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Dec. 10th, 2020
Tales of the Tribe
Dec. 10th, 2020 06:43 amWhile 2020 has been a donald trump of a year in general, there have been a few lights in the darkness, and fanzine fandom, the subculture that probably saved my life, has produced two of them.
Fanzines were the internet before the internet, a way to have human interaction and discussion and sharing without having to go out in crowds. One of the best was Outworlds, which I discovered 45 years ago and eagerly joined in on. Now there is Outworlds 71, a giant last issue and retrospective. I am happy and proud to be a small part of it.
Fanzine fandom was never sure if it should be about science fiction or about itself. Fortunately, we had David Langford, who could write magnificently about both. Beachcombing is a collection of Dave at his best.
Fanzines were the internet before the internet, a way to have human interaction and discussion and sharing without having to go out in crowds. One of the best was Outworlds, which I discovered 45 years ago and eagerly joined in on. Now there is Outworlds 71, a giant last issue and retrospective. I am happy and proud to be a small part of it.
Fanzine fandom was never sure if it should be about science fiction or about itself. Fortunately, we had David Langford, who could write magnificently about both. Beachcombing is a collection of Dave at his best.