Cynthia Dobson (1942-2026)

My mom, known to other folks as Cindy Dobson, died yesterday morning, April 15, managing to conflate both death and taxes in one bold move. She was 84. She spent a week in hospice after a serious stroke a week before. I was able to speak with her bri...

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Apr 16, 2026
Three SPSFC#5 Quarterfinalist reviews from Wick Welker

Here are three quarterfinalist reviews for full reads for Team 1.21 Gigawatts for the first round of SPSFC#5 by team judge Wick Welker. For more information about the team and our progress, please go to the team update page here. Who Nuked Silicon Va...

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Apr 08, 2026
Team 1.21 Gigawatts – Our SPSFC #5 Quarterfinalists

For more team updates, check out our team page here. The process We’ve completed our scouting round reads for all 25 of our books, and we’ve selected our quarterfinalists. In the scouting round, at least two judges read the opening of each book, usua...

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Mar 28, 2026
Team 1.21 Gigawatts – two more cuts for SPSFC#5

For more team updates, check out our team page here. The process The four of us on the team are continuing to work on our allotment of indie sci fi books. We cut our first ten books of our group of 25 entries a few weeks back, then seven more last we...

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Mar 28, 2026