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“Hat Tip to the Masters” in the February Issue of Lightspeed Magazine

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I just received the February issue of Lightspeed Magazine,which contains my article, “Hat Tip to the Masters: Homage in Science Fiction” as an e-book exclusive. This was a fun article to write and I’m grateful it was included in Lightspeed. And as I said in the article, Barry Malzberg, Paul Weimer, and Mark Stackpole all provided valued input to the piece.

I tried to provide plenty of examples of homage in science fiction and fantasy from across its history. The truth is, in the space I was given, I could have done nothing but list examples. There are so many of them. I had to pick and choose and I think I picked some good ones.

If you are interested, you can find the article in this months e-book edition of Lightspeed.

30 years ago…

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I was going to save this for the exact date, but I will be on a cruise ship among the Greek islands. The picture is dated July 7, 1977. Click on the image to see a larger picture:

From our local newspaper in New Jersey. The caption reads: “Jamie Rubin, 5, is startled by the first trial explosion during the fireworks display last Saturday. After clapping his hands over his ears, he later gives way to a few frightened tears.”