John is horrified, Alison is spelunking, and Liz is detecting.
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Letters of comment

Ali Baker Brooks
Andrew Hogg

4D Golf
Braid


Archipelacon 2
Caroline Mullan
Chris Garcia

Some accusations against Ekpeki have been disproved


Farah Mendlesohn
Ivan Sinha
Jonny Baddeley
June Young

Aurora Australis Alerts
Aurora Now
AuroraWatch UK
SpaceWeatherLive


MonkeyKing
Roseanna Pendlebury
Shia Lia
Tommy Ferguson

Reconnect




Upcoming conventions

Eastercon 2026: Iridescence at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole

Bid chaired by Phil Dyson


Eastercon 2027: Glasgow

Bid chaired by Alan Fleming and David Bamford


Eastercon 2028: Gateshead?
Novacon 2025
Conrunner 2026

To be chaired by Esther MacCallum-Stewart in February


WisCONline 2025
Edmonton 2030


Picks

John: Mothership

Mothership Month


Alison: Caves of Qud
Liz: Rise of the Golden Idol
(Sorry that they’re all games, Mark)


Credits

Cover art: “Ohmudillo” by Sophie van Setten

Alt text: The Glasgow 2024 logo drawn in pencils and crayon, but across the middle there is a segmented creature with eight eyes and mandibles. At the top, the words “Octothorpe 124” appear in blue.


Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

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