25: Some of the Rocks Are Going to Be More Interesting Than Others

Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 9 a.m.

John has cats, Alison has a milkman, and Liz has a gecko.\nPlease email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and use #OctothorpeCast or tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media.\nPicocon is on 20 February 2021\nProgramme on Crowdcast\nSocial space (with games and pub quiz) on Discord\n\u201cPicocon 38 celebrates all things robot in Sci-Fi and Fantasy. This year the guests of honour are Jeff Somers, Dan Moren, SJ Kincaid and David Brian Johnson. Games will be starting at 11:00, with the first guest talk scheduled for 2pm.\u201d\n\nLetters of comment\nLetters: Bridget Bradshaw; Chris Garcia; Mark Plummer; Claire Brialey; Christina Lake\nTweets: Ang Rosin; DC; Duncan MacGregor\nNo Gecko Spray\nThe Weetabix and Beans Tweet\n\nBoskone\nJane Yolen\u2019s Skylark story\n\nEastercon have announced they\u2019re using a platform which is neither Discord nor Zoom\nThe YouTube video/podcast episode in which this was announced\nThe discussion on JOF about online convention platforms\n\nMusic credits\nOur theme music is Fanfare for Space by Kevin MacLeod, used under a CC BY 3.0 license\nDun Dun Dun Brass is by Orange Free Sounds, used under a CC BY NC 4.0 license\n\nHI CLAIRE