An Appreciation of SCIFICTION

[coalescent]

Best. Tribute. Ever, courtesy of Dave Schwartz:

By my count there are 320+ stories archived at the site. I'm willing to bet that there are that many SF writers/critics/fans/what have you who have some sort of presence on the web. So I'm thinking, let's all of us write an appreciation of one of the stories.

It doesn't need to be something long -- it could be a few paragraphs, or it could be in-depth; it could be a critical analysis or just a reaction to the story. Just something that focuses on the fiction and shows how much impact the site has had. Remember, this is an appreciation. A celebration. Pick a story you love, or discover a new one by reading through the archives. Discover for yourself just what we're losing. Then let's give it the best sendoff possible.

It's that simple. Go to the site, pick a story, post a comment to let Dave know, write something about it. (Me, I've called dibs on 'New Light on the Drake Equation' by Ian R Macleod.)

Comments

[pigeonhed.livejournal.com]

That sounds interesting. May pick out Richard Paul Russo's The Dread & Fear Of Kings.

[sclerotic-rings.livejournal.com]

Considering that the shitheads at the Channel would rather polish off a dog crap buffet rather than admit that they're making a mistake (witness the incessant revisionist history about cancelling Farscape to make room for Tremors: The Series), tributes might make more of a difference than letters to Skiffy. It won't do a damn thing for the Cat Piss Men who flood Skiffy with demands for the return of Lexx, but the rest of us would realize what we're losing and give it a proper wake.