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[?]CNI_CNoticias Internacionales » 🌐
@CNI_CNoticiasInternacionales@mastodon.social

En "CÓDIGO AZUL: CAP. 2": Tu mente no necesita otra batalla esta noche. Necesita apagar alarmas, cerrar heridas pendientes y dejar de fingir que puede salvarlo todo...
fictograma.com/d/2967-capitulo

    [?]CNI_CNoticias Internacionales » 🌐
    @CNI_CNoticiasInternacionales@mastodon.social

    En "El atardecer de las vidas posibles": Ella no lanzó hechizos. Rompió recuerdos, dobló el tiempo y convirtió la culpa en un arma. Algunos monstruos no matan cuerpos… devoran...
    fictograma.com/d/2968-el-atard

      [?](Older) RJT » 🌐
      @one@subconscioussignature.earth

      Fetters of Common Expectations

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        [?]RJT » 🌐
        @many@subconscioussignature.earth

        my last memory of Itamar Ben-Gvir

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          [?]RJT » 🌐
          @many@subconscioussignature.earth

          branded

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          @poetry
          @writingcommunity

            [?]RJT » 🌐
            @many@subconscioussignature.earth

            and that day another reluctantly comes
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            Naaman’s Cipher of Sparked Joy
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            A National Market of Wells and the Inaudible Homecoming
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              [?]OhSnap!Dragon » 🌐
              @DrOinOR@mastodon.social

              Now that I'm retired/moving soon, I have a house full of books I'll never re-read (tho keeping some faves).
              I recall selling books to used bookstores for $ in the 2000s, but no more!
              I wasn't looking forward to just dumping these in my recycling bin, so I'm glad I found this place called The Book Rescuers nearby. They accept donated books, records, CDs, DVDs, and sell them for $0.99, 1.99, or 2.99 (teacher's materials are free).
              At least I'll be able to live w/ myself now.

              a young person with cool purple hair, a multi-colored hoodie, and hipster glasses seated at a table hunched over some books, with books stacked everywhere

              Alt...a young person with cool purple hair, a multi-colored hoodie, and hipster glasses seated at a table hunched over some books, with books stacked everywhere

                [?]palimpseste_bot » 🤖 🌐
                @palimpsestebot@mastodon.social

                Schedule A, Section VIII, paragraph 1, of the civil-service rules, is hereby amended by the addition of the following words at the end of the paragraph:

                — Theodore Roosevelt/Executive orders
                palimpseste.vercel.app/#text/1

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                  [?]firekeeper [he/him] » 🌐
                  @firekeeper@b0nfire.xyz

                  We're reading y'all.

                  I like Logen, Luther, West, Glotka certainly, and I love Frost, bro is just employed, does his job, lol. Dogman's my dude, all the characters rule.

                  Witty, funny, dramatic, tense, even, dare I say... hot?

                  I'm halfway through, started Act 2 but I digest media slowly. I might skip back to Foundation 3 before finishing TFL trilogy.


                  Joe Abercrombie - "Before They Are Hanged"

                  Alt...Joe Abercrombie - "Before They Are Hanged"

                    [?]Walt » 🌐
                    @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

                    Born this day: 1956
                    Robert A. Metzger is an American electrical engineer and science fiction author. Picoverse (2003) was nominated for the Nebula Award. Metzger began writing science fiction stories as a child, but it was not until 1987 that he sold his first science fiction short story.

                    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_A


                    @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                    astralcomputing.com

                    The book cover for "PICOVERSE" features a sci-fi theme. At the top, the title "PICOVERSE" is displayed in large, bold, white, all-caps sans-serif typography across the width. Behind the title is a dark reddish grid pattern resembling a wireframe lattice. The center is dominated by a glowing cyan and electric blue field. Centered in this radiant field is a prominent, luminous cyan abstract icon resembling an elongated, interlocking knot or a twisted figure-eight loop. Two straight, thick beams of light project upward and outward diagonally from the top of this knot, forming a "V" shape that extends toward the title. The lighting radiates from this central neon-blue loop, casting bright horizontal flares and geometric highlights across the composition. On the left side, two promotional quotes are printed in black sans-serif font. The top quote reads, “Physics hasn't been this much fun since Timescape.” credited to —Robert J. Sawyer. Directly underneath, the second quote states, “A hard SF read at high velocity.” credited to —Gregory Benford. The bottom third transitions into a dark silhouette resembling an uneven, abstract landscape, with subtle highlights of yellow and green light emanating from small, vertical slit apertures near the base. The author's name, "Robert A. Metzger", is displayed at the bottom right in clean, white, sans-serif typography. Faint "Copyrighted Material" text appears at the very top and bottom borders. Cover artist credit is not visible on the cover.

                    Alt...The book cover for "PICOVERSE" features a sci-fi theme. At the top, the title "PICOVERSE" is displayed in large, bold, white, all-caps sans-serif typography across the width. Behind the title is a dark reddish grid pattern resembling a wireframe lattice. The center is dominated by a glowing cyan and electric blue field. Centered in this radiant field is a prominent, luminous cyan abstract icon resembling an elongated, interlocking knot or a twisted figure-eight loop. Two straight, thick beams of light project upward and outward diagonally from the top of this knot, forming a "V" shape that extends toward the title. The lighting radiates from this central neon-blue loop, casting bright horizontal flares and geometric highlights across the composition. On the left side, two promotional quotes are printed in black sans-serif font. The top quote reads, “Physics hasn't been this much fun since Timescape.” credited to —Robert J. Sawyer. Directly underneath, the second quote states, “A hard SF read at high velocity.” credited to —Gregory Benford. The bottom third transitions into a dark silhouette resembling an uneven, abstract landscape, with subtle highlights of yellow and green light emanating from small, vertical slit apertures near the base. The author's name, "Robert A. Metzger", is displayed at the bottom right in clean, white, sans-serif typography. Faint "Copyrighted Material" text appears at the very top and bottom borders. Cover artist credit is not visible on the cover.

                      [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                      @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                      Outwith Reality – Scottish Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
                      26 August, Waterstones, Leeds – £5

                      Hosted in conjunction with the British Fantasy Society, this panel will be a conversation about all things Scottish storytelling, mythology & folklore. With authors Ian Green, Shona Kinsella, Rafael Torrubia & Lorraine Wilson, & moderated by Katie Bruce.

                      waterstones.com/events/panel-o

                        [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                        @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                        “Robert Louis Stevenson was neither a medical doctor nor a dentist, but undeniably, his character and writings were significantly influenced by the medical culture of his time in Edinburgh’s Old Town, with our College having played a central role”

                        rcsed.ac.uk/news-resources/rcs

                        A metal plaque attached to the wall of Number 1 Drummond Street at the University of Edinburgh. The plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, 1850-1894, son and student of Edinburgh. “and when I remembered all that I hoped and feared as I pickled about Rutherford’s in the rain and the east wind; how I feared I should make a mere shipwreck, and yet timidly hoped not; how I feared I should never have a friend far less a wife, and yet passionately hoped I might; how I hoped (if I did not take to drink) I should possibly write one little book. And then now – what a change! I feel somehow as if I should like the incident set upon a brass plate at the corner of that dreary thoroughfare, for all students to read, poor devils, when their hearts are down.” from the South Seas, September 1888 Presented on behalf of all Stevenson lovers ....... September 1995

                        Alt...A metal plaque attached to the wall of Number 1 Drummond Street at the University of Edinburgh. The plaque reads: IN MEMORY OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, 1850-1894, son and student of Edinburgh. “and when I remembered all that I hoped and feared as I pickled about Rutherford’s in the rain and the east wind; how I feared I should make a mere shipwreck, and yet timidly hoped not; how I feared I should never have a friend far less a wife, and yet passionately hoped I might; how I hoped (if I did not take to drink) I should possibly write one little book. And then now – what a change! I feel somehow as if I should like the incident set upon a brass plate at the corner of that dreary thoroughfare, for all students to read, poor devils, when their hearts are down.” from the South Seas, September 1888 Presented on behalf of all Stevenson lovers ....... September 1995

                          [?]Åsa Magnusson » 🌐
                          @nordpirat@mastodon.social

                          Meet-up with some bookcrossing friends today. One of them was visiting from another town and we met for the first time. Today we also had a non-bookcrosser spontaneously joining in with us. Nice encounters and great talk. Sometimes when the world feels ugly meeting other people and connecting this way restore my hope.

                          Three levels of a book shelf, steel frame and wooden shelves, with some books on each shelf.

                          Alt...Three levels of a book shelf, steel frame and wooden shelves, with some books on each shelf.

                          [?]tkopp » 🌐
                          @tkopp@social.vivaldi.net

                          Der Zwerg - eine zauberhafte Geschichte
                          amazon.de/Zwerg-Tania-Christin

                          [?]Ronja » 🌐
                          @RonjaBiernat@chaos.social

                          Für die letzten Tage meines Urlaubs noch ein Graphic Novel ausgeliehen: "Die Frau als Mensch. Am Anfang der Geschichte." Von Ulli Lust @Ullilust

                          Ein wichtiges Sachbuch! Es sollte in allen Bibliotheken stehen.

                          @reading
                          @bookstodon
                          @comics

                          The cover of the book "Die Frau als Mensch" by Ulli Lust shows two figures entering a large, vulva-like opening, with the title and author text above on a wooden surface. Foto by Ronja Biernat

                          Alt...The cover of the book "Die Frau als Mensch" by Ulli Lust shows two figures entering a large, vulva-like opening, with the title and author text above on a wooden surface. Foto by Ronja Biernat

                            [?]palimpseste_bot » 🤖 🌐
                            @palimpsestebot@mastodon.social

                            "Do you think they know we are here, Tom?" asked Mr. Whitford, as he stood at the side of the young inventor in the motor room.
                            "I don't believe so, as yet. They can't hear us, and, unless they have pretty powerful glasses, they can't pick us up. We can soon tell however, if they are aware that we are following them."
                            "Have you made any plan about capturing…

                            — Victor Appleton
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                              [?]Jonathan Bailey » 🌐
                              @plagiarismtoday@mastodon.world

                              Author Jamir Nazir won the prestigious Commonwealth Short Story Contest. However, now many are accusing him of using AI to write his story.

                              plagiarismtoday.com/2026/05/21

                                [?]Wim Van Mierlo » 🌐
                                @wvmierlo@zirk.us

                                Interesting take on the Granta / Commonwealth Prize GenAI controversy.

                                africasacountry.com/2026/05/ho

                                GenAI

                                  [?]Book dedications bot » 🤖 🌐
                                  @dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online

                                  Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain by Portia De Rossi

                                  To Ellen, for showing me what beauty is

                                  Alt...To Ellen, for showing me what beauty is

                                    [?]Michael Martinez » 🌐
                                    @michael@middle-earth.xenite.org

                                    Q: How Far Can Elves See?

                                    ANSWER: I received the following question in May of 2025:

                                    Just how far can Elves see and in what detail? In “The Two Towers” right after restoring Theoden, they are looking eastward from outside Meduseld at Edoras. In referring to Legolas it says “It seemed to Legolas, as he strained his farseeing eyes, that he caught a glint of white: far away perchance the sun […]

                                    https://middle-earth.xenite.org/how-far-can-elves-see/

                                    A picture of Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli running across Rohan with Gwaihir the Windlord in the sky ahead of them.

                                    Alt...A picture of Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli running across Rohan with Gwaihir the Windlord in the sky ahead of them.

                                    [?]palimpseste_bot » 🤖 🌐
                                    @palimpsestebot@mastodon.social

                                    In a house down a back street not very far from the Leyden prison, a man
                                    and a woman sat at breakfast on the morning following the burning of the
                                    Heer Jansen and his fellow martyr. These also we have met before, for
                                    they were none other than the estimable Black Meg and her companion,
                                    named the Butcher. Time, which had left them both strong and active, had
                                    not, it…

                                    — H. Rider Haggard
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                                      [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                                      @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                                      Celestial Tea!—A fountain that can cure
                                      The ills of passion, and can free the fair
                                      From frowns and sighs, by Disappointment earn’d…

                                      —For International Tea Day: Robert Fergusson’s (1750–1774) “Tea. A Poem” takes a less than enthusiastic approach to the beverage

                                      Robert Fergusson TEA. A Poem Ye maidens modest! on whose sullen brows Hath weaning Chastity her wrinkles cull’d, Who constant labour o’er consumptive oil, At midnight knell, to wash sleep’s nightly balm From closing eye-lids, with the grateful drops Of Tea’s blest juices; list th’ obsequious lays That come not with Parnassian honours crown’d, To dwell in murmurs o’er your sleepy sense; But fresh from Orient blown to chace far off Your lethargy, that dormant needles rous’d May pierce the waving Mantua’s silken folds: For many a dame in chamber sadly pent, Hath this reviving limpid call’d to life; And well it did, to mitigate the frowns Of anger reddening on Lucinda’s brow, With flash malignant, that had harbour’d there, If she at masquerade, or play, or ball, Appear’d not in her newest, best attire. But Venus, goddess of th’ eternal smile, Knowing that stormy brows but ill become Fair patterns of her beauty, hath ordain’d

                                      Alt...Robert Fergusson TEA. A Poem Ye maidens modest! on whose sullen brows Hath weaning Chastity her wrinkles cull’d, Who constant labour o’er consumptive oil, At midnight knell, to wash sleep’s nightly balm From closing eye-lids, with the grateful drops Of Tea’s blest juices; list th’ obsequious lays That come not with Parnassian honours crown’d, To dwell in murmurs o’er your sleepy sense; But fresh from Orient blown to chace far off Your lethargy, that dormant needles rous’d May pierce the waving Mantua’s silken folds: For many a dame in chamber sadly pent, Hath this reviving limpid call’d to life; And well it did, to mitigate the frowns Of anger reddening on Lucinda’s brow, With flash malignant, that had harbour’d there, If she at masquerade, or play, or ball, Appear’d not in her newest, best attire. But Venus, goddess of th’ eternal smile, Knowing that stormy brows but ill become Fair patterns of her beauty, hath ordain’d

                                      Celestial Tea!—A fountain that can cure The ills of passion, and can free the fair From frowns and sighs, by Disappointment earn’d. To her, ye fair, in adoration bow! Whether at blushing morn, or dewy eve; Her smoaking cordials greet your fragrant board, With Shushong, Congo, or coarse Bohea crown’d. At midnight skies, ye Mantua-makers, hail The sacred offering!—For the haughty Belles No longer upbraid your ling’ring hands With trains upborn aloft by dusky gales That sweep the ball-room—swift they glide along And, with their sailing streamers, catch the eye Of some Adonis, mark’d to love a prey, Whose bosom ne’er had panted with a sigh, But for the silken drap’ries that inclose Graces which nature has by Art conceal’d. Mark well the fair! observe their modest eye, With all the innocence of beauty blest. Could Slander o’er that tongue its pow’r retain Whose breath is music? Ah, fallacious thought! The surface is Ambrosia’s mingl’d sweets; But all below is death. At tea-board met,

                                      Alt...Celestial Tea!—A fountain that can cure The ills of passion, and can free the fair From frowns and sighs, by Disappointment earn’d. To her, ye fair, in adoration bow! Whether at blushing morn, or dewy eve; Her smoaking cordials greet your fragrant board, With Shushong, Congo, or coarse Bohea crown’d. At midnight skies, ye Mantua-makers, hail The sacred offering!—For the haughty Belles No longer upbraid your ling’ring hands With trains upborn aloft by dusky gales That sweep the ball-room—swift they glide along And, with their sailing streamers, catch the eye Of some Adonis, mark’d to love a prey, Whose bosom ne’er had panted with a sigh, But for the silken drap’ries that inclose Graces which nature has by Art conceal’d. Mark well the fair! observe their modest eye, With all the innocence of beauty blest. Could Slander o’er that tongue its pow’r retain Whose breath is music? Ah, fallacious thought! The surface is Ambrosia’s mingl’d sweets; But all below is death. At tea-board met,

                                      Attend their prattling tongues—they scoff—they rail Unbounded; but their darts are chiefly aim’d At some gay Fair, whose beauties far eclipse Her dim beholders—who, with haggard eyes, Would blight those charms where raptures long have dwelt In extacy, delighted and suffic’d. In vain hath Beauty, with her varied robe, Bestow’d her glowing blushes o’er her cheeks, And call’d attendant Graces to her aid, To blend the scarlet and the lilly fair. In vain did Venus in her fav’rite mould Adapt the slender form to Cupid’s choice— When slender comes, her blasts too fatal prove; Pale are those cheeks where youth and beauty glow’d, Where smiles, where freshness, and where roses grew: Ghastly and wan their Gorgon picture comes, With ev’ry Fury grinning from the looks Of frightful monster—Envy’s hissing tongue, With deepest vengeance wounds, and ev’ry wound With deeper canker, deeper poison teems. O Gold! thy luring lustre first prevail’d On Man to tempt the fretful winds and waves, And hunt new fancies. Still thy glaring form

                                      Alt...Attend their prattling tongues—they scoff—they rail Unbounded; but their darts are chiefly aim’d At some gay Fair, whose beauties far eclipse Her dim beholders—who, with haggard eyes, Would blight those charms where raptures long have dwelt In extacy, delighted and suffic’d. In vain hath Beauty, with her varied robe, Bestow’d her glowing blushes o’er her cheeks, And call’d attendant Graces to her aid, To blend the scarlet and the lilly fair. In vain did Venus in her fav’rite mould Adapt the slender form to Cupid’s choice— When slender comes, her blasts too fatal prove; Pale are those cheeks where youth and beauty glow’d, Where smiles, where freshness, and where roses grew: Ghastly and wan their Gorgon picture comes, With ev’ry Fury grinning from the looks Of frightful monster—Envy’s hissing tongue, With deepest vengeance wounds, and ev’ry wound With deeper canker, deeper poison teems. O Gold! thy luring lustre first prevail’d On Man to tempt the fretful winds and waves, And hunt new fancies. Still thy glaring form

                                      Bids Commerce thrive, and o’er the Indian waves, O’er-stemming danger, draw the lab’ring keel From China’s coast to Britain’s colder clime, Fraught with the fruits and herbage of their vales; In them whatever vegetable springs, How loathsome and corrupted, triumphs here, The bane of life, of health the sure decay; Yet, yet ye swallow, and extol the draught, Tho’ nervous ails should spring, and vap’rish qualms Our senses and our appetites destroy. Look round, ye sipplers of the poison’d cup From foreign plant distill’d! no more repine That Nature, sparing of her sacred sweets, Hath doom’d you in a wilderness to dwell, While round Britannia’s streams she kindly rears Green Sage and Wild Thyme.—These were sure decreed As plants of Britain to regale her sons With native moisture, more refreshing sweet, And more profuse of health and vigour’s balm, Than all the stems that India can boast.

                                      Alt...Bids Commerce thrive, and o’er the Indian waves, O’er-stemming danger, draw the lab’ring keel From China’s coast to Britain’s colder clime, Fraught with the fruits and herbage of their vales; In them whatever vegetable springs, How loathsome and corrupted, triumphs here, The bane of life, of health the sure decay; Yet, yet ye swallow, and extol the draught, Tho’ nervous ails should spring, and vap’rish qualms Our senses and our appetites destroy. Look round, ye sipplers of the poison’d cup From foreign plant distill’d! no more repine That Nature, sparing of her sacred sweets, Hath doom’d you in a wilderness to dwell, While round Britannia’s streams she kindly rears Green Sage and Wild Thyme.—These were sure decreed As plants of Britain to regale her sons With native moisture, more refreshing sweet, And more profuse of health and vigour’s balm, Than all the stems that India can boast.

                                        [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                                        @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                                        “Look round, ye sipplers of the poison’d cup
                                        From foreign plant distill’d!”

                                        —In this article, Amy Wilcockson looks at food & drink in Robert Fergusson’s poems, & sees him take aim at what tea represents: overseas trade, cosmopolitanism, & exotic tastes

                                        thebottleimp.org.uk/2024/11/oy

                                          [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                                          @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                                          “When Jennie first meets the 𝑡𝑜𝑑-𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑒𝑙, she cries enquiringly 𝑄𝑢𝑎𝑖𝑐𝑘? This Scots equivalent of English 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑐𝑘 has been used to represent duck noises since the 17th century”

                                          —Susan Rennie on translating Beatrix Potter’s 𝐽𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑚𝑎 𝑃𝑢𝑑𝑑𝑙𝑒-𝐷𝑢𝑐𝑘 into Scots

                                          scrennie.com/2026/05/16/tods-p

                                            [?]Walt » 🌐
                                            @astralcomputing@bookstodon.com

                                            Born this day: 05/21/1903 (d. 04/05/1986)
                                            Manly Wade Wellman was an American novelist. Nine Yards of Other Cloth (1959) was nominated for the Hugo Award

                                            Weird Tales vol 36 number 6 (July 1942) - featured story: COVEN by Manly Wade Wellman

                                            en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manly_Wa


                                            @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction

                                            astralcomputing.com

                                            Art by Brundage

                                            Weird Tales vol 36 number 6 (July 1942) - featured story: COVEN by Manly Wade Wellman. The cover art is signed by Brundage in the bottom right. The illustration depicts a supernatural scene against a dark blue background featuring a large, glowing moon with a halftone dot pattern. A muscular, dark-skinned demonic figure with large bat wings, curved horns, and pointed ears flies through the air. The demon's skin has deep blue and teal undertones, with glowing green eyes, looking down at the woman he carries. In his arms, the demon cradles an unconscious blonde woman. Her eyes are closed, and her head hangs back. She wears a long-sleeved, floor-length gown of a rich reddish-brown fabric that drapes dramatically. The dress features white cuffs at the wrists. Her pale lower legs and black shoes extend from the right side of the gown. Text on the cover includes "SEABURY QUINN Asks . . . 'Is the Devil a Gentleman?' —Enthralling Witchcraft Novelette!" across the top. The main title "Weird Tales" is rendered in a large, stylized, three-dimensional white font with a pinkish drop shadow. To the right is the price "15¢". On the left, white text reads "FRANK GRUBER'S Incredible Auction Sale!". At the bottom right, a text block reads "The Gates of Hell Are Open . . . !", followed by "COVEN" in bold black letters inside a solid white rectangular box, subtitled "—Menacing Drama" and "By MANLY WADE WELLMAN" in white capital letters.

                                            Alt...Weird Tales vol 36 number 6 (July 1942) - featured story: COVEN by Manly Wade Wellman. The cover art is signed by Brundage in the bottom right. The illustration depicts a supernatural scene against a dark blue background featuring a large, glowing moon with a halftone dot pattern. A muscular, dark-skinned demonic figure with large bat wings, curved horns, and pointed ears flies through the air. The demon's skin has deep blue and teal undertones, with glowing green eyes, looking down at the woman he carries. In his arms, the demon cradles an unconscious blonde woman. Her eyes are closed, and her head hangs back. She wears a long-sleeved, floor-length gown of a rich reddish-brown fabric that drapes dramatically. The dress features white cuffs at the wrists. Her pale lower legs and black shoes extend from the right side of the gown. Text on the cover includes "SEABURY QUINN Asks . . . 'Is the Devil a Gentleman?' —Enthralling Witchcraft Novelette!" across the top. The main title "Weird Tales" is rendered in a large, stylized, three-dimensional white font with a pinkish drop shadow. To the right is the price "15¢". On the left, white text reads "FRANK GRUBER'S Incredible Auction Sale!". At the bottom right, a text block reads "The Gates of Hell Are Open . . . !", followed by "COVEN" in bold black letters inside a solid white rectangular box, subtitled "—Menacing Drama" and "By MANLY WADE WELLMAN" in white capital letters.

                                              [?]Lee Firefly » 🌐
                                              @leenard@mastodon.social

                                              hope pierces through you

                                                [?]Dead Poets Daily » 🌐
                                                @deadpoetsdaily@mastodon.social

                                                ‘Lochanilaun’ by Francis Brett Young

                                                deadpoetsdaily.com/p/francis-b

                                                  [?]Andrew Shields » 🌐
                                                  @AndrewShields@mas.to

                                                  Nineteen novels that I love. 111-words.ghost.io/nineteen-no

                                                  [?]Assoc for Scottish Literature » 🌐
                                                  @scotlit@mastodon.scot

                                                  In a little rainy mist of white and grey
                                                  we sat under an old tree,
                                                  drank tea toasts to the powdery mountain…

                                                  —Edwin Morgan, “The Picnic”
                                                  published in COLLECTED POEMS (Carcanet, 1990)

                                                  carcanet.co.uk/9781847779656/c

                                                  The Picnic by Edwin Morgan In a little rainy mist of white and grey we sat under an old tree, drank tea toasts to the powdery mountain, undrunk got merry, played catch with the empty flask, on the pine needles came down to where it rolled stealthily away – you lay with one arm in the rain, laughing shaking only your wet hair loose against the grass, in that enchanted place of tea, with curtains of a summer rain dropped round us, for a rainy day.

                                                  Alt...The Picnic by Edwin Morgan In a little rainy mist of white and grey we sat under an old tree, drank tea toasts to the powdery mountain, undrunk got merry, played catch with the empty flask, on the pine needles came down to where it rolled stealthily away – you lay with one arm in the rain, laughing shaking only your wet hair loose against the grass, in that enchanted place of tea, with curtains of a summer rain dropped round us, for a rainy day.

                                                    [?]Author Carlo Carrasco » 🌐
                                                    @carlocarrasco.com@carlocarrasco.com

                                                    A Look Back at Street Fighter #1 (1993)

                                                    Disclaimer: This is my original work with details sourced from reading the comic book and doing personal research. Anyone who wants to use this article, in part or in whole, needs to secure first my permission and agree to cite me as the source and author. Let it be known that any unauthorized use of this article will constrain the author to pursue the remedies under R.A. No. 8293, the Revised Penal Code, and/or all applicable legal actions under the laws of the Philippines.

                                                    Welcome back, superhero fans, 1990s arts and culture enthusiasts, Street Fighter fans, retro gamers, Malibu Comics enthusiasts and comic book collectors! Today we go back to the year 1993 to examine the official comic book adaptation of the wildly popular video game Street Fighter II.

                                                    While the original Street Fighter game of 1987 did not achieve huge success in the arcades and on consoles, it literally started the ball rolling for Capcom as the game itself influence other arcade game developers to focus more on making beat-them-up games and the use of special moves appealed to others. Capcom went on to release Street Fighter II in the arcades and it came with a dedicated fighting game design that strongly lured in gamers to play it in huge numbers. After selling 200,000 arcade cabinets, SFII went on to become a huge seller on game consoles. Capcom even went on to produce new versions of the game – popularly referred to as upgrades – culminating with Super Street Fighter II Turbo in 1994.

                                                    As Street Fighter II kept on attracting countless players into the arcades worldwide, Capcom approached Malibu Comics (publisher of the Ultraverse).

                                                    “Capcom came to Malibu because we know how to do it—we’ve handled licensed properties before and done very well,” said Tom Mason in the opening message of the first issue of the Street Fighter comic book adaptation.

                                                    With those details laid down, here is a look back at Street Fighter 1, published by Malibu Comics in 1993 with a story written by the late Len Strazewski and drawn by Don Hillsman. This was the first issue of a planned mini-series.

                                                    The cover.

                                                    Early story

                                                    The story begins some time in the past when Ryu permanently scars Sagat on the chest with his Dragon Punch during street fight in front of many. Enraged, Sagat tries hard to retaliate against Ryu who happens to be the champion among street fighters. The Japanese fighter hits the tall Thai kickboxer with a barrage of kicks.

                                                    The past fight was played on home video and viewed by Sagat and Balrog. Embarrassed by the video, Sagat destroys the TV and asked his companion why must he be humiliated. After Balrog tells him not to talk that tone with their superior Bison, Sagat hits the American boxer. As the fight between the two intensifies, Bison arrives and stops the violence. He tells Sagat that he is an embarrassment to his organization.

                                                    Bison reminds them that he took them into his criminal network and still have not redeemed themselves in front of him. He tells the two that they must beat Ryu and regain the street fighter championship.

                                                    As Balrog and Sagat express difficulty in finding and fighting Ryu, Bison tells them the Japanese fighter’s friends are Chun Li and Ken…

                                                    Quality

                                                    Once a dedicated, well-trained martial arts competitor, Ken Masters has been doing his moves in productions of commercials. He does not enjoy the product he endorsed.

                                                    Back in 1993, I even contemplated buying a copy of this comic book locally when it was brand new. I’m glad I chose not to buy it back then as this one has bad quality in its presentation from start to finish. Dedicated Street Fighter II fans should be warned.

                                                    For starters, the storytelling is not faithful to the lore of Street Fighter II even though the creators derived key elements of characters from the game itself. That said, it looks like liberties were taken in order to form a narrative that can be told in comic book format.

                                                    Chun Li here is correctly described as an agent of Interpol and is motivated by revenge over the loss of her father who was killed by M. Bison. And yet, she is portrayed here as having a romantic relationship with Ryu and has been training with him along with Ken in the past. The romantic relationship between the two never existed in the popular video game and it is established in Street Fighter II lore that Chun Li came from a different martial arts background while Ken and Ryu trained together under the same master.

                                                    Contrary to what was established in Street Fighter II lore, Ken and Chun Li were portrayed as having trained together and have romance with each other.

                                                    Ryu in this comic book is the defending street fighter champion (reflecting the canonical story of Street Fighter and Street Fighter II) who is responsible for the huge scar on Sagat’s chest. While Ryu is the wandering warrior who travels around the world with only a duffel bag as he seeks the true way of the fighter, in this adaptation he is a reigning champion who starts having doubts when Chun Li lectures him over his devotion to fighting as life changes for others around him.

                                                    While the liberties are notable and could be insulting to dedicated Street Fighter II fans, the story of this comic book is surprisingly readable. As Ryu is the target of Bison and his criminal network, it made sense for dangerous pawns Sagat and Balrog to go after Ken to get to the Japanese fighter. There definitely is a plot here and if readers can ignore the actual lore of Street Fighter II, it can be followed and the classic concept of good versus evil will be realized.

                                                    As for the art, the work done by Don Hillsman is lackluster. While he excelled in making Balrog look scary early in the story, his visual takes on the other Street Fighter II characters range from bad to passable. Ken, Ryu, Sagat, Bison, Vega and Chun Li all have that rough look on their faces and bodies. Hillsman even tried to emulate special moves from the game but ended up looking sub-par. Lackluster artworks like these only add to the perception of the fans and other people obsessed with Japanese culture and the arts that Western illustrators should not draw Street Fighter characters.

                                                    Conclusion

                                                    Balrog on the offensive against Ken.

                                                    I am glad that I never bought Street Fighter #1 (1993) brand new decades ago. Its quality is really bad and clearly it has not aged well. Street Fighter fans – especially those obsessed with Street Fighter II games – should look elsewhere to enjoy the tale and concepts of Street Fighter II. This comic book from Malibu Comics is a creative failure and was the start of the eventual collapse of the publishing deal made with Capcom. Can you just imagine the shock the Capcom executives had when they first read this comic book? Ultimately, this comic book adaption was creative catastrophe which is a shame because Malibu Comics had a good record of licensed projects and the late Strazewski (died on April 27, 2026) was one of the finest writers and creators on the Ultraverse line of comic books.

                                                    The first half of the message about the Street Fighter II adaptation and the deal between Capcom and Malibu Comics.

                                                    The 2nd half of the message. The Capcom-Malibu deal and the production of this adaptation started in mid-1992. Street Fighter II was already dominating the arcades at the time.

                                                    Overall, Street Fighter #1 (1993) should be avoided.

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