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"Writer, Essayist and Science Fiction short story author Michael Andaluz has been asked to attend ConFusion, the convention of SF/F literature fan community organized by the Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association, as Fandom Guest of Honor." ConFusion, which is presented in January every year, has perhaps the longest history of hosting enthusiasts and supporters of genre fiction in and around the

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The US Military Book drive donations from Conclave have arrived at our staging base in Arkansas, and they've been done up for distribution to about seventeen installations in the Middle East and supporting locations elsewhere. The book shipment to Arkansas weighs in at roughly 670 pounds*. All logistics from Romulus to Hindsville were funded entirely by Archangel Press and executed by SPAC. M

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A New and Used Book Collection Drive benefiting U.S. Military servicemen overseas will take place at Conclave. Conclave will be collecting new and used FICTION PAPERBACKS AND HARDCOVER BOOKS from its membership, to be shipped to select destinations including Iraq, Afghanistan, Navy ships in the Gulf and hospitals treating recovering wounded. It is hoped that the donated materials can provide

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Ascent Stage 1 and Science, or "A Book of Prophecies" AS1 highlights failures, fallacies and folly - but isn't fantasy. Further reading (and listening): Detente "Just before departure from the Moon on Apollo 14 mission, Alan B. Shepard drove a golf ball on the lunar surface. The golf club was a contingency sample extension handle with a No. 6 iron golf club head attached. The one- sixth

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...and means only one month remains before Michigan Fandom comes together to welcome CONCLAVE back to the Detroit area. Don't get me wrong, Lansing was arguably a fine and workable location but any con closer to home is a good thing. And this city hosted a Superbowl! This is gonna be great.Better still, because I am flattered and excited to announce that Conclave has chosen me for Master of

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Sorry I hadn't seen this earlier.  This was reposted this week so I know it is not old news.  Forward like mad, and tell Kevin I sent ya.  ~f   http://forums.palladium-megaverse.com/viewtopic.php?t=57380   An open letter from Kevin Siembieda, President & Owner. A Crisis of Treachery At a time when Palladium Books’ future has never looked more promising, we have been dealt a crippling blow.

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Hi all, just an update on the Read-It-Online stuff at the website. Volume Three is now available for reading, and the page has a few tweaks to allow you to reach past installments.  The page will probably get more small changes as the installments come out, and a reminder to refresh the view so that your browser is not confused by these changes.   Happy reading, and comments are always

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With nearly two hundred members, the fan page for Michael Andaluz' first short SF collection has broken into the top 15 SF author forums at Yahoo!Groups. Detroit, Michigan (PRWEB) May 16, 2006 -- Local SF writer Michael Andaluz has been waiting for this moment...Since January of 2004, with the release of the Sanctuary Press offering of his first SF Short story collection, Andaluz has been

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 Hi everybody, it's time to roll out the word-of mouth campaign for 2006...I have been holding back on the shameless self promotion but new things areup and ready to go.As you know, I have a weblog and announcements list both tied to my writtenfiction.  ASCENT STAGE Vol 1 has enjoyed surprising sales as well as beinggenerally well-received by the SF reading membership of MichiganFandom,

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AS1 is currently in the top ten SF/F listings for all books with a zero out of six stars feedback!   {cheers}   Well, that might not SOUND very good, but I have to remind the gentle reader of my philosophy: Ratings are meaningless unless they follow the right set of rules.  Like, for instance, I am willing to bet that every one of the 24 books on the distributor's site (lulu.com) has at

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    "Once upon a time there lived in Berlin, Germany, a man called Albinus. He was rich, respectable, happy; one day he abandoned his wife for the sake of a youthful mistress; he loved, was not loved; and his life ended in disaster.      This is the whole of the story and we might have left it at that had there not been profit and pleasure in the telling; and although there is plenty of

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When I was ten, I had a recurring nightmare that I was being chased and suffocated by a giant pencil eraser. While you might find this funny, I can assure you that being on the receiving end of this sort of dream at that age was not really. In fact, waking up hyperventilating after a bout with a killer writing utensil night after night tends to wear out the most youthful of dispositions, and

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SF author and Michiganfandom founder Mike 'freon' Andaluz will attend. FREON is among the panelist retinue once again for Conclave's rumored final year in Lansing. For those who do not know, FREON's short story collection is available in print at all the Michigan conventions, which he attends regularly. ASCENT STAGE vol. 1 ISBN 01-4116-0130-0 will be on hand there, and if he sells his

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Well, my short story collection is officially in print, on demand at a print house called lulu.com. After hobnobbing all weekend at Confusion telling as many people I could about it, I have a few answers to the questions I've gotten about the whole effort. Here's some of it in case you're interested. Q:Good lord, Freon, I didn't even know you were a writer! How long have you been doing this

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The frontier is calling - and mankind shall answer. In 1997 the Cassini-Huygens mission began as all exploratory space missions do, on a column of fire in a capsule inching toward escape velocity and freedom from the oppressive arms of humanity's homeworld. Now, years later, a robotic probe returns images from a new land, inhospitable and cold - perhaps no different from the lifeless

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Freon is now modeling a mainboard, circa 1984, for a vintage automotive analyzer he has just bagged with a Number 1 Phillips screwdriver and an adjustable wrench. It appears to be a large, dedicated brain board based on the formidable Motorola 6800 eight-bit processor (not the telephone, you fool), which operated at a mind-boggling 1000 herz. Note the lack of cooling fans, heat sinks and other

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A whole bunch of you want to get a copy of ASCENT STAGE from me at Penguicon. I will be having a small book release party in one of the hotel rooms, but in conjunction with a backup plan for Radio Free Fandom sans Malcolm (wah), and also a Bonaventure get together. I had plans to have more copious copyage but the Easter holiday may have thrown a wrench into it. Nuff said. If I sell out of

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A book discussion forum for the ASCENT STAGE short story series is forming on Yahoogroups. com, a site that serves online communities with email lists and distributed information for clubs, work groups and other organizations of different sizes and needs. There are currently two lists active, and you are invited to join either according to your own interests. MichiganFandom@yahoogroups.com -

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I know you're probably sick to death of hearng about same-sex marriage, and please don't take offense at any opinions you hear on this - we're all civilized enough to argue peacefully. To throw in my two cents I can sum up my attitude in two or three statements: REMOVE ALL PRESENT, AND BAN ANY FUTURE LAWFUL DEFINITION OF *MARRIAGE* ADOPT ASEXUAL LIFELONG DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIP HONOR

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The SPECIAL COLLECTOR'S EDITION of Ascent Stage 1 is now available in Pocket Paperback from Cafepress.com. This edition of the paperback features premium spine artwork and a compact 5x8 pocket paperback format that is standard sized for your paperback collection. The book is printed in 12-point font and masses about 400 pages. Cafepress does charge a premium for this though; the

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Just a message announcing the Newsletter - this email list is for announcements only so there's no reason not to join today! Books by Me | Newsletter

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Ladies and gentlemen of the Vonnegut Clone Batch of 2097: Use Duct Tape. If I could offer you only one tip for the future, duct tape would be it. The long-term benefits of duct tape have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own limited experience. Like a good roll of fresh duct tape, I will dispense this advice now. Enjoy the power

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Well, I guess I should start by crosslinking a few Penguicon Blogs since that's where I'll be next - godwilling. WILL WHEATON, goh-ing there this year.. NEIL GAIMAN, Next year's Guest of Honor, TOM SMITH, Filk Goh, and here's one from Eric Raymond. Oh, and here's some pics from last year - find them here.

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Introduction to the Filipino Fighting Art of Arnis Chapter 1 Arnis, or the art of fighting with a single stick, is a Filipino and Indonesian Self Defense method that has its roots in pre-Spanish times, when Filipinos had only lizards, palm trees, and each other to beat up - and Magellan had not landed yet to ask for a well deserved beating. The basis of the art of Arnis is to face an

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Condition, Cause, Cure, Cost -- 1992 Mercury Sable elec analysis The following is a detailed analysis of the electrical failures on this vehicle. Prior to Oct. 4, the date of this vehicle's check-in, the customer has had a continuous problem with a fuse in the I/P fuseblock blowing. Rather than repairing an obvious circuit overload in the CTSY circuit, (I assume) the vehicle owner instead

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