Društvo SFera
@sferazg.bsky.social
Društvo za znanstvenu fantastiku SFERA / SFera Science Fiction Society
Going strong since 1976 & loving SF all the way.
Organizers of SFeraKon
Going strong since 1976 & loving SF all the way.
Organizers of SFeraKon
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#ŽivotSamoUtorkom u studenom!
(ilitiga #ProgramSFere)
🛸🇮🇹 4.11. Putopis: Lucca Comics & Games
📝🛠️ 11.11. Literarna radionica
🀄🎲 18.11. Igre na ploči
📚🦟 25.11. BookClub - DengueBoy
🎨🧬 3.-11.11. Festival prvih
📚📚 11.-16.11. Interliber
🕹️🎮 14.-16.11. Zagreb Games Week
sfera.hr/2025/program...
(ilitiga #ProgramSFere)
🛸🇮🇹 4.11. Putopis: Lucca Comics & Games
📝🛠️ 11.11. Literarna radionica
🀄🎲 18.11. Igre na ploči
📚🦟 25.11. BookClub - DengueBoy
🎨🧬 3.-11.11. Festival prvih
📚📚 11.-16.11. Interliber
🕹️🎮 14.-16.11. Zagreb Games Week
sfera.hr/2025/program...
Considering earlier works of proto-science fiction (see, at least, Lucian of Samostata), we could argue the "invented" part, but it is always great to find out about authors and works ahead of their time!
One wonders how many similar books are lost to time or hidden on some bookshelf...
One wonders how many similar books are lost to time or hidden on some bookshelf...
Out today! Super excited to share a new essay with you: “The Duchess Who Invented Science Fiction,” a silly and sincere ode to my beloved Margaret Cavendish, a 17th-century duchess who teaches us to 1. think speculatively and 2. wear ridiculous outfits.
compellingsciencefiction.com/posts/the-du...
compellingsciencefiction.com/posts/the-du...
November 13, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Considering earlier works of proto-science fiction (see, at least, Lucian of Samostata), we could argue the "invented" part, but it is always great to find out about authors and works ahead of their time!
One wonders how many similar books are lost to time or hidden on some bookshelf...
One wonders how many similar books are lost to time or hidden on some bookshelf...
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Also congrats to @yumewrites.bsky.social, @bingewriting.bsky.social, @nnedi.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social, among several others, for their placement in the first round! It's good to be among friends and such fine writers.
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Also congrats to @yumewrites.bsky.social, @bingewriting.bsky.social, @nnedi.bsky.social @annaleen.bsky.social and @aptshadow.bsky.social, among several others, for their placement in the first round! It's good to be among friends and such fine writers.
And we'll have a piece of chocolate with every episode!
Starship Alexandria news! For December, instead of a regular episode, @emmanewman.bsky.social and I will be releasing an Advent Calendar with a short episode every day from 1st to 25th December, talking about our favourite TV series.
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 AM
And we'll have a piece of chocolate with every episode!
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We joke about the Torment Nexus and all that, but...
The truth is science fiction warned us endlessly not to let fear control us.
"Fear is the mind killer"
"Fear is a path to the Dark Side"
etc.
Silicon Valley claimed to love SF, then built a machine to amplify fear as a means to control people.
The truth is science fiction warned us endlessly not to let fear control us.
"Fear is the mind killer"
"Fear is a path to the Dark Side"
etc.
Silicon Valley claimed to love SF, then built a machine to amplify fear as a means to control people.
November 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
We joke about the Torment Nexus and all that, but...
The truth is science fiction warned us endlessly not to let fear control us.
"Fear is the mind killer"
"Fear is a path to the Dark Side"
etc.
Silicon Valley claimed to love SF, then built a machine to amplify fear as a means to control people.
The truth is science fiction warned us endlessly not to let fear control us.
"Fear is the mind killer"
"Fear is a path to the Dark Side"
etc.
Silicon Valley claimed to love SF, then built a machine to amplify fear as a means to control people.
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Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
#Parsek, Paradokalno sekularno glasilo SFere izlazi već 50 godina i svakog trenutka (dobro, tjedna) očekujemo jubilarni 150 broj.
U međuvremenu, arhivirali smo stare brojeve i u zadnjem valu prebacili prvih 28 brojeva u pdf.
Što se zbivalo u SFeri tih ranih dana?
parsek.sfera.hr/2025/11/para...
U međuvremenu, arhivirali smo stare brojeve i u zadnjem valu prebacili prvih 28 brojeva u pdf.
Što se zbivalo u SFeri tih ranih dana?
parsek.sfera.hr/2025/11/para...
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#Parsek, Paradokalno sekularno glasilo SFere izlazi već 50 godina i svakog trenutka (dobro, tjedna) očekujemo jubilarni 150 broj.
U međuvremenu, arhivirali smo stare brojeve i u zadnjem valu prebacili prvih 28 brojeva u pdf.
Što se zbivalo u SFeri tih ranih dana?
parsek.sfera.hr/2025/11/para...
U međuvremenu, arhivirali smo stare brojeve i u zadnjem valu prebacili prvih 28 brojeva u pdf.
Što se zbivalo u SFeri tih ranih dana?
parsek.sfera.hr/2025/11/para...
#ŽivotSamoUtorkom u studenom!
(ilitiga #ProgramSFere)
🛸🇮🇹 4.11. Putopis: Lucca Comics & Games
📝🛠️ 11.11. Literarna radionica
🀄🎲 18.11. Igre na ploči
📚🦟 25.11. BookClub - DengueBoy
🎨🧬 3.-11.11. Festival prvih
📚📚 11.-16.11. Interliber
🕹️🎮 14.-16.11. Zagreb Games Week
sfera.hr/2025/program...
(ilitiga #ProgramSFere)
🛸🇮🇹 4.11. Putopis: Lucca Comics & Games
📝🛠️ 11.11. Literarna radionica
🀄🎲 18.11. Igre na ploči
📚🦟 25.11. BookClub - DengueBoy
🎨🧬 3.-11.11. Festival prvih
📚📚 11.-16.11. Interliber
🕹️🎮 14.-16.11. Zagreb Games Week
sfera.hr/2025/program...
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
#ŽivotSamoUtorkom u studenom!
(ilitiga #ProgramSFere)
🛸🇮🇹 4.11. Putopis: Lucca Comics & Games
📝🛠️ 11.11. Literarna radionica
🀄🎲 18.11. Igre na ploči
📚🦟 25.11. BookClub - DengueBoy
🎨🧬 3.-11.11. Festival prvih
📚📚 11.-16.11. Interliber
🕹️🎮 14.-16.11. Zagreb Games Week
sfera.hr/2025/program...
(ilitiga #ProgramSFere)
🛸🇮🇹 4.11. Putopis: Lucca Comics & Games
📝🛠️ 11.11. Literarna radionica
🀄🎲 18.11. Igre na ploči
📚🦟 25.11. BookClub - DengueBoy
🎨🧬 3.-11.11. Festival prvih
📚📚 11.-16.11. Interliber
🕹️🎮 14.-16.11. Zagreb Games Week
sfera.hr/2025/program...
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Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists of the World Fantasy Awards!
World Fantasy Awards Winners
The World Fantasy Awards winners for works published in 2024 were presented during the 2025 World Fantasy Convention, held October 30 – November 2, 2025 in Brighton, UK. The Life Achievement …
locusmag.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists of the World Fantasy Awards!
Handy chart when in a need of protection...
We are composing our own variant, with things from vertical axis as a protector.
Sharks look really usefull in that one! 😁
We are composing our own variant, with things from vertical axis as a protector.
Sharks look really usefull in that one! 😁
![Comic. Confusion matrix showing renditions of different combinations, colored yellow, tan, or gray. [Air: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Lead: gamma rays G, neutrons T, alpha particles G, light G, Sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust T, radio G, sharks G] [Water: gamma rays T, neutrons G, alpha particles G, light T, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Vacuum: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound G, heat T, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G] [Oven mitts: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound T, heat G, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks Y] [Armor: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords G, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks T] [Biohazard suit: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles G, light G, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust G, radio Y, sharks Y] [Faraday cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio G, sharks Y] [Shark cage: gamma rays Y, neutrons Y, alpha particles Y, light Y, sound Y, heat Y, swords Y, toxic dust Y, radio Y, sharks G]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreib7rzofmrqb5cvnyccnb7ftj6qroxtp55i4dqqnbp2ozun6gaxbkm@jpeg)
October 24, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Handy chart when in a need of protection...
We are composing our own variant, with things from vertical axis as a protector.
Sharks look really usefull in that one! 😁
We are composing our own variant, with things from vertical axis as a protector.
Sharks look really usefull in that one! 😁
Ove subote idemo u Slavonski Brod!
#X-e-Con ove godine ima višu koncentraciju SFeraša u programu nego li je to obično...
Svratite do Tvrđave ako ste u blizini!
#X-e-Con ove godine ima višu koncentraciju SFeraša u programu nego li je to obično...
Svratite do Tvrđave ako ste u blizini!
October 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Ove subote idemo u Slavonski Brod!
#X-e-Con ove godine ima višu koncentraciju SFeraša u programu nego li je to obično...
Svratite do Tvrđave ako ste u blizini!
#X-e-Con ove godine ima višu koncentraciju SFeraša u programu nego li je to obično...
Svratite do Tvrđave ako ste u blizini!
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Defender of the Crown ⚔️ First released in 1986, this was Cinemaware's debut game, one of medieval strategy and mini games. A technical showpiece for the Commodore Amiga featuring Jim Sach's artistic talents.
This truly was a showstopper for the young computer released only the year before.
This truly was a showstopper for the young computer released only the year before.
January 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Defender of the Crown ⚔️ First released in 1986, this was Cinemaware's debut game, one of medieval strategy and mini games. A technical showpiece for the Commodore Amiga featuring Jim Sach's artistic talents.
This truly was a showstopper for the young computer released only the year before.
This truly was a showstopper for the young computer released only the year before.
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The @wtpress.bsky.social Kickstarter campaign has a lot of fun stories from Welsh history and mythology. They are best read in order, so I am going to make a mega-thread of them, starting with @julietemckenna.bsky.social on why she used Welsh folklore: www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...
Update 2: Juliet McKenna on Welsh folklore · They Are Still Here (Maen Nhw Yma O Hyd)
As promised, here is the first of our updates about Welsh history and legend. This one is from Juliet McKenna.I was drawn to the Welsh myths underpinning The Green Man’s Gift for several reasons. Firs...
www.kickstarter.com
October 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The @wtpress.bsky.social Kickstarter campaign has a lot of fun stories from Welsh history and mythology. They are best read in order, so I am going to make a mega-thread of them, starting with @julietemckenna.bsky.social on why she used Welsh folklore: www.kickstarter.com/projects/191...
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My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.
Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.
3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.
You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.
Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.
3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.
You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.
So #WritingCommunity how do we feel about structure?
Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?
Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?
Something else?
What have you got?
Do you use the 3 act structure? The 5 act?
Hero's Journey? Save the Cat? Super Structure Method? Story Genius Method?
Something else?
What have you got?
October 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My hot take is that none of these are structure. These are all recipes that describe structure.
Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.
3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.
You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.
Structure is the Salt, Fat, Acid Heat of writing.
3-Act/Hero's Journey etc are recipes.
You can make great meals without using a recipe if you understand the principles of structure.
Good thing there are alternatives!
October 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Good thing there are alternatives!
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Good morning! Let's have a Balkan Feast, OK?
x
(listen to the episode I recorded with Irina!)
#podcast #food #foodpodcast #thebalkans
x
(listen to the episode I recorded with Irina!)
#podcast #food #foodpodcast #thebalkans
4/x It's the foods, the dishes, the recipes that bring us together! These have no borders, and similar recipes have been shared by the Balkan people for generations across our modern borders! Here's some delicious stuff!
Credit: The Balkan Kitchen (Quadrille, 2024), Copyright: Photos Liz Seabrook.
Credit: The Balkan Kitchen (Quadrille, 2024), Copyright: Photos Liz Seabrook.
October 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Good morning! Let's have a Balkan Feast, OK?
x
(listen to the episode I recorded with Irina!)
#podcast #food #foodpodcast #thebalkans
x
(listen to the episode I recorded with Irina!)
#podcast #food #foodpodcast #thebalkans
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We're kicking off your weekend with some Cuban SFF recommendations! How many of these authors have you read?
October 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
We're kicking off your weekend with some Cuban SFF recommendations! How many of these authors have you read?
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"IT ABSOLUTELY WILL STOP!!!"
October 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"IT ABSOLUTELY WILL STOP!!!"
#ŽivotSamoUtorkom i #ProgramSFere u listopadu!
🀄 🎲 7. 10. Igre na ploči & Uvod u Literarnu
🪨 ✏️ 14. 10. Predavanje: O Željku Paheku
📝 🛠️ 21. 10. Literarna radionica
📚 👻 28. 10. Mala čajanka užasa
Jednostavno, zar ne?
Ali kad pogledate oukolo....
sfera.hr/2025/program...
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🀄 🎲 7. 10. Igre na ploči & Uvod u Literarnu
🪨 ✏️ 14. 10. Predavanje: O Željku Paheku
📝 🛠️ 21. 10. Literarna radionica
📚 👻 28. 10. Mala čajanka užasa
Jednostavno, zar ne?
Ali kad pogledate oukolo....
sfera.hr/2025/program...
(1/2)
October 7, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#ŽivotSamoUtorkom i #ProgramSFere u listopadu!
🀄 🎲 7. 10. Igre na ploči & Uvod u Literarnu
🪨 ✏️ 14. 10. Predavanje: O Željku Paheku
📝 🛠️ 21. 10. Literarna radionica
📚 👻 28. 10. Mala čajanka užasa
Jednostavno, zar ne?
Ali kad pogledate oukolo....
sfera.hr/2025/program...
(1/2)
🀄 🎲 7. 10. Igre na ploči & Uvod u Literarnu
🪨 ✏️ 14. 10. Predavanje: O Željku Paheku
📝 🛠️ 21. 10. Literarna radionica
📚 👻 28. 10. Mala čajanka užasa
Jednostavno, zar ne?
Ali kad pogledate oukolo....
sfera.hr/2025/program...
(1/2)
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Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?"
Older veteran: “87.”
Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.”
Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.”
🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥
Older veteran: “87.”
Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.”
Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.”
🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥
October 4, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Younger veteran: "How old are you, man?"
Older veteran: “87.”
Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.”
Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.”
🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥
Older veteran: “87.”
Younger veteran: “Out here getting arrested, raising hell at 87.”
Older veteran: “It’s just beginning.”
🦅 🦅 🦅 #ResistanceUnited 🔥 🔥 🔥
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Painter Renato Casaro has passed away, but his incredible work will never be forgotten.
September 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Painter Renato Casaro has passed away, but his incredible work will never be forgotten.
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My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
p.s. My new book of science cartoons is here: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s. My new book of science cartoons is here: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
September 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
My latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
p.s. My new book of science cartoons is here: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
p.s. My new book of science cartoons is here: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Hits from the bong: music obsessives rescue the sound of Spain’s ancient bells
Hits from the bong: music obsessives rescue the sound of Spain’s ancient bells
For centuries bells were the fastest means of communication, calling people to meetings, warning about wildfires, and were even believed to offer protection from storms – now they are being given a new life
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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Hey, these are real people and real human-crafted works.
Please help!
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Please help!
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
September 20, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Hey, these are real people and real human-crafted works.
Please help!
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
Please help!
ko-fi.com/africantrans...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/att...
Weird AI Yankowic
Jefferson Starship was already done by Star Wars Holiday Special 😁
Jefferson Starship was already done by Star Wars Holiday Special 😁
Technologically advance a band.
LED Zeppelin
LED Zeppelin
Technologically advance a band:
Third AI Blind
Third AI Blind
September 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Weird AI Yankowic
Jefferson Starship was already done by Star Wars Holiday Special 😁
Jefferson Starship was already done by Star Wars Holiday Special 😁