Octothorpe

146: It Winds Me Up Something Chronic

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John is on holiday, Alison said she’d have T-shirts ready, and Liz is back!

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  • Letters of comment
    • Doug Faunt (Facebook)
      • Corflu 2026: Corflu Pickled in Santa Rosa, CA, USA
      • Ian Hillman (DM)
      • Jonny Baddeley (Facebook)
      • Eastercon 2026: Iridescence in Birmingham
        • Hotels are open: Check your emails for the link
        • Merch should be available by the time you read this
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          • Bursaries are open for applications, deadline of 31 October
          • The volunteer form is open
          • Haruhicon 2026: Birmingham
          • Carrots, vitamin A, radar, and British propaganda
          • BristolCon 2025
          • World Fantasy Con 2025: Brighton
          • Armadacon 2025: Plymouth
            • British Firework Championships
            • Novacon 2025: Novacon 54 in Buxton
            • Pictcon 2025: Pictcon1 in Perth
            • Satellite 2026: Satellite 9 in Glasgow
            • Worldcon finances
              • Worldcon 2013: LoneStarCon 3 in San Antonio, TX, USA
              • Worldcon 2015: Sasquan in Spokane, WA, USA
              • Worldcon 2016: MidAmeriCon II in Kansas City, MO, USA
              • Worldcon 2020: CoNZealand in Wellington, New Zealand (but mostly online)
              • Worldcon 2023: Chengdu, China
              • Worldcon 2024: Glasgow, UK
                • Smofcon 2025: Smofcon 42 in Stockholm, Sweden
                • Picks
                  • John: Tactical Breach Wizards
                  • Alison: Here East
                    • Conrad Shawcross – Umbilical (The Nervous System)
                    • V&A East Storehouse
                    • Liz: The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
                    • Credits
                      • Cover art: “Treasures of the V&A Storehouse” by Alison Scott
                        • Alt text: The Torrijos Ceiling at the Victoria & Albert East Storehouse. An elaborate, gilded and octagonal ceiling. Why yes, Alison has a new phone, how could you tell?
                        • Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)
                          • ...more
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