Wossname -- April 2015 -- 2nd edition
News and reviews about the works of Sir Terry Pratchett
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Newsletter of the Klatchian Foreign Legion
April 2015 (Volume 18, Issue 4, Post 2)
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stuff-that-fits pertaining to the works and activities of Sir Terry
Pratchett. Originally founded by the late, great Joe Schaumburger for
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Editor in Chief: Annie Mac
News Editor: Vera P
Newshounds: Mogg, Sir J of Croydon Below, the Shadow, Wolfiekins
Staff Writers: Asti, Pitt the Elder, Evil Steven Dread, Mrs Wynn-Jones
Staff Technomancers: Jason Parlevliet, Archchancellor Neil, DJ Helpful
Book Reviews: Annie Mac, Drusilla D'Afanguin, Your Name Here
Puzzle Editor: Tiff (still out there somewhere)
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Emergency Staff: Steven D'Aprano, Jason Parlevliet
World Membership Director: Steven D'Aprano (in his copious spare time)
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INDEX:
01) ANOTHER QUOTE OF THE MONTH
02) EDITOR'S LETTER: CELEBRATING SIR PTERRY'S BIRTHDATE
03) ODDS AND SODS
04) DISCWORLD GAMES NEWS
05) DISCWORLD PLAYS NEWS
06) DISCWORLD ARTS AND CRAFTS NEWS
07) DISCWORLD CONVENTION NEWS
08) DISCWORLD MEETING GROUPS UPDATES AND REMINDERS
09) ALZHEIMER'S NEWS
10) ROUNDWORLD TALES: THE COPPER EVERYONE LOVED
11) AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE
12) MORE IMAGES OF THE MONTH
13) CLOSE
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01) ANOTHER QUOTE OF THE MONTH
"I think it's a lovely idea, even though it makes my head spin to think
of the books becoming a little closer to reality. And they are nice
names, even though I say it myself."
– Sir Pterry in 2009, commenting on the naming of Ankh-Morpork streets
in Wincanton
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02) A LETTER FROM YOUR EDITOR
On this day in 1948 – 28th April, to be precise – the child who would
become Sir Terry Pratchett was born. It's a sad truth that it's no
longer possible to wish him a happy birthday in person, but we can
celebrate the day of his birth, year after year, for all time. I find a
certain recent internet-driven practice, that of wishing historically
famous but long dead people a happy birthday, to be irritatingly daft,
but acknowledging – and celebrating – the birthdate of such people is a
reasonable thing... especially as it's yet another way of keeping the
memory of them in the world. So let's all raise our glasses, be they of
scumble or of some gentler poison, to one of the greatest writers and
greatest human beings of all time: Terence David John Pratchett, Kt,
OBE, and Blackboard Monitor!
In other news, apparently the 25th of April was World Penguin Day. And
Paul Kidby responded to that in a truly inimitable fashion:
"Today is World Penguin Day, so here is The Librarian as a penguin to
celebrate! Drawn for the Talpress edition of The Last Continent."
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155966414612355
For those of you who might be insufficiently familiar with the magical
Discworld Emporium in Ankh-Morpork's twin town Wincanton, here is a
gorgeous page telling the history of the shop and its Cunning Artificers:
http://www.discworldemporium.com/about-us
And there's more – there's always more – but for now I'll close, in the
hope that I can get this issue posted while it's still the 28th...
– Annie Mac, Editor
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03) ODDS AND SODS
3.1 MORT ON THE WIRELESS
Listen again to the BBC's four-part adaptation, starring Anton Lesser
and Carl Prekopp. The programme will be available worldwide for another
three weeks.
Episode one: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k0v6
Episode two: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k134
Episode three: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k1c1
Episode four: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007k1l2
3.2 FLASHBACK: THE WINCANTON WALK OF FAME
Somehow Wossname missed this one when it happened! We reported fully on
the Wincanton Discworld street names back in 2009, but this was what
happened a year later:
"Legendary author Sir Terry Pratchett OBE returned to the Somerset town
of Wincanton to leave Hollywood style 'walk of fame' imprints at Taylor
Wimpey's Kingwell Rise development... Treacle Mine Road and Peach Pie
Street won the public vote but since then Taylor Wimpey has gained
council approval to name all of the roads at the development after
Discworld with additions including Hen And Chickens Field, Morpork
Street and Kinklebury Street. Hundreds of Discworld fans, many in
costume, descended on Kingwell Rise to see Sir Terry place his hands and
signature into concrete at the development following other Discworld
activities organised by the Discworld Emporium of Wincanton. Sir Terry
Pratchett said: 'It is just great to return to Kingwell Rise a year on
and actually see homes now built along Treacle Mine Road and Peach Pie
Street – it certainly feels more real now – as opposed to fantasy
fiction! I hope the new residents are enjoying their road names – I'd
definitely pay good money to live on Hen And Chickens Field!'"
...and an iconograph of the imprints ceremony:
http://bit.ly/1dmIGQN
In addition to Treacle Mine Road and Peach Pie Street, Wincanton streets
now include Hen and Chickens Field, Moon Pond Lane, Morpork Street and
Kinklebury Street. Replica signs of all the named roads were auctioned
in August 2009 and raised funds for the Alzheimer's Research Trust;
builders Taylor Wimpey also made an independent donation to the Trust. – Ed.
http://bit.ly/1dmrdb4
https://www.streetcheck.co.uk/postcode/startingwith/ba9
3.3 DISCWORLD WEEKEND AT THE OXFORD STORY MUSEUM
This sounds wonderful. Wish we could all be there!
"The Story Museum are proud to announce the return of Discworld Weekend,
a celebration of Sir Terry Prachett's phenomenally successful Discworld
books. Taking place on the 23rd and 24th May 2015, this year's event is
themed around the novel Mort, the story of a teenage boy who finds
himself as Death's apprentice, with both disastrous and hilarious
consequences. The weekend will see The Story Museum transform with a
series of specially programmed events and installations including
readings from Stephen Briggs (voice of the Discworld audiobooks), a talk
from Discworld super-fan and convention regular Dr Pat Harkin, the
chance to see Death and his horse Binky saddling up in our stables, a
special MURDER A CURRY night with Terry's assistant Rob Wilkins as guest
of honour, and an immersive trip through Death's own library and gardens.
"This year's event is especially poignant – on the 12th April the world
received with great sadness the news that Sir Terry had died at home,
with his cat sleeping on his bed, surrounded by his family. The loss of
such a great writer was felt no less keenly by The Story Museum – Sir
Terry had been a long term supporter and one of the 26 authors who
offered his time and image for the museum's highly acclaimed '26
Characters' exhibition. As well a whole host of Discworld events and
installations, visitors will also be able to enjoy The Museum’s regular
attractions including Draw Me A Story, Time For Bed and Extreme Reading,
all of which will be sprinkled with a touch of Discworld magic."
When: Saturday 23rd May – Sunday 24th May 2015
Venue: Story Museum, Rochester House, 42 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP
(phone +44 (0)1865 790050)
http://www.storymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/discworld-weekend/
3.4 TERRY PRATCHETT IS THE NEW MEDIA PLAYER
The newest version of VideoLAN's excellent VLC Media Player, updated
from their WeatherWax version, has been named "Terry Pratchett" in
honour of The Author:
"VLC 2.2.1 'Terry Pratchett' is a fixed version of 2.2.0 'WeatherWax' It
fixes numerous crashes (FLAC, SPC), codec issues (VP9, Atrac3, AAC),
regressions and several issues (Resume, MP4 chapters, MKV over network)
and security issues.
http://www.videolan.org/
More about the VLC Media Player:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLC_media_player
3.5 BUT DO THEY SERVE SCUMBLE?
The Broken Drum, Andy Wheeler's new micropub in Westwood Lane, Welling
(see Editor's Letter in the March second edition) opened for business on
Friday 17th April, and business there was indeed. Here be iconographs:
http://bit.ly/1JlFWNm
3.6 REVIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
A review of A Blink of the Screen in Utah newspaper the Herald Extra:
"When Sir Terry Pratchett died recently, a significant cache of the
world's much-needed laughter went with him. Fortunately, Sir Terry was
nothing if not prolific so his legacy of high fantasy and sly humor
remains to cheer and to bless future generations. His most recent, and
perhaps last, book, 'A Blink of the Screen' collects short fiction from
various anthologies and includes beloved characters from his Discworld
series along with some new folks, interesting in their own right..."
http://bit.ly/1yIDuQH
A paean by Emily Ring in the Yakima Herald:
"Despite knowing that he had been suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's
disease for almost a decade, I was sure he had years of life left in
him. I was positive I would have a chance to meet him at one of the many
conventions where he would be featured as an honored guest. I knew I
could look forward to new books from him for many years to come. But I
was wrong. One of my favorite authors, who shaped not only the 'what'
but also the 'why' of who I am as a reader, is gone. Fortunately, he
leaves behind a wealth of stories, spanning his entire career, in two
new collections, 'Dragons at Crumbling Castle' and 'A Blink of the
Screen.' Before I tell you more about these books, let me tell you this:
I haven't read all of the stories in either collection yet. Not because
I didn't want to, but because I'm saving some for later, rationing out
the goodness the way you would nibble your last-ever bar of chocolate,
eking out every last bit of sweetness.
"I'm still left with so much to say about them. First, the basics:
'Dragons at Crumbling Castle' is a book for children, while 'A Blink of
the Screen' is for adults (as much as anything Pratchett ever wrote is
'for adults'). 'Dragons at Crumbling Castle' is composed of stories
Pratchett wrote during the mid- to late-1960s for a local paper where he
worked as a junior reporter. These are daffy, sly, delightful stories.
They remind me strongly of Roald Dahl's works, with their clear-eyed
sense of wonder, devoid of irony. This impression is bolstered by Mark
Beech's exuberant illustrations, which look so much like those of
Quentin Blake (Dahl's illustrator) that I keep flipping back to the
cover of the book to see if I missed Blake's name somewhere.
"The stories in 'A Blink of the Screen' are plucked from almost five
decades of work, and the ideas that spawned many of Pratchett's most
famous works can be found here. It contains Pratchett's first
commercially published short story, 'The Hades Business,' published in
1963 when he was 15. Reading this story is like hearing Paul McCartney's
high school choir performance or seeing Picasso's childhood finger
paintings. It's not exactly a masterpiece, but it's clever and unique
and shows glimpses of who he would become as a writer..."
http://bit.ly/1G3ZUyD
An interesting op-ed on technology as seen in science fiction, by
Georgina Voss in The Guardian:
"Ostensibly about the revival of the Ankh-Morpork postal system, 'Going
Postal' acts as a spectacular and unexpectedly moving allegory around
the freedoms, ownership, and control of information systems..."
http://bit.ly/1Hgj8j9
3.7 ORANGUTAN (AND LIBRARY) NEWS
Here be a piece by International League of Conservation Photographers
Fellow Paul Hilton, "Orangutan Rescue in the Land of the Chainsaw"
"Logs lay on the floor as if some kind of super typhoon has ripped
through the area. Orangutan nests dot the canopy. Chainsaws start to
echo in the valley once again. Sadly I've come to associate the sounds
of chainsaws with Sumatra. Every second motorbike we passed had a
chainsaw strapped to the back of it. This last patch of pristine forest
will be soon cleared to make way for more oil palms... A single dart
flies through the air hitting the mother orangutan in the thigh. In less
than 15 minutes the full effects of the tranquilizer should be felt and
the orangutan will be sedated. My team will position themselves with the
net under the orangutan and she should just fall into the net. The 15
minutes passed but the orangutan kept on moving away from our position.
The team determined that the dart had hit a bone and not released the
sedative. By now the rain had stopped but it was almost dark so we had
to abandon the rescue. ' It would be far too dangerous for the
orangutans and the team to proceed now,' said Panut. At first light we
started the search for the mother and baby. But we never did find her again.
"Two months later, present day. I receive a phone call. It's Panut. '
Paul can you please get the next flight into Sumatra? We have a large
male orangutan that needs rescuing.'... A fully mature cheek-padded
male, Friday was not an easy rescue. He evaded the team for sometime
before the rescue team vet was able to sedate him. 'There was a serious
risk of injury when he finally fell from the canopy,' Panut explained.
'His body did hit a branch on the way down, but the team moved fast to
get our specialised net in the right position to catch him 15 metres
below. He was really lucky. Our vet checked his condition and after
being trapped in such a small area of forest lacking food, he was found
to be very underweight, and also had a bullet in his chest, which we
removed on the scene. It's clear that had we not been able to conduct
the rescue, his future was to die starving here, or make a run for it
where he could have been shot at and killed... At dawn the following
morning the team drove for more than one and a half hours through miles
of uniform oil palms until they finally reached open forest,' Krisna
said, describing the release back into the larger forested area of the
Leuser Ecosystem. 'As soon as Panut lifted the door of the crate,
Friday's massive hand emerged to hoist himself up the nearest tree.
Within seconds he had scaled it and was looking down on the rescue team,
shaking branches and vocalizing to drive us out of the forest'..."
http://bit.ly/1NfTX5y
...and also on the subject of apes, a USA court has granted a form of
human rights to two chimpanzees:
"Previous cases in the United States have failed to produce such a
result, but in December an Argentinian orangutan won her case (which was
of course actually brought to the court by animal rights activists) and
was moved from a zoo to a sanctuary. The U.S. case isn't quite at that
point yet: The judge hasn't ruled that the two chimps, who live in a
Stony Brook University lab, need to be released. The decision really
only means that the chimps have the right to fight their detention in
court. It's entirely possible that the judge will hear all sides of the
case and rule that Stony Brook researchers have every right to keep
using the chimps in their lab. While it's a little soon to start
throwing open the doors of every zoo in the country, NhRP
representatives are thrilled. 'This is a big step forward to getting
what we are ultimately seeking: the right to bodily liberty for
chimpanzees and other cognitively complex animals,' Natalie Prosin, the
executive director of the NhRP, told Science Magazine. 'We got our foot
in the door. And no matter what happens, that door can never be
completely shut again'..."
http://wapo.st/1cX8YsK
...and speaking of apes, here is a worth-reading piece about the
possible future of libraries (see what I did there?):
"Terry Pratchett imagined a labyrinthine library in Discworld overseen
by an orangutan where students occasionally get lost and are forced to
eat their own boots to survive. It may sound absurd, but this is perhaps
the library that is most immediately relevant to today – with its
endless shelves and connections to every library and every collection of
books in the Multiverse... The emerging contours of the digital
landscape may mean that the end of the library as a repository for books
is inevitable. A few clicks are all it takes to access a library larger
than the imagination can conceive. We have access to millions of books
without ever having to leave our homes. Available through a dizzying
amount of providers, times have never been better for voracious readers..."
http://bit.ly/1OrfXaB
...and on the subject of Librarians, here be a photo essay on (some of)
the world's most beautiful libraries. Beware – technically worksafe, but
may cause unbearable longing:
http://ht.ly/M8zfL
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04) DISCWORLD GAMES NEWS
Clacks is coming – just a little later than anticipated. The lads at
Backspindle Games say, "Due to ongoing working with the Polish publisher
we have put the release date back from August until October. Hence we
have agreed to release at the Irish Discworld Convention. We feel this
would be the very best place this year for the Discworld fan fraternity."
Pre-order will be available soon. Meanwhile, here be an image of the
game's cover:
http://backspindlegames.com/clacks/
Some extracts from the Guards!Guards! blog:
"As stated in The Guardian about Sir Terry, 'above all, he was funny'.
We at Backspindle cannot begin to thank him enough for letting us play a
small part in spreading the magic of his books through our games. We
have had gamers at Hogswatch being overheard laughing from some twenty
five metres away when playing Guards! Guards! We have had scores of
Convention delegates frantically running around grand hotels looking for
magic spells and some even borrowing (erm..) our demo of Clacks to play
in a bar till stupid o'clock in the morning, just cause they liked it.
It's been a wonderful four years!
"In tribute to the late Sir Terry Pratchett many websites are adding the
message 'GNU Terry Pratchett' into the html header 'X-Clacks-Overhead'.
A plugin allows you to see when a website is using the header and read
the message included. We are honoured that the message is also displayed
visually in the semaphore style from our upcoming board game 'Clacks.'
"Sadly in March it was also confirmed that 2015 will be the last year we
can publish Guards! Guards! A Discworld boardgame; so if you know anyone
who has not got a copy, you may wish to let them know this.
"Happily in March we had both the box cover and board artwork for our
new Discworld boardgame Clacks approved. Our Clacks illustrator, The
Artful Nudger, a.k.a. Amber Grundy, has been working into the wee hours
to meet our demands. Better known for her cute Dragon illustrations at
Discworld Conventions, Amber previously worked with us and David
'Narcocynicalist' Hathway on the fantastic charity IDWCon werewolf card
game.
"If you can't wait until later in the year for the release of Clacks
perhaps you'd like to come along at play the latest demo with us at the
UK Games Expo from 29 – 31 May in Birmingham. We are in the hall of
Kings and have been known to occasionally lose at our games when
challenged..."
http://www.guardsguards.com/blog/
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05) DISCWORLD PLAYS NEWS
5.1 NEW: WYRD SISTERS IN BARCELONA (MAY)
The amateur theatre company Grup de teatre de l'Espiga de Les Corts are
presenting their special production of Wyrd Sisters – that's Bruixes, in
the Catalan tongue – translated by Marta Armengol with permission, this
month.
"We're an amateur theatre group in Barcelona," Marta writes, "and I
doubt anyone's going to come all the way to Barcelona to see it, but...
We'd just be dead chuffed to appear on your site... To our knowledge,
this is the first time a Discworld play is translated and performed in
Catalan."
When: 9th and 10th May 2015 (additional date in October TBA)
Venue: L'Espiga de Les Corts, Joan Gamper, 30, Barcelona (phone 93. 419.
44. 20)
Time: 6.30pm all performances
Tickets:
http://www.espigadelescorts.cat/ca/
5.2 NEW: MORT IN MANCHESTER (MAY)
The Didsbury Players will present their production of Mort next month in
Didsbury.
When: 8th & 9th May 2015
Venue: East Didsbury Methodist Church, Parrs Wood Rd, East Didsbury M20 5QQ
Time: 8pm (doors open 7.30pm)
Tickets: £7 adults, £5 concessions. To buy online, go to
www.didsburyplayers.co.uk/tickets
www.didsburyplayers.co.uk
5.3 NEW: WYRD SISTERS IN HAMPSHIRE (MAY)
The Phoenix Players will present their production of Wyrd Sisters next
month.
When: Fri15, Sat 16 Fri 22, Sat 23
Venue: Phoenix Arts Centre, Station Road, Bordon, Hants GU35 OLR
Time: 7.30pm all performances
Tickets: £9, (Concessions/members £8)
Call 01420 472664 or email: info at phoenixarts.co.uk
Or to buy online, go to:
https://kiosk.iristickets.co.uk/k?v=thephoenixtheatre
http://www.phoenixarts.co.uk/phoenix-players-wyrd-sisters
5.4 UPDATE: WYRD SISTERS IN EYNSFORD, KENT (MAY)
Riverside Players proudly present a new interpretation of Wyrd Sisters.
Stephen Briggs' play has been specially adapted for this amateur
production by the director, Rob Tizzard.
"This Production marks another first for Riverside Players, in the use
of full stage background projection. An original musical accompaniment
will be performed by a live band. A wondrous cast who relish bringing
the many colourful characters to life. You may even spot the odd cat or
orangutan, both beloved by the author. So please join us to celebrate
the life of the great writer, with a couple of hours of comedic fun for
all. We look forward to seeing you so book now as there will only be six
performances of this show."
There will be collections for the RICE Centre during the shows.
When: 8th, 9th, 15th & 16th May 2015
Venue: Eynsford Village Hall, High Street, Eynsford, Kent DA4 0AA
Time: Friday 8th & 15th, 7.45pm; Saturday 9th & 16th, 3pm & 7.45pm
Tickets: Adult £11, Concessions £9 (under 16s, over 60s and students
with NUS card), Family £35 (2 adults and 2 concessions); Group Discount:
buy 10 tickets, get one of them free! Applies to Adult and Concession
tickets only. Discount will be applied at payment stage.
There is a Discount Code for buying advance tickets: 'ESME15' until 23rd
April 2015
5.5 REMINDER: SMALL GODS IN ADELAIDE, FOURECKS (MAY)
Unseen Theatre brings their production of Small Gods to the Adelaide
stage next month:
"Although this production was planned quite some time before Terry's
passing, some may see it as fate, others as simply co-incidence, that we
decided on this particular one of his works that is concerned with
theological and philosophical issues. Whatever your beliefs, we hope
that it is a fitting tribute to him. Small Gods has all the usual
comedy, action, and drama that we have come to expect from one of the
most insightful minds of our era. It will also make you think
about....well...everything, long after you have left the theatre!
"RIP Sir Terry. We hope you are giving our favourite character a good
run for his money! We at Unseen Theatre Company will be sure to keep
your work alive on stage."
When: Preview Fri. May 15. Opening Night Sat. May 16. Season continues
Wed to Sat until May 30.
Venue: Bakehouse Theatre, 255 Angas Street, Adelaide
Time: All shows at 8pm
Tickets: Adults $20; Concession $18; TREv $16; Groups (10+) $16; Preview
all tickets $15; Companion Card accepted.
To book online, go to: www.bakehousetheatre.com
Tickets can also be purchased at the door on the night (subject to
availability).
http://unseen.com.au/
5.6 REVIEW: WYRD SISTERS IN CHELMSFORD
By Michael Gray
"This must be one of the most theatrical of the Discworld canon, with
its delicious mix of Shakespeare and pantomime.
So a fitting choice for CTW, in what has become a tribute to Pratchett,
who died as rehearsals were beginning... CTW's production, directed by
Mark Preston and Sally Ransom, deploys its best lighting effect right at
the start, on the blasted heath – the soundscape here, and elsewhere,
very effective. The set is open and flexible, with fold-out detail for,
amongst other things, the copper for Iain Holding-Sutton's foul fiend..."
http://michaelgray.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/wyrd-sisters.html
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06) DISCWORLD ARTS AND CRAFTS NEWS
From the Discworld Emporium, the Cunning Artificers' latest goodies...
"Millennium Hand and Shrimp! Terry Pratchett was a master of the English
Language, responsible for some of the most poignant and moving phrases
known to literature, but sometimes, nothing is more eloquent than a
hearty 'Buggrit...' our Official Discworld T-shirt features the
unmistakeable catchphrase of Canting Crew favourite Foul Ole Ron.
Distinctive odour not included. This supersoft graphic tee features a
typographic design screen printed onto 100% ringspun cotton in indigo.
Tailored style for a flattering fit with double-stitched seams. Please
check your size carefully before ordering!"
Priced at £15.00, the Millennium Hand and Shrimp tee is available in the
following girths:
Small: 36" chest, Medium: 40" chest, Large: 44" chest, X Large: 48"
chest, XX Large: 50" Chest
For more info, and to order, go to: http://bit.ly/1dn2GCO
"Treat yourself to a sausage-inna-bun or two with an authentic bag of
five half-dollars from the streets and pockets of Discworld's mercantile
metropolis. Featuring the profile of Ankh-Morpork's esteemed tyrant Lord
Havelock Vetinari, with Morporkia on the flip side, each coin has been
hand-cast and individually worked to achieve a suitably distressed
appearance with an antique patina. Now with a new-look bag from the
Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork! Lead-free petwer, each coin has a diameter
or 29mm."
Priced at £10.00, the Ankh-Morpork Half-dollars bag is now in stock. For
more info, and to order, go to:
http://bit.ly/1J614Y7
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07) DISCWORLD CONVENTION NEWS
7.1 NADWCON AT SASQUAN UPDATES
From NADWcon's chief Seamstress, Denise Connell:
"There is a lot of work going on behind the scenes regarding Discworld
programing and events for Sasquan / Worldcon 2015 but much of it is a
surprise, at least for now. But here is what I can tell you:
"Sasquan is making ribbons for DW fans to wear on their badges so they
can find one another. These will be purple and will say, 'Ook'.
(Traditionally, the Seamstress Guild makes up their own ribbons which
have their motto: Nil Volupti sine lucre. The guild will give these out
at the parties they're hosting at Sasquan.) In addition to all the great
experiences offered by a Worldcon, Sasquan will be hosting Discworld
programming, events, a Discworld exhibit, guild meetups, and our
fabulous Seamstress Guild parties... One of the Guests of Honor for
Sasquan is David Gerrold, who is also a Terry Pratchett fan. Mr Gerrold
has recently started an informal group called Just Us. These are
Discworld fans who perform random acts of kindness at conventions and
other events. We'll have more on this movement and what it might mean at
Sasquan next month. We hope to see you there."
http://bit.ly/1GpTUO6
7.2 NULLUS ANXIETAS V UPDATES
Already planning the next one (Nullus VI in 2017)...
https://twitter.com/NullusAnxietasV/status/588482911554379776
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08) DISCWORLD MEETING GROUPS: UPDATES AND REMINDERS
Canberra, Australia has a new Discworld fan group, Drumknott's
Irregulars! "We are a newly established Terry Pratchett & Discworld
social group in Canberra called Drumknott's Irregulars. The group is
open to all, people from interstate and overseas are welcome, and our
events will not be heavily themed. Come along to dinner for a chat and
good company. We welcome people all all fandoms (and none) and we would
love to see you at one of our events, even if you're just passing
through. Please contact us via Facebook
(_https://www.facebook.com/groups/824987924250161/_) or Google Groups
(_https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/drumknotts-irregulars_) or
join us at our next event."
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The Broken Drummers, "London's Premier Unofficially Official Discworld
Group" (motto "Nil percussio est"), meets next on Monday 4th May 2015.
For more information, go to http://brokendrummers.org/ or email
BrokenDrummers at gmail.com or nicholls.helen at yahoo.co.uk
*
The Pratchett Partisans are a fan group who meet monthly at either
Brisbane or Indooroopilly to "eat, drink and chat about all things
Pratchett". For more info about their next meetup, go to
www.meetup.com/Pratchett-Partisans/ or contact Ula directly at
uwilmott at yahoo.com.au
*
The City of Small Gods is a group for fans in Adelaide and South
Australia. For more information on their upcoming activities, go to
www.cityofsmallgods.org.au
*
The Broken Vectis Drummers meet next on Thursday 7th May from 7.30pm at
The Castle pub in Newport, Isle of Wight.
For more info and any queries, contact broken_vectis_drummers at yahoo.co.uk
*
The Wincanton Omnian Temperance Society (WOTS) next meets on Friday 1st
May 2015 (probably) at Wincanton's famous Bear Inn from 7pm onwards.
"Visitors and drop-ins are always welcome!"
*
The Northern Institute of the Ankh-Morpork and District Society of
Flatalists, a Pratchett fangroup, has been meeting on a regular basis
since 2005 but is now looking to take in some new blood (presumably not
in the non-reformed Uberwald manner). The Flatalists normally meet at
The Narrowboat Pub in Victoria Street, Skipton, North Yorkshire, to
discuss "all things Pratchett" as well as having quizzes and raffles.
Details of future meetings are posted on the Events section of the
Discworld Stamps forum:
http://www.discworldstamps.co.uk/forum/
*
Sydney Drummers (formerly Drummers Downunder) meet next on Monday 4th
May 2015 at 6.30pm (probably) in Sydney at 3 Wise Monkeys, 555 George
Street, Sydney,2000.
For more information, contact Sue (aka Granny Weatherwax):
kenworthys at yahoo.co.uk
*
The Treacle Mining Corporation, formerly known as Perth Drummers, meets
next on Monday 4th May 2015 (probably) from 5.30pm at Carpe Cafe, 526
Murray Street, Perth, Western Australia.
For details follow Perth Drummers on Twitter @Perth_Drummers or join
their Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Perth.Drummers/
– or message Alexandra Ware directly at <alexandra.ware at gmail.com>
*
Western Drummers, also based in Sydney, next meet on Tuesday, 21st April
at The Rowers, Nepean Rowing Club, Bruce Neal Drive, Penrith, New South
Wales (6.30-7.30pm for food, 7.30pm for games, quizzes and chat).
For more information, contact Nanny Ogg – lewis_oz at bigpond.com – or
visit their Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/westerndrummers
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09) ALZHEIMER'S NEWS
Since, after all, keeping the subject going was most of the point of Sir
Pterry's activism...
9.1 PTERRY'S DONATION: WHERE THE MONEY WENT
Louise Serpell, Professor of Biochemistry at University of Sussex, write
of how Sir Pterry's huge donation to Alzheimer's research has been used:
"Around the time of Pratchett's diagnosis there was a change in the
attitudes towards Alzheimer's. People really began to discuss both how
it felt to be suffering from and caring for someone with the disease.
Along with this came awareness of the desperate need for more research
funding to understand the disease better. Pratchett spoke openly about
his symptoms and how they affected his life. He not only contributed
himself, but also called for increased funding by governments and
science funding agencies.
"In 2008, we applied for funding from Alzheimer's Research UK and were
delighted to be funded to research the mechanisms that lead to the
development of Alzheimer's disease. We later learned that the funding
had been made possible by Pratchett's donation. We used the money to
bring together an international research group to focus our research to
understand how one of the proteins involved with Alzheimer's
(Amyloid-beta) interacts with the membranes which surround cells.
Pratchett's funding allowed us to recruit a number of young scientists
to work on this difficult problem, bringing new expertise to the
projects. These were exciting times; we worked hard with our
collaborators and were able to show that different structures of
Amyloid-beta were responsible for the effects on the brain tissues in
Alzheimer's disease. Films and books show scientific research as an
individual pursuit characterised by sudden 'aha!' moments. But it
actually tends to consist of slow and painstaking work by many
scientists working together making small steps towards better
understanding... The funding made possible by Pratchett's donation
shaped our work and, seven years on, has resulted in further successful
funding from government grants and other charities. Without his generous
contribution, we would not be at the stage that we are now.
"It was not just this direct funding that produced so much change. His
fervent and determined campaigning initiated change far and wide. He
backed the Alzheimer's society Dementia Friends campaign, famously being
photographed holding a sign saying: IT'S POSSIBLE TO LIVE WELL WITH
DEMENTIA AND WRITE BESTSELLERS LIKE WOT I DO... Pratchett's incredibly
important legacy was to highlight the need for Alzheimer's research
funding. This resulted in increased backing to charities such as the
Alzheimer's Society and Alzheimer's Research UK which inevitably allow
more researchers to search for the cause and the cure. His efforts also
led to serious political changes, bringing dementia into the focus of UK
and international governments. Indeed, the G8 promised to aim to develop
a treatment or cure by 2025.
"So, as we mourn the death of Terry Pratchett as a much-loved writer, we
should consider his wider legacy. In the shock of his diagnosis eight
years ago, he could have retreated and kept his illness a secret, but
instead he chose to go public and lend his voice to an important
campaign. He worked tirelessly to raise the need for increased funding
for Alzheimer's disease research and he highlighted the fact that
dementia can strike anyone..."
http://bit.ly/1wViOUy
9.2 ALZHEIMER'S PREVENTION AWARENESS
An article on prevention awareness in The Guardian:
"One in six people over 80 have the condition, with impaired cognitive
function (usually memory loss) and at least one other significant
problem with language, spatial awareness or function. Treatments exist,
but they often have little or no effect and, despite reports last week
that US researchers have found a possible cause, there is still no cure.
So the holy grail is prevention... The process of dementia may start
15-20 years before clinical symptoms become apparent. A study by Finnish
researchers attempted to find out if there is a window of opportunity to
intervene in people at increased risk of dementia because they have
vascular risk factors (diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol
or existing heart disease or stroke) and unhealthy lifestyle factors.
The study enrolled 2,654 people at risk, but not yet showing signs of
dementia. Over two years, one group was offered nutritional advice,
exercise, cognitive training and social activity, as well as management
of vascular risk factors. Initial results are promising, with better
cognitive functioning among those offered intervention than in the
control group... Smoking makes no sense if you want to avoid dementia:
smokers have a 45% higher risk of developing all types of dementia than
non-smokers. And the more you smoke, the greater the risk. But if you
quit, your risk starts to return to that of a non-smoker as soon as you
give up...
http://bit.ly/1F5IzUv
9.3 HOSPITALS, DEMENTIA AND HEALTH
June Andrews, Professor of Dementia Studies at University of Stirling,
writes about why hospitals are dangerous for people with dementia – and
why it's up to families to help:
"Your local hospital might be prepared to welcome people with dementia
but you can't be sure. Its management would be wise to do so, as up to
50% of patients, on top of their illness or injury, may be elderly and
frail and affected by either dementia or delirium. Delirium is a
reversible state of confusion caused by stress and infection. If staff
work to reduce delirium, it almost certainly also helps reduce problems
associated with dementia... But if old people with dementia can stay out
of hospital, it's much better. Of course, some things can't be managed
outside a hospital but for many, getting admitted is the top of a
slippery slope. They may have been managing perfectly well at home, but
during their hospital stay things happen that mean they never go home
again. Dementia patients are twice as likely to suffer preventable
complications such as pressure ulcers and pneumonia in hospital.
Patients with dementia and a fractured hip tend not to be given as much
pain relief as other patients with fractured hip. Uncontrolled pain in
dementia gives rise to delirium that is often undiagnosed and untreated
in hospitals. As a result, half of these patients who develop delirium
die in six months. Patients with dementia may get missed by accident at
mealtimes and have problems eating and drinking which are made worse in
hospital. Some hospitals provide guidance but bad stories are more common...
"Logically families should take more responsibility for care of elderly
relatives while in a hospital. Be there to help them eat, and to help
them with washing, keeping them company and making sure that they
swallow their medication. But hospital staff resist it. For political
reasons the NHS has difficulty accepting a situation like this for fear
of accusations that the system is failing. Just recommending help from
families has in the past been misrepresented in the media or by
politicians as an attack on the NHS. This is because we have been led to
believe an unreal fantasy of what hospitals can do..."
http://bit.ly/18xVUHz
9.4 FUNDRAISING HUMOUR ANTHOLOGY WANTS YOU!
Also very much Alzheimer's related – authors and Pratchett fans Sorin
Suciu and Laura May are seeking submissions for a new anthology of
Pratchett-inspired short humour pieces:
"In memory of Sir Terry Pratchett, we are putting together an anthology
of short stories to raise money for one of his favourite charities. If
you are an author (or suspect you have the makings of one!) and are one
of the millions of readers out there who has been touched in some way by
the writings of Sir Terry, then read on. We have reached out to
Alzheimer’s Research UK, offering to put together a fan tribute
anthology on the theme of Memory. The book will be dedicated to Sir
Terry Pratchett, with all proceedings going to the charity. They were
thrilled and have offered their support."
The story should be between 3,000 and 8,000 words, should follow the
theme of Memory, and can be in any genre, although, as the organisers
say, "Humorous writing is preferred, given the nature of Sir Terry’s work".
Initial submissions should consist of a brief author biography, a short
synopsis (no more than two lines) of the subject of the story, and a
writing sample of "up to 500 words of your original published or
unpublished work." All profits from the actual publication will go
"towards Alzheimer’s Research UK", they say.
For full details, go to:
http://www.explaura.net/the-book/call-for-submissions/
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10) ROUNDWORLD TALES: THE COPPER EVERYONE LOVED
PC Andy Hocking, a Watchman, er, policeman in the Cornish town of
Falmouth, died suddenly while off duty last month. PC Hocking was so
well-loved and respected in the community that more than 6,000 people
lined the streets to pay their respects. Does that call to mind someone
in a more fictional world? Why yes, it does:
"Local traders said there had been an "unprecedented outpouring of
grief" from all corners of the community for the 52-year old, who had
policed the area for 23 years. 'Back and forth through the streets he
would go – people liked to see a presence in the street and they liked
to see a familiar face – they treated him like a friend, and he treated
them like friends,' his wife Sally told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme...
Mrs Hocking outlined how 'he had the right ingredients for the job – he
was very fair with people, he was very engaging, he was interested and
he would always listen – but he was also an interesting character
himself'. The legacy of PC Hocking's character is evident throughout the
town. Pictures of him hang on the wall of his favourite pub,
taxi-drivers talk fondly of him, artists have captured his winning smile
in photographs and drawings. One distinct caricature appeared on his
wife's doorstep shortly after his death and now hangs proudly in her
dining room alongside the numerous awards and commendations he received
over the course of his career. Everyone who stops to talk about PC
Hocking nods along with certainty when asked the question: 'Did you
trust him?'..."
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-32401906
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11) AROUND THE BLOGOSPHERE
Just a small sampling for now...
This is the effect Nation had on blogger The Manila Reader:
"To be honest, I didn't know what to expect when I got my hands on
Nation a few days ago except that avid fans of Discworld highly
recommend I read it FAST and read it NOW. Well now, Discworld, that's a
body of work that would put the Holy Bible to shame for it's sheer moral
purpose and ambition. It's also funnier, if maybe slightly more absurd
than desert people worshiping a sky god who's morality and purpose in
turn could only be described as suspicious.
Nation is also highly recommended by its author and claims it to be the
best he'd ever written. Now that is a claim I'm not just going to
accept. I mean, has he read Night Watch? So I came to Nation with all
the baggage of Discworld on my back (har har, snigger snigger!)... The
book was described as a coming of age story. But it is a grim and tragic
coming of age story that is seldom seen in the YA genre...
I'd like to think that Terry Pratchett late in his career still [had] an
ambition to change the world with a more urgent message. But if there is
a commonality in both Discworld and Nation, it is the anger that cannot
be quelled, the anger of Sam Vimes, Granny Weatherwax and from what I
heard, even Tiffany Aching, and now even Mau, anger at the things that
makes us suffer. An anger directed at the gods, and the world, at
injustice, and most of all, at being helpless in the face of death. I
still don't understand why they let it sit on the YA shelfs when adults
should be the one reading this...
http://bit.ly/1DZjidD
Sophie Cleverly aka hapfairy tells how Thief of Time changed her life:
"I was eleven years old, and wandering the school hall for that
miraculous event known in the school calendar as the Book Fair. There
were endless things to choose from... there was also a book there that I
didn’t recognise, and it stood out immediately. I picked it up. It was
garish purple and orange, with shiny gold writing. And then there was
the illustration – a nightmare vision of the apocalypse. Giant,
spinning, smoking stone pillars. People in yellow robes. Death. A tiny
skeletal rat with a scythe. It was the weirdest thing I’d ever seen, and
I wanted it. So I bought the book (or more likely, begged my mum to buy
it for me) and took it home. It was unlike anything I’d ever read
before. I don’t think I really understood a lot of what was going on,
but I got enough of it to know that I was in love... A lifelong
Pratchett fan was born the day I picked up Thief of Time in the school
hall...
If you’ve read other books in the series, you may be familiar with
Susan. She’s Death’s granddaughter, the child of his adopted daughter,
and as such she has inherited some of his powers (genetics are a strange
business on the Disc) – stopping time, walking through walls,
controlling people’s thoughts. Death tasks her with saving the world, a
task she reluctantly takes on, aided (or more accurately, annoyed) by
Quoth the Raven and Death of Rats. Oh, and she’s also a primary school
teacher. This was the aspect of the book that I’ve always loved. I was
never sure whether I wanted Susan to be my teacher or if I just wanted
to be her. Her philosophy really spoke to me, both as a child and an
adult. She’s a bit like a cross between Wednesday Addams and Miss
Frizzle from The Magic School Bus. She transports her students to
far-off lands without ever leaving the classroom, introduces them to
Death’s horse and even has lectures from visiting retired bogeymen...
"This is an utterly brilliant book, and yet, strangely, it isn’t even in
my top 10 Pratchett books. When you’re talking about this man, brilliant
isn’t the limit. The limit is exceptional... without Thief of Time, I
wouldn’t have discovered Terry Pratchett. And without Terry Pratchett, I
wouldn’t have spent a good deal of my life buying, collecting and
reading more than eighty (sorry, Rincewind) books by the same man. I
wouldn’t have gone to Discworld conventions and met a ton of wonderful,
bonkers people. I wouldn’t have laughed my way through Good Omens and
cried at the simple, joyful beauty of a reunion in Monstrous Regiment. I
wouldn’t have my favourite book of all time, A Hat Full of Sky. I
wouldn’t have discovered the true love of writing, a love that led to my
first book being published by HarperCollins this year. I wouldn’t have
learned so much about humanity, about myself. I wouldn’t be the person I
am today..."
http://hapfairy.tumblr.com/post/116017430400/how-thief-of-time-changed-my-life
Childledchaos also felt the Pratchett presence across many years:
"I was 16 when I read my first Discworld novel. It was such a notable
experience that I wrote it in my diary at the time, and have kept that
diary for 23 years... I suppose I shouldn’t say Terry Pratchett had a
huge impact on my life, I should say that his novels (especially
Discworld) have. But his genius shines through the words in novel after
novel and it’s a huge loss to the world that he died far too soon. Sixty
six years wasn’t long enough..."
http://childledchaos.me.uk/2015/04/19/remembering-terry-pratchett/
The blogger known as Pratchett Job offers a marvellously articulate and
thorough review/analysis of Thief of Time:
"A clear head is needed to deal with a book that is part philosophical
tract, part kung-fu epic (there are a few nods to The Matrix in the
novel, a film released a few years before this book’s publication), part
apocalyptic pageturner, part paean to chocolate and part subtle love
story. I have chuckled to myself when I have tried to summarise
Pratchett’s plots because they seem utterly barmy in the black and white
of a computer document but make utter sense on the page. Thief of Time
is no different. The world is set to end next Wednesday. The Auditors of
Reality, the brilliantly cosmic and evil accountants of life, are
planning to freeze time and make life more predictable and easier to
explain... I feel Thief of Time is about what it means to be human. You
could argue that is the role of all fiction – to bring us out of
ourselves and experience other people, other ways of living – and it is
something this novel does very well.
The story is populated by seemingly incomplete and isolated characters.
First there is Susan, a human but insanely powerful, who leads a lonely
life as a schoolteaching spinster, whose only enjoyment outside of
outwitting her peers (Susan would never view them as such) is chocolate,
so long as it is without nougat. As you saw above, Pratchett is juggling
a lot of complex plots in this novel but does a great job sketching out
Susan’s solitary existence... Lu Tze’s everyday cliche philosophy – with
such homespun pieces of advice as “You’ve got to walk before you can
run” – hides an interesting longrunning argument through the novel, that
of form dictating content. Lu Tze talks of water and a jug and how when
water enters a jug, its shape has changed. By forcing Myriad to
physically *be* human, she learns what it actually means to do so... We
are in familiar Pratchett territory here, where it is experience, it is
relationships, it is emotion and everything that comes with it that
makes us human. It works better here than in any other Pratchett novel
because he has built a cast of diverse characters that experience a
similar thing. Susan has no friends, no life and is living on autopilot.
Myriad has no idea what is going on. Lobsang can’t find his place in the
world and Jeremy realises his place is shut away. Their character arcs
progress in different ways but the craft of the book means no-one is
ignored or left behind. The readers see the invisible lines between the
humans, the near-humans, the undead and the Auditors. You can see how
logically one could become another..."
http://bit.ly/1JJ1O5z
Blogger Tealin agrees with the sentiments of last issue's editorial, it
seems:
"It is, of course, a pity that he of all people was struck by a
degenerative brain disease relatively early in life. For that matter it
is a pity that he didn't live to 120 with all his faculties intact, but
that's hardly something we can all expect. What we can all expect is
that someday, sooner or later, we will die; when that day comes, we will
be very lucky if we can look back as he could on a life so well lived.
He was incredibly prolific, hugely popular and successful in his
lifetime, maintained creative control and the highest standards of
storytelling, touched millions of people, administered new ideas and old
ideas with a spoonful of sugar, and used his powers for good. He saw the
foibles of mankind starkly and still managed to be a humanist; Neil
Gaiman talked about his anger but what impressed me most was his hope
(that greatest of all treasures). It's just possible that by releasing
his imagination into the world, a small percentage of people will be
changed by and live up to that hope, and pass it on, incrementally
bettering the human condition. It's hard to imagine a more gratifying
legacy than that.
"We've had seven years to prepare for this day. He had seven years to
prepare for it, too, and didn't waste a single one of them, adding
advocacy to his writing regimen and no doubt putting his affairs well in
order. That's a mercy, too; imagine if he'd had a heart attack in 2007
instead of an Alzheimer's diagnosis. And in the end he got to go at
home, with family, and his cat, having seen a positively glorious first
weekend of spring, rather than clinically in a foreign land as he was
planning to do. We have lost a bright light, it's true. The world is a
poorer place than it was a week ago. But it's an infinitely richer place
than it was thirty years ago, thanks to him, and I'm more grateful for
those thirty years than sad at the light burning out..."
http://tealin.dreamwidth.org/477652.html
...and for those of you who want a themed blog list, check out the
"Terry Pratchett Blog Tour", which started on the 9th of April and is
still ongoing:
"Today marks the beginning of a blog tour like no other. Authors,
vloggers and bloggers stand united as they bid farewell to one of the
greatest writers of this century.We say goodbye the only way we know how
– by sharing our love of Terry Pratchett’s books across the internet.
Everyone involved desperately wanted to be part of this tour and I
truly believe we have created a fitting send off for such an influential
writer..."
http://www.serendipityreviews.co.uk/2015/04/the-terry-pratchett-blog-tour.html
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12) IMAGES OF THE MONTH
Fantastic painting of The Author by comics artist Leeahd Goldberg.
Heartily approved by Rhianna Pratchett:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CCxmb4UUgAAiQY5.jpg
More on London's Pratchett tribute wall:
Gallery: http://www.endoftheline.co/terry-pratchett-photo-appreciation/
Some artists have a muse. Paul Kidby has a minder! Here they are working
on his Discworld Baron piece:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDiMjiyWoAAbb8t.jpg
Discworld illustrator Marc Simonetti's beautiful Librarian tribute to
Sir Pterry's passing:
http://bit.ly/1OlbZUr
Nullus Anxietas V photos:
https://www.flickr.com/groups/na5/
How the "Mona Ogg" came to be painted – Paul Kidby's visualisation of a
young Leonard romancing a young Gytha:
http://bit.ly/1b5R7OZ
Illustrator Mark Barnes' amusing take on the mythical Pratchett versus
Rowling "rivalry":
http://bit.ly/1Dt87IS
The cover of TSoD4, now available in Quirmian:
http://bit.ly/1DkNQS8
A lovely tribute from abend86:
http://abend86.deviantart.com/art/Farewell-Sir-Terry-Pratchett-519883824
Two Twoflowers and a Rincewind:
http://bit.ly/1JJnBKg
...and some fine photos of Friday, the magnificent male orangutan who
was rescued from a danger area and released in a much safer one (see
item 3.6 above):
http://bit.ly/1yBkrI0 and http://bit.ly/1OQ3ldB
and also http://bit.ly/1yBkHqv
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13) CLOSE
A few bits to finish...
For his adaptation of "Monstrous Regiment", Lifeline Theatre's Chris
Hainsworth is among the nominees for the non-equity Joseph Jefferson
Awards (recognizing excellence in nonunion Chicago theatre). The 42nd
annual "Jeff Awards" ceremony will take place in Chicago on 8th June.
A reminder: do keep a regular eye on our mirror site/blog –
http://wossname.dreamwidth.org – for occasional between-issues updates.
Another reminder: remember the Reddit thread that started the GNU Terry
Pratchett movement, and the Sending Home tutorial? This is where they live:
http://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/2yt9j6/gnu_terry_pratchett/
http://www.gnuterrypratchett.com/
And the show goes on. See you next month, well in time for the Glorious
25th!
– Annie Mac
The mirror version of this issue can be viewed at
http://wossname.dreamwidth.org/12493.html
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