"My wife, Alex Severin, has a new book out. It’s called "Make The Streets Run Vampire Red" and is a short collection of vampire stories set in the world of her forthcoming novels "Vampire Red" and "Vampire Vintage". The collection retails for $7.99, so if you’re a fan of vampire fiction or just like vampires, grab yourself a copy.

Get your copy now at: http://www.vampirevintage.com/

(And for those of you who keep asking when my next book is coming out - it will be soon, I promise.) Regards ~ Kailleaugh Andersson / www.kailleaugh.com"

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Lincoln Crisler - Shroud Publishing's Beneath the Surface!
Details can be found here: http://www.shroudmagazine.com/

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Kevin Lucia - I got some pulp in the mail today...
"Read my short story, Darkness Road, in the first issue of NexGen Pulp Magazine. ~ Kevin Lucia"

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Graveside Tales - 65 FRIED! PAGES
"Graveside Tales just released a 65 pages of Fried! Fast Food, Slow Deaths for download. So, if you are looking for something to read, or wanted to check the book out to see if you would like to purchase it or not, here is your chance. It can be downloaded at: http://www.gravesidetales.com/novels/download/" Brought to you by: http://www.gravesidetales.com

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The Smoking Poet - TSP Call for Submissions - Summer 2008
THE SMOKING POET publishes flash fiction; fiction; nonfiction; poetry; feature author; feature poet; feature young adult author; feature artist; and book reviews. We publish work that ignites our imagination, inflames our passion, leaves us with a smoky aftertaste. The Smoking Poet also shares an extensive list of links and resources for writers and the cigar aficionado. Submissions open year round. For book reviews, please query first. For full submission guidelines and contact information, along with information about our First Annual Short Story Contest, visit: The Smoking Poet

Winners of the contest will be published in the summer issue; cash prizes. Summer 2008 Issue Deadline: May 31, 2008

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Nomadic Delirium Press - Gaming artists
"We might be looking for an artist to do some interior black and white artwork for our science fiction role playing game. Potential artists must be able to draw aliens...and we don't mean Star Trek aliens.
If this is something you might be interested in, please visit the game's MySpace page at: http://www.myspace.com/ephemerisrpg

If you're still interested, message us here or at the Ephemeris page. Please include a link to where we can view some of your artwork, and please let us know what you would charge...keeping in mind that we are a small press publisher.?" Nomadic Delirium Press: http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com

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Linda Mooney - READ THE HEADLINES!!
"Click on the newspaper article on my blog for a larger version: http://lindamooney.blogspot.com/"

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Tim Waggoner - New Short Story Collection
"I'm excited to announce that my second short story collection, BROKEN SHADOWS, is scheduled to come out in both limited hardcover and trade paperback editions this October from Delirium Books: http://www.deliriumbooks.com/future-titles/ There will be a couple new stories in the book, along with reprints of some hard-to-find stories."

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Dark Horse Comics - Chapter 6: Shaman Warrior eComic has been posted!
"One of the best-selling manhwa epics of all time is now available to read right here on Dark Horse! Shaman Warrior is a lavishly illustrated, violent fantasy epic with breakneck action sequences, imaginative characters, and moments of pure horror that will appeal to fans of Blade of the Immortal and Lone Wolf and Cub. Stay with us on this exciting adventure, as a new chapter will be added every friday. Don't miss out on this Dark Horse exclusive! Click here to check it out!"

News worth reposting:
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Plague - The Unwilling Servant
The second part of chapter 11 for Plague is posted: http://plague.gravesidetales.com/

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Writer's Digest Books - Writer's Digest Books new website is now live!
Here's the URL: http://www.writersdigest.com/books

Local News: March 30, 2008

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Pacific Science Center - April 16, 2008, 7:30 PM Eames Theater - Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and its Astonishing Implications for Our Future by Jeffrey Bennett
"Is there really life beyond Earth? Astronomer and author Jeffrey Bennett will talk about why this question has become a hot topic of scientific research, and discuss how scientists are searching both for microbial life and extraterrestrial intelligence. Along the way, we'll also see why the possibility of life beyond Earth has profound implications to the future of our species, even in the unlikely event that we are alone in the universe. Children are welcome; those over about age 10 should be able to understand most of the talk, and younger children will still enjoy the pictures. Note: This talk is based on Dr. Bennett's new book Beyond UFOs (Princeton University Press, 2008); he is also the author of Life in the Universe, the leading college textbook in the field of astrobiology."

Petition For A Carl Sagan Stamp - Check out this Pacific Science Center blog entry for more details:
http://pacsci.blogspot.com/2008/03/petition-for-carl-sagan-stamp.html

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EMP|SFM - Exposed: Inside Film at EMP|SFM
The featured movies are:

• Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - "The Golden Compass" with Writer and Director Chris Weitz
• Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - Star Trek New Voyages "World Enough and Time" episode with co-writer, director and executive producer Marc Scott Zicree and executive producer Elaine Zicree
• Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - "Terra" with director and animator Aristomenis Tsirbas

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Museum of Flight - Upcoming Events Calendar:
Here are a few highlights from the calendar of upcoming events at the Museum of Flight: http://www.museumofflight.org/Display.asp?Page=VisCal

• Saturday, May 3, William M. Allen Theater - A Presentation by Model Rocket Enthusiast Bill Stine
• Sunday, May 25, William M. Allen Theater - Phoenix Lands on Mars!

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University Book Store - University Book Store Events Calendar for March & April

• Monday, March 31, 7:00 PM, Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Avenue, Seattle - Fantastic Fiction Salon: James Patrick Kelly, Reading & Book Signing
• Tuesday, April 1, 7:00PM, U District store - Jim Butcher, "Small Favor", Reading & Book Signing
• Wednesday, April 9, 7:00 PM, U District store - Kay Kenyon, Louise Marley, and Alma Alexander, "A World Too Near", "Airs and Graces", and "Worldweavers: Spellspam", Reading & Book Signing
• Thursday, April 10, 7:00 PM, U District store - Peter Hamilton, "The Dreaming Void", Reading & Book Signing
• Saturday, April 12, 2:00 PM, Mill Creek store - John Flanagan, "Ranger's Apprentice: The Battle for Skandia", Reading & Book Signing
• Tuesday, April 22, 7:00 PM, U District store - James Howard Kunstler, "World Made By Hand", Reading & Book Signing
• and if I missed something, please let me know and I'll add it to the list!

You can find store locations here.

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Wayward Coffeehouse - Movie Night
Friday, April 04, 2008, 9:00 PM - "The Neverending Story" Get your coffee and a movie at:
http://www.waywardcoffee.com/

Convention Listings for April - June, 2008

Updated: April 27, 2008: Animation Lockdown.

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Stargate SG-1 Atlantis Con: April 3-6, 2008, Memorial Coliseum, Burnaby BC.
Website: http://www.creationent.com/cal/sgvan.htm

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icon: April 11-12, Idaho Falls, ID .
Website: http://goicon.org/icon_apr_2008/

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Portland Comic Book Show: April 13, 2008, Memorial Coliseum, Portland, OR.
Website: http://www.portlandcomicbookshow.com/

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Calgary Underground Film Festival: April 15-20, 2008, Calgary, Alberta Canada
Website: http://www.calgaryundergroundfilm.org/

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All Fur Fun: April 18-20, 2008, Spokane, WA
Website: http://www.allfurfun.com/

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IPMS Seattle Spring Show - April 19, 2008, Renton Community Center, Renton, WA.
Website: http://www.ipms-seattle.org/Springshow/

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Just A Game Con: April 19-20, 2008, Corvallis OR.
Website: http://home.centurytel.net/GOMC/JAGC.htm

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Victoria's Ultimate Hobby & Toy Fair: April 20, 2008, Victoria, BC Canada
Website: http://www.cherrybombtoys.com/

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Jet City Retro: April 26-27, 2008, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.jetcityretro.com/

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Stumptown Comics Fest: April 26-27, 2008, Lloyd Center Doubletree, Portland, OR.
Website: http://www.stumptowncomics.com/

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Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo: April 26-27, 2008, Calgary, AB, Canada
Website: http://www.calgaryexpo.com/

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A Festival For May: May 3-4, 2008, Carnation, WA
Website: http://www.camlann.org/may_fest.htm

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RenFair: May 3-4, 2008, Moscow, ID
Website: http://www.moscowrenfair.org/

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Zompire The Undead Film Festival: May 9-10, 2008, Hollywood Theater Portland, OR
Website: http://www.zompire.com/

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Emerald City ComiCon: May 10-11, 2008, Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.emeraldcitycomicon.com/

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ION 2208 Game Conference: May 13 - 15, 2008, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.ionconference.com/

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Otafest 2008: May 16 - 18, 2008. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Website: http://www.otafest.com/

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Animation LOCKDOWN: May Calgary, Alberta Canada
Website: http://qas.awn.com/index.php?section=1

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Vancouver International Game Summit: May 21 - 22, 2008, Vancouver, BC. Canada.
Website: http://www.vancouvergamesummit.com/

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Vidfest: May 21 - 24, 2008, Vancouver, BC. Canada.
Website: http://2008.vidfest.com/

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MisCon 22: May 23 - 26, 2008, Missoula, MT.
Website: http://www.miscon.org/

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Crypticon Horror Convention: May 23 - 25, 2008, Doubletree Inn & Conference Center, Seattle, WA.
Website: http://www.crypticonseattle.com/

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The Pirate Gathering: May 23 - 26, 2008 Hillsboro, OR
Website: http://thepirategathering.org/

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CONduit XVIII: May 23 - 25, 2008, Salt Lake City, UT.
Website: http://conduit.sfcon.org/

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Enfilade: May 25 - 27, 2008, Olympia, WA.
Website: http://www.nhmgs.org/conventions.html

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Vancouver Comicon: May 25, 2008 Vancouver, BC, Canada
Website: http://mypage.uniserve.ca/%7Elswong/Comicon.html

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Victoria Toy Show: May 25, 2008, Victoria, BC, Canada
Website: http://members.shaw.ca/dshelton99/

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Shelby's Collectible Toy Show: May 31, 2008, Portland, OR
Website: http://rosecitycollectorsmarket.com/toyshow.html

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Go Play Northwest 2008: May 31-June 1 2008, Seattle WA.
Website: http://goplaynw.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

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Spokane Comicon: June 7, 2008, Spokane, WA
MySpace profile: http://www.myspace.com/spokanecomicon07

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Olympia Comics Festival: June 7, 2008
Website: http://www.olympiacomicsfestival.org

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ConComCon 15: June 13-15, 2008 - Summit Inn on Snoqualmie Pass, WA.
Website: http://www.swoc.org/ccubed/

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Peninsula Model Show: June 21, 2008 - Port Townsend, WA.
Website: http://www.nopms.net/

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Ye Merrie Greenwood Faire: June 26-28, 2008 - Richland, WA
Website: http://home.comcast.net/%7Egreenwood_players/index.htm

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Pondfilk VIII: June 27-30, 2008 - Victoria, BC Canada
Website: http://pondfilk.mccorison.com/

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Victoria Pirate Festival: June 27-29, 2008 - Victoria, BC Canada
Website: http://www.victoriapiratefestival2008.org/

Selected Blog Updates: March 27, 2008

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Anthony J Langford - "1 Success Forward, 2 Rejections Back.. The Way it is... "

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Armand Vaquer - "G-FAN Special Project Update 3 "

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Book Trailers from COS Productions - "RITA Finalists - COS Clients "

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C. L. Freire - Tween Fantasy Writer - This favor couldn’t get smaller if I tried to abuse a thesaurus on purpose

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Thank you, SCBWI Bologna 2008 ", "SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author Interview: Erzsi Deak ", & "SCBWI Bologna 2008 Editorial Director Interview: Yolanda LeRoy of Charlesbridge "

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Dark Horse Comics - "The Hellboy Fan Art Gallery is Live!", & "Myspace: Buffy Exclusive "

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David Louis Edelman - "Read Chapters 1-5 of MultiReal in the Pyr Sampler "

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Echelon Press, LLC - "Call it what it is…a near death experience! "

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Eric Morgret - "Norwescon 31 "

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Erica Spindler - "LAST KNOWN VICTIM - Paperback Special Offer! "

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Fantagraphics Books - "Peanuts, Willie & Joe, and more new books in stock now! "

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Grendel's Den Design Studio - "New Cover Work - Orgy of Souls "

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Grim Trixter - Brandy Leah Schwan - "How To Raise a Succubus ...Leanan Sidhe "

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Holly - "The art of Jesse Joshua Watson ", "Operation Teen Book Drop: Spread the word! ", & "Brainpower "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Desire And Positive Reinforcements By AJ Brown", & "Big Questions, Tough Answers by Erik Smetana "

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Jenn Nixon - "Hump day update. "

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Jodi Lee - "Give me a 10 for Simple Plan Meez "

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Justin Schwan - "The hard edges of life that makes living fun "

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Kailleaugh - "Vampire Fans - Make The Streets Run Vampire Red "

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Karina L. Fabian - "Past Predictions of our Future "

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Kevin Lucia - "I know a guy who knows the Ingrahm in Baker, Taylor, an Ingrahm. "

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Lois McMaster Bujold - "Passage tour finalized", & "Book! "

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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "Interview on Tales of the Darkness -- Watch for May Date", & "Good News for Lillian’s Love ~ Thanks to The Rusty Nail "

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Mike Wall - "Stephen King "

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N. D. Hansen-Hill SF Fantasy Horror - "Release Day: Of Dragons (my first Red Rose release)! "

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Nicola Griffith - "pregnant transman "

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Planet Pride - "Planet in Progress? Evidence Of A Huge Planet Forming In Star System ", "Diving Over Enceladus ", & "Saturn Noir "

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RASalvatore.com - "Paul S. Kemp and shared-world being trash talked? Not on my watch!", & "Interactive Bob"

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Roy C. Booth - "Bemidji Public Library to Host Booth 3-72-08 "

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Rue Morgue Magazine - "Demonology Wins Award and More Interviews with Rodrigo! "

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Sherrilyn Kenyon - "NY, AZ and FL "

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Spec Writer - "SpecWriter on YouTube! "

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Stuart Clark - "Nico di Mattia - Speedpainter "

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Tor.com - "Crystal Rain by Tobias Buckell", & "Lord of the Isles by David Drake "

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Vern - "They’re Made of Meat "

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Writer's Digest Books - "New WDB webiste is live! "

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Yasmine Galenorn - "Good News", & "The Wonderful Book of Marvels "

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Sylvia Engdahl, SF author & space advocate - http://towardtomorrow.blogspot.com/ - "Discussion Guide Now Available"

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Robert J. Sawyer's Blog - http://sfwriter.com/blog.htm

Other News & Bulletins: March 27, 2008

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Dark Horse Comics - The Hellboy Fan Art Gallery is Live!
Upload your original Hellboy-inspired drawing and view other original Hellboy art in the Hellboy Fan Art Gallery on the official motion picture site! You'll also have a chance to win cool prizes, including a trip to Los Angeles to attend a special screening of Hellboy II: The Golden Army. Just click here for more information.

Myspace: Buffy Exclusive
Myspace and Dark Horse Comics are proud to continue their partnership and bring you an exclusive look at new Buffy/Fray crossover hitting stands on July 2nd!

Just go to Myspace: Comic Books and click on the image of Buffy and Fray on the top left to see Myspace and Dark Horse Comic’s Buffy Exclusive!

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Plague - The Unwilling Servant
The second part of chapter 11 for Plague is posted: http://plague.gravesidetales.com/

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Writer's Digest Books - Writer's Digest Books new website is now live!
Here's the URL: http://www.writersdigest.com/books


News worth reposting:
Heather S. Ingemar - Booksigning this weekend!
Heather S. Ingemar will be at the Hastings Entertainment store in Walla Walla, WA this weekend for a "Heat of the Moment" booksigning starting at 2pm. Her story, "Firedreams" is one of twenty short stories in "The Heat of the Moment" anthology, the proceeds donated to benefit the 2007 California wildfire survivors.

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Word Weavers - Call for cover art
"Still looking for cover art entries for the Fantasy Anthology. Please submit your cover ideas to wwanthologysubmissions@gmail.com so we can post them all up for voting! Thanks! ~ Mel "

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Are We Alone? - Presentation "Order and Chaos"
Like your stomach subjected to repeated $1.99 buffets, the universe is ever-expanding. As it grows, it inexorably becomes more chaotic. We'll hear what drives this increase in entropy, and whether there can be meaning in a universe that will ultimately become no more than a dark soup of cold particles. Also, the surprising patterns of organization around us - find out why you behave with the mathematical logic of an atom and why you can't outwit the crowds at your favorite bar. Also, happy 300th birthday to Carl Linneaus. Without him, you and your neighbors wouldn't be in the members-only club Homo sapiens. Guests:

• David Quammen - award-winning science, nature, and travel writer. His article about botanist Carl Linneaus, "A Passion for Order," appears in the June 2007 issue of National Geographic magazine
• Lawrence Krauss - physicist and cosmologist, Case Western Reserve University
• Mark Buchanan - physicist and author of The Social Atom
• Alex Bentley - anthropologist at the University of Durham, U.K.
• Virginia Trimble - professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine

You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/

Cascadia News Bytes: March 27, 2008

Articles and pictures about this past weekends Norwescon:

http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=&hp

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/lifestyle/356021_scene22.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/norwescon/

http://seanb.livejournal.com/.html

Selected Blog Updates: March 25, 2008

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A. Lee Martinez - "Descent: The Road to Legend, The Epic Begins! ", & "When It’s Time to Change You Have to Rearrange . . ."

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Are We Alone? - "Order and Chaos"

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Ash Krafton - "Pampered Chef time!"

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C. L. Freire - Tween Fantasy Writer - "I’m taking back ""MY"" space if it’s the last thing I do!!!! "

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Chris (Heather_Sky) - "3 New Paintings - Whimsical Spring Florals "

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "SCBWI Bologna 2008 Art Director-Vice President Interview: Cecilia Yung of Penguin Books US ", "SCBWI Bologna 2008 Publishing Director Interview: Laura Harris of Penguin Australia ", & "YA Book & Writer News "

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Dark Horse Comics - "Dayan Comes to America! "

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David Louis Edelman - "Wikipedia Page and Guardian Review "

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Farrago's Wainscot - "Psychobabel--Farrago’s First Novel "

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Geralyn Beauchamp - "National Time Masters Book Give Away! "

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Grim Trixter - Brandy Leah Schwan - "Michael...", & "Thunderstorm "

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Heather S. Ingemar - "Booksigning reminder "

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Long Stretch of Road - by Dan Naden "

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Jeff Vandermeer - "New Weird MySpace Page Now Live! "

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Jenn Nixon - "BLOG TOUR: Check out my friend! "

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Jeremy C. Shipp, Dark Fiction Writer - "Jeremy’s Very Important Questionnaire 2 "

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Jodi Lee - "Blogthings - Quizzes", & "Back into the fray... "

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Karina L. Fabian - "twins save moms life while still in the womb "

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Kealan Patrick Burke - "Reader Gallery Competition Update "

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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "Our Third Author at the WHC", & "X-Post: The Black Act -- Release Date and Book Trailer "

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Michael Laimo - Horror Author - "DARK RIDE IS HERE! "

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Mike Wall - "Writing what you know "

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Mythosian Chronicles - "New Default "

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NexGen Pulp Magazine - "We want to publish YOU!!! "

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Nicola Griffith - "Lesbian Phone Sex", & "the Bayeux couch "

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Nojo - "Roller Derby Madness "

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Norm Cowie - "Becoming the Metrosexual "

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Offworld Book Club - "Tribute to Arthur C. Clarke "

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Planet Pride - "New Theory Explains Mercury’s Mysterious Cliffs ", "Moons on the Move ", & "55 Cancri "

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rob (Robyn Thurman) - "My Space is the Left Hand of Darkness vs LJ "

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Rosemary Jones - "Answering a Writing Challenge: Use Less Words "

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Roy C. Booth - "Kurt Vonnegut -- Eight Rules for Writing a Short Story ", & "Beanie Revisits Baker, LA and Happy Easter! "

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Rue Morgue Magazine - "Rue Morgue Issue 77 Sneak Peek: The Last Interview with Vampira ", & "April Cinemacabre: INSIDE "

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SciFi Fanatic - "Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) "

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Stuart Clark - "Nico di Mattia - Speedpainter"

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Spec Writer - "***NEW: ""Custom Appraisal"" slated for publication!!!!*** "

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Tor Books - "2008 Hugo Awards Nominees Announced", & "Bova Awarded Inaugural Ben Bova Award "

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Word Weavers -"Fantasy Anthology Title", & "Legends of The Evil Eye Moon "

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Sylvia Engdahl, SF author & space advocate - http://towardtomorrow.blogspot.com/

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Robert J. Sawyer's Blog - http://sfwriter.com/blog.htm

Other News & Bulletins: March 25, 2008

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Heather S. Ingemar - Booksigning this weekend!
Heather S. Ingemar will be at the Hastings Entertainment store in Walla Walla, WA this weekend for a "Heat of the Moment" booksigning starting at 2pm. Her story, "Firedreams" is one of twenty short stories in "The Heat of the Moment" anthology, the proceeds donated to benefit the 2007 California wildfire survivors.

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Word Weavers - Call for cover art
"Still looking for cover art entries for the Fantasy Anthology. Please submit your cover ideas to wwanthologysubmissions@gmail.com so we can post them all up for voting! Thanks! ~ Mel "

News worth reposting:
Are We Alone? - Presentation "Order and Chaos"
Like your stomach subjected to repeated $1.99 buffets, the universe is ever-expanding. As it grows, it inexorably becomes more chaotic. We'll hear what drives this increase in entropy, and whether there can be meaning in a universe that will ultimately become no more than a dark soup of cold particles. Also, the surprising patterns of organization around us - find out why you behave with the mathematical logic of an atom and why you can't outwit the crowds at your favorite bar. Also, happy 300th birthday to Carl Linneaus. Without him, you and your neighbors wouldn't be in the members-only club Homo sapiens. Guests:

• David Quammen - award-winning science, nature, and travel writer. His article about botanist Carl Linneaus, "A Passion for Order," appears in the June 2007 issue of National Geographic magazine
• Lawrence Krauss - physicist and cosmologist, Case Western Reserve University
• Mark Buchanan - physicist and author of The Social Atom
• Alex Bentley - anthropologist at the University of Durham, U.K.
• Virginia Trimble - professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine

You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/

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Dark Horse Comics - Chapter 5: Shaman Warrior eComic has been posted!
One of the best-selling manhwa epics of all time is now available to read right here on Dark Horse! Shaman Warrior is a lavishly illustrated, violent fantasy epic with breakneck action sequences, imaginative characters, and moments of pure horror that will appeal to fans of Blade of the Immortal and Lone Wolf and Cub. Stay with us on this exciting adventure, as a new chapter will be added every friday. Don't miss out on this Dark Horse exclusive! Click here to check it out!

Local News: March 25, 2008

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Pacific Science Center - Petition For A Carl Sagan Stamp
Check out this Pacific Science Center blog entry for more details:

http://pacsci.blogspot.com/2008/03/petition-for-carl-sagan-stamp.html


March 26, 2008, 7:30 PM Eames Theater - PHYSICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michio Kaku
"Invisibility. Teleportation. Mind reading. Psychokinesis. Time travel. Star ships. Parallel universes.... Normally, these would be dismissed by scientists as being "impossible." But so often in the past, what was once considered "impossible" eventually becomes common place. So might they also become possible in a few decades, centuries, or even millennia? Best-selling author Prof. Michio Kaku explores the fascinating physics behind these fantastic phenomena, and then argues, using the most advanced science known, that we can estimate when they might become possible, or can determine which are truly "impossible.'"

April 16, 2008, 7:30 PM Eames Theater - Beyond UFOs: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and its Astonishing Implications for Our Future by Jeffrey Bennett
"Is there really life beyond Earth? Astronomer and author Jeffrey Bennett will talk about why this question has become a hot topic of scientific research, and discuss how scientists are searching both for microbial life and extraterrestrial intelligence. Along the way, we'll also see why the possibility of life beyond Earth has profound implications to the future of our species, even in the unlikely event that we are alone in the universe. Children are welcome; those over about age 10 should be able to understand most of the talk, and younger children will still enjoy the pictures. Note: This talk is based on Dr. Bennett's new book Beyond UFOs (Princeton University Press, 2008); he is also the author of Life in the Universe, the leading college textbook in the field of astrobiology."

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EMP|SFM - Exposed: Inside Film at EMP|SFM
The featured movies are:

• Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - "The Golden Compass" with Writer and Director Chris Weitz
• Tuesday, May 20, 2008 - Star Trek New Voyages "World Enough and Time" episode with co-writer, director and executive producer Marc Scott Zicree and executive producer Elaine Zicree
• Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - "Terra" with director and animator Aristomenis Tsirbas

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Museum of Flight - March Events Calendar:
Check out the calendar of upcoming events at the Museum of Flight: http://www.museumofflight.org/Display.asp?Page=VisCal

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University Book Store - University Book Store Events Calendar for March

• Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 7:30 PM, Pacific Science Center - Michio Kaku "Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel", Reading & Book Signing (See previous listing for more details)
• Thursday, March 27, 2008, 7:00 PM, U District store - Caitlin Kittredge & Mark Henry, "Happy Hour of the Damned" & "Night Life", Reading & Book Signing
• Monday, March 31, 7:00 PM, Richard Hugo House, 1634 11th Avenue, Seattle - Fantastic Fiction Salon: James Patrick Kelly, Reading & Book Signing

You can find store locations here.

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Wayward Coffeehouse - Movie Night
Friday, April 04, 2008, 9:00 PM - "The Neverending Story" Get your coffee and a movie at: http://www.waywardcoffee.com/

Selected Blog Updates: March 23, 2008

Apex Science Fiction and Horror Digest - "Maximize your Easter Sunday blasphemy"

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Armand Vaquer - "Martyr X Trailer."

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Authors of Myspace - "New Books Added - Week of March 23rd 2008", & "Book Trailers for the week of March 23rd 2008"

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Book Trailers from COS Productions - "Jaded - Jerk - or Justice?"

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Boxcar Astronaut - "Let’s Go Fly A Kite! (carefully)"

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Bret Jordan - "THE LEPRECHAUN’S PUB"

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Chris Howard - Author - "Pre-order SEABORN and get 5% off the list price, some art, and a whole new world! "

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Cimmerian City - "Cimmerian City at the RT con"

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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "YA Book & Writer News", "Tantalize Audio at iTunes, Tantalize Named NYPL Book for the Teen Age 2008; Giveaway Reminder ", "SCBWI Bologna 2008 Author-Illustrator Interview: Jana Novotny Hunter", & "YA Book News & Links"

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David Louis Edelman - "More on the Campbell Nomination", & "Campbell Award for Best New SF/F Writer Nomination"

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Di Francis - "saturday snippet"

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Ephemeris-Science Fiction Role Playing Game - "The Soldier/Mercenary", "A slightly deeper look at the Trader", & "A slightly deeper look at the Bandit"

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Fran Friel - "Have a Bloody Good Easter, Mate! ", & "Why a Sea Shanty? A Contest, Of Course! "

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Frank E. Bittinger - "Visit my Website..."

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Gary Starta - "Alzabreah’s Garden Excerpt and Review"

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HARPER PERENNIAL - "Show your support!", "Join the discussion: Start a discussion", "When refusing to repent is considered suspect", "America, land of the free, but sadly not home of the depraved"

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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Have a Bloody Good Easter, Mate! - by Fran Friel", "Why a Sea Shanty? A Contest, Of Course!", & "Flash Fiction and the Reader By AJ Brown"

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JAMES AND DADDY - "Update 23rd March 2008"

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Kealan Patrick Burke - "Second Annual Reader Gallery Competition!"

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Kevin Lucia - "Excerpt - Joe Gabriel", "Ready for my novel - I think - and no more cursin’.", & "Monster Energy Loves Me; I’m a Buyer 4 Life"

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Lincoln Crisler - "Fort Bliss Monitor Despairs & Delights!!"

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Lisa Erin - "I’ve been tagged..."

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Lois McMaster Bujold - "Bujold in Seattle April 23"

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Louise Rose Aveni - "Attention Screenwriters, Agents and Filmmakers! "

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Marc Vun Kannon - "Events upcoming"

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Margaret Weis - "Flyball"

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Maria V. Snyder, Author - "North Carolina on my mind :)"

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Minnette Meador - "THE CENTURION & THE QUEEN - NEW COVER!!!", & "First TV Interfview"
Also check out Minnette's blog on Blogspot.com: http://minnettemeador.blogspot.com/

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Nomadic Delirium Press - "Three of our titles now available for the Kindle"

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Nojo - "A Swift, Sharp, Shark "

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outside in the movie - "Titan’s Hidden Ocean..."

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Planet Pride - "When Titan’s Winds Blow, Mountains Move", "Titan harbours hidden ocean", "Planets by the dozen: New survey may produce bonanza of new worlds", "The Enceladus flyby, in color",, "Methane detected on extrasolar planet", "Phobos and Deimos arts and crafts", "Mercury in Accentuated Color", & "A Stressed Surface"

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Roy C. Booth - "567 and Jon Hassler, R.I.P. "

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Scott Nicholson - "paranormal conference in November"

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Stuart Clark - "Starship Troopers (Review)"

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Tor Teen - "Back to School with Isamu Fukui"

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Sylvia Engdahl, SF author & space advocate - http://towardtomorrow.blogspot.com/

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Robert J. Sawyer's Blog - http://sfwriter.com/blog.htm

Other News & Bulletins: March 23, 2008

Are We Alone? - Next Show: March 24, 2008, Encore Presentation "Order and Chaos"
Like your stomach subjected to repeated $1.99 buffets, the universe is ever-expanding. As it grows, it inexorably becomes more chaotic. We'll hear what drives this increase in entropy, and whether there can be meaning in a universe that will ultimately become no more than a dark soup of cold particles. Also, the surprising patterns of organization around us - find out why you behave with the mathematical logic of an atom and why you can't outwit the crowds at your favorite bar. Also, happy 300th birthday to Carl Linneaus. Without him, you and your neighbors wouldn't be in the members-only club Homo sapiens. Guests:

• David Quammen - award-winning science, nature, and travel writer. His article about botanist Carl Linneaus, "A Passion for Order," appears in the June 2007 issue of National Geographic magazine
• Lawrence Krauss - physicist and cosmologist, Case Western Reserve University
• Mark Buchanan - physicist and author of The Social Atom
• Alex Bentley - anthropologist at the University of Durham, U.K.
• Virginia Trimble - professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine

You can listen to this and other episodes at: http://radio.seti.org/

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Dark Horse Comics - Chapter 5: Shaman Warrior eComic has been posted!
One of the best-selling manhwa epics of all time is now available to read right here on Dark Horse! Shaman Warrior is a lavishly illustrated, violent fantasy epic with breakneck action sequences, imaginative characters, and moments of pure horror that will appeal to fans of Blade of the Immortal and Lone Wolf and Cub. Stay with us on this exciting adventure, as a new chapter will be added every friday. Don't miss out on this Dark Horse exclusive! Click here to check it out!

News worth reposting:
If - E - Zine™ - FREE Science Fiction! Issue 10 now available
"Issue #10 of If - E - Zine(tm) is now available as of Wednesday, March 19th. It's an exciting time. This August If - E - Zine(tm) will be FIVE YEARS OLD!"

If - E - Zine(tm) is the FREE Online Magazine of Thrilling Speculative Fiction: http://www.thelordshen.com/

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Plague - PLAGUE: PART II - SIEGE
After a lon​​ger​​ wai​​t tha​​n I had​​ ant​​ici​​pat​​ed,​​ the​​ fir​​st par​​t of cha​​pte​​r 11 is pos​ted​, whi​ch als​o beg​ins​ the​ sec​ond​ par​t of the​ boo​k. The​ lin​k to the​ cha​pte​r is: http://plague.gravesidetales.com/ Tha​nk you​ for​ you​r sup​por​t. ~ Bret