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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Highlights etc... Donald Kingsbury Clifford D. Simak Dean McLaughlin Frederick William Croft Paul J. Nahin Howard L. Myers Bob Shaw J. A. Lawrence Fred Saberhagen Bob Shaw Tom Purdom @jcigut.bsky.social Phyllis Eisenstein Jay O’Connell @rreedsf.bsky.social @hapthorn.bsky.social Albert E. Cowdrey

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Dec 1979 GALAXY Jul 1974 F&SF Sep/Oct 2014 WINDHAVEN - George R. R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle (1981) TECHNOS - E. C. Tubb (1972) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf @davidgerrold.bsky.social

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R); Chesley Bonestell, Ron Walotsky, Gray Morrow, Jack Gaughan (Sep - Dec 1968)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Highlights etc... Mark J. McGarry Cliffford D. Simak Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Thomas Easton Bob Shaw Larry Eisenberg Joe Haldeman James Blish Frederik Pohl Jack Williamson Verge Foray Tanith Lee R. Neube William Barton Richard Parks @kristinerusch.bsky.social @jackskill.bsky.social

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Nov 1979 GALAXY Jun 1974 ASIMOV’S Aug 2004 CYTEEN - C. J. Cherryh (1988) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Kit Reed Matthew Jarpe

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Russell Fitzgerald, Ron Walotsky, Jack Gaughan, Gahan Wilson (May - Aug 1968)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Highlights etc... @ruzkin.bsky.social Rich Larson @andreakriz.bsky.social Dale Bailey Lois Metzger @scop.bsky.social Esther Friesner Tegan Moore Eric del Carlo Mark J. McGarry Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Clifford D. Simak Mack Reynolds W. T. Quick Jayge Carr Connie Willis Brian Aldiss Bill Boggess

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ASIMOV’S Sep/Oct 2026 GALILEO #7 Mar 1978 ANALOG Oct 1979 A RAGE FOR REVENGE - David Gerrold (1989) THE VARKHAUS CONSPIRACY - John Dalmas (1983) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @davidgerrold.bsky.social Clifford D. Simak Marvin Kaye Parke Godwin

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Ed Emshwiller, Ron Walotsky, Gahan Wilson, Bert Tanner (Jan - Apr 1968)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Highlights etc... Sean McMullen Harri Hemlock Eric Del Carlo Tony Ballantyne Geoffrey Hart @JayWerkheiser @nlem.bsky.social J. L. Rifkin Jennifer S. Hane R. R. Corvi Jody Rich @jrdewitt.bsky.social @atsayre.bsky.social Parke Godwin @GRRMspeaking Charles L. Harness Brian Stableford John Kennedy

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Sep/Oct 2026 GALILEO #6 Jan 1978 AMAZING Dec 1974 WAR DOGS - Greg Bear (2014) BRIGHTNESS FALLS FROM THE AIR - James Tiptree Jr. (1985) @analogsf.bsky.social Gregor Hartmann Harlan Ellison M. Lucie Chin Cherry Wilder Phyllis Eisenstein Robert F. Young

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

more classic F&SF covers in prodfile pic (L-R): Richard Corben, Chesley Bonestell, Gray Morrow, Jack Gaughan (Sep - Dec 1967)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Highlights etc... Orson Scott Card Ian Stewart Ronald R. Lambert Dean Lambe Edward A. Byers Frederick William Croft R. A. Lafferty Timothy Zahn Frederik Pohl Doris Piserchia Colin Kapp @charliejane.bsky.social Paul M. Berger @flowerhorne.com @dave0com.bsky.social Sarina Dorie @haddayr.bsky.social

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Sep 1979 GALAXY May 1974 F&SF Jul/Aug 2014 1984 - George Orwell (1949) EUROPE IN WINTER - Dave Hutchinson (2016) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf @hutchinsondave.bsky.social Robert Sheckley Jack Williamson Larry Eisenberg Sonya Dorman Robert F. Young

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Ron Walotsky, Bert Tanner, Jack Gaughan, Ron Walotsky (May - Aug 1967)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Highlights etc... Sam Nicholson Edward Bryant William E. Cochrane Stephen Tall James H. Schmitz Raymond F. Jones Edward Wellen Leigh Brackett Randall Garrett Fred Saerhagen Allen M. Steele Kathleen Ann Goonan @kristinerusch.bsky.social @rreedsf.bsky.social @gregegansf.bsky.social Judith Berman

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Aug 1979 WORLDS OF IF Apr 1974 ASIMOV’S Jul 2004 THE ETERNAL FLAME - Greg Egan (2012) THE VISITORS - Clifford D. Simak (1980) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Lynda Isaacs James A. Roszell Eliot Fintushel

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Gray Morrow, Chesley Bonestell, Jack Gaughan, Gray Morrow (Jan - Apr 1967)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Highlights etc.. William E. Cochrane Michael Bishop Bob Buckley George J. Annas Lee Robinson Lee Correy Michael McCollum Paul J. Nahin @pamsargent.bsky.social Norman Spinrad @daviddlevine.com @crashwong.bsky.social Katie Boyer Marc Laidlaw Jonathan Andrew Sheen Tim Sullivan @naomikritzer.bsky.social

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jul 1979 WORLDS OF IF Feb 1974 F&SF May/Jun 2014 OF FIRE AND NIGHT - Kevin J. Anderson (2006) COMMUNE 2000 A.D. - Mack Reynolds (1974) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Hal Clement Leigh Brackett

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Jack Gaughan, Ed Emshwiller, Bert Tanner, Howard Purcell (Sep - Dec 1966)

Image shows the covers of the four issues of the magazine mentioned in the post.

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Highlights etc... William E. Cochrane Ronald R. Lambert Kevin O’Donnell Jr. Alfred Bester Ian Stewart Larry Niven Steve Barnes Frederik Pohl Jack Williamson Robert Wells Lou Fisher Lois Tilton @nealasher.bsky.social @jaspkelly.bsky.social Paul Melko Robert R. Chase Lena DeTar Ruth Berman

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jun 1979 GALAXY Apr 1974 ASIMOV’S Jun 2004 UNDER THE DOME - Stephen King (2009) ORBITSVILLE - Bob Shaw (1975) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @stephenking.bsky.social Sydney J. van Scyoc John Brunner

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Mel Hunter, Hector Castellon, Chesley Bonestell, Gray Morrow (May - Aug 1966)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Highlights etc... Orson Scott Card Paul J. Nahin M. David Stone Eric Vinicoff Marcia Martin Duncan Lunan George W. Harper Ron Goulart Anne McCaffrey Leo Vladimirsky Pat MacEwen @sarahpinsker.bsky.social @danmarcus.bsky.social Jon DeCles Ted White @michaellibling.bsky.social D. M. Armstrong

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG May 1979 WORLDS OF IF Nov/Dec 1973 F&SF Mar/Apr 2014 CLASS SIX CLIMB - William E. Cochrane (1980) FARTHEST STAR - Frederik Pohl & Jack Williamson (1974) LALLIA - E. C. Tubb (1971) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Robert Wells Susan Ellison

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Jack Gaughan, George Salter, Gray Morrow, Jack Gaughan (Jan - Apr 1966)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Highlights etc... Michael McCollum Kirill Bulychev Edward A. Byers John Varley Gregory Benford Somtow Sucharitkul Thomas Sullivan Paul J. Nahin Lee Killough Robert Wells William Lee Stephen Tall F. M. Busby Jack Williamson Lewis Shiner John Alfred Taylor Parke Godwin

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Apr 1979 WORLDS OF IF Oct 1973 GALILEO #5 Oct 1977 THE REALITY DYSFUNCTION - Peter F. Hamilton (1996) CHILDHOOD’S END - Arthur C. Clarke (1953) @analogsf.bsky.social Larry Eisenberg Gene Kilczer Marion Zimmer Bradley Marvin Kaye

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Bert Tanner, Chesley Bonestell, Gray Morrow, Bert Tanner (Sep - Dec 1965)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Big things moving through Wycheproof today...

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Highlights etc... Sam Nicholson Ted Reymolds Trudy E. Bell Ilil Arbel John Varley Stephen L. Suffet Laurence M. Janifer John Brunner Doris Piserchia Michael G. Coney Cynthia Bunn William Barton William Sanders Allen M. Steele @jaspkelly.bsky.social Marvin Kaye Parke Godwin

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Mar 1979 GALAXY Mar 1974 ASIMOV’S Apr/May 2004 THE MASTERS OF SOLITUDE - Marvin Kaye & Parke Godwin (1978) THE GINGER STAR - Leigh Brackett (1974) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social David Perry Christopher Priest Larry Eisenberg

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Mel Hunter, James Roth, Jack Gaughan, Bert Tanner (May - Aug 1965)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Highlights etc... Frank Herbert Eric Vinicoff Marcia Martin Edmundo Hamiltowne John Varley Gary Alan Ruse Bill Higgins Sydney J. van Scyoc R. A. Lafferty Christopher Priest Bruce Jay Friedman @ccfinlay.bsky.social Seth Chambers Andy Stewart Albert E. Cowdrey

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Feb 1979 GALAXY Feb 1974 F&SF Jan/Feb 2014 INFINITY GATE - M. R. Carey (2023) WEB OF EVERYWHERE - John Brunner (1974) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf Peter Tate

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Mel Hunter, Jack Gaughan, Ed Emshwiller, Bert Tanner (Jan - Apr 1965)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

XKCD posits chess with an offside rule:

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Highlights etc... @swpisciotta.bsky.social Zack Be @alansmale.bsky.social Sandra McDonald Gregory Marlow @rreedsf.bsky.social Allen M. Steele Joe Haldeman Neal Barrett Jr. James White Michael G. Coney Fred Saberhagen John Varley Orson Scott Card St. Marie Ronald R. Lambert @michaelchabon.bsky.social

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ASIMOV’S Jul/Aug 2026 GALAXY Jan 1974 ANALOG Jan 1979 THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN’S UNION - Michael Chabon (2007) THE END OF ETERNITY - Isaac Asimov (1955) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Christopher Priest Sam Nicholson Robert Thurston

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Mel Hunter, Chesley Bonestell, Ed Emshwiller, Jack Gaughan (Sep - Dec 1964)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

From that other social media site: Throws the integrity of the entire competition into shadow...

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

more classic F&SF covers in profile pic (L-R): Ed Emshwiller, Ed Emshwiller, Ed Emshwiller, James Roth (May - Aug 1964)

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Jul/Aug 2026 GALAXY Dec 1973 ASIMOV’S Mar 2004 TRANSITION - Iain M. Banks (2009) THE GUNS OF AVALON - Roger Zelazny (1972) @analogsf.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social Charles Hoequist Robert Phillips James White Allen M. Steele

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Updated severe weather forecast for Victoria today. Note that much of it has moved further south.

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Heads-up for some possible supercells up here tomorrow

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Highlights etc... Jack Williamson Orson Scott Card Jay A. Parry Joan D. Vinge Stephen Baxter Frank Herbert Eric Brown gwynethjones.uk F. M. Busby Charles Stross Jamil Nasir Tim Sullivan Albert E. Cowdrey Michael Blumlein @kjkabza.bsky.social @hapthorn.bsky.social Brendan DuBois M. K. Hobson

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Kevin Phyland @captainzero.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

What I’ve read in the last week: ANALOG Dec 1989 INTERZONE #31 Sep-Oct 1989 F&SF Nov/Dec 2013 INVERTED WORLD - Christopher Priest (1974) DAWN - Octavia E. Butler (1987) @analogsf.bsky.social @fandsf

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