Octothorpe

128: A Minidisc Player Will Do You No Good

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John picks too soon, Alison is fully paid-up, and Liz found the comment.

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  • Letters of comment
    • Andreas Davour (toot)
    • Bridget Bradshaw (skeet)
    • Chris Garcia
    • David Bamford (skeet)
    • DC (skeet, requires sign-in)
      • Przypadek/Blind Chance
      • Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook)
      • Karen Schaffer
      • Meg MacDonald (Facebook)
      • Raj (toot)
        • Short story: “Bond, Bond, and James Bond” by Eric Molinsky
        • Novelette: “Lake of Souls” by Ann Leckie (from her new collection, Lake of Souls)
        • Novella: Last Stop by Django Wexler
        • Tammy Coxen (skeet)
        • Eastercon 2025: Reconnect in Belfast
          • John has been asked to head up the Discord
          • Bursaries
            • Deadline is noon on 16 February
            • Email [email protected] with as much or as little detail as you like
            • Eastercon 2026: Iridescence, a bid for Birmingham
            • BSFA
              • BSFA Award Longlist
                • Octothorpe 122 has been nominated, thank you very much!
                • Review policy rumours
                  • Steven French’s comment on Camestros Felapton’s blog
                  • New chair: Stewart Hotson
                  • Picks
                    • John: Severance S2
                    • Alison: The Brutalist
                    • Liz: Lady Eve’s Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow
                    • Credits
                      • Cover art: “Live From Minidisc” by Alison Scott
                        • Alt text: A blue Sony MiniDisc Walkman shows, on its LCD screen, “Now playing: Octothorpe_128”.
                        • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
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