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Jim Stokes
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#ConstantReader Science Fiction & Fantasy. Board trustee (Spring Lake Public Library, VNA of NJ). USNA alumni. IBM retiree. Nosce te ipsum.
Love is in the (h)air
November 26, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Why don’t they make movies like this anymore?

wonderful … youtu.be/EpkL4eTIMmU?...
Tarry Dan Tarry Dan Scarey Old Spooky Man.(1978)
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November 26, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Daniel up next with another fantastic book review, on the stump for Mother Nature.

The Dying Earth by Jack Vance. 1950, cover artist not attributed. #booksky
November 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
getting organized for 2026
November 25, 2025 at 8:16 PM
My PB version was published by Penguin Science Fiction, 1966. Bought at a used book fair in London in 1999. I'm betting there's a reason, but have never been sure why the painting Endotete by Victor Brauner is pictured on front cover; some is research required I guess. #booksky
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase --- "ohhhhh, this is more fun than choking chickens!"
November 25, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The perfect unintentional book review.

The Doomsday Planet by Harl Vincent. 1968, the cover artist remains forever unknown. #booksky

"lub-dub, lub-dub" -- don't blame me if you pick this up to read and slide unwittingly into your own cosmic slumber around Ormin ...
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”

The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Oh boy.
November 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."

The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
The silence can be deafening.

The Listeners by Murray Leinster. 1971, cover artist not attributed. #booksky
November 24, 2025 at 8:56 PM
There is creativity and innovation in numbers

Taken from The IBM Poster Program by Finkel & Tillman.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Got a new site for all the CoxReads news: edco.coxreads.com. Lemme know what you think.
coxreads.com
Selling the Edmund "Edco" Cox Scientifiction book collection.
edco.coxreads.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
doesn't have any friends
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Where is that damn key?

Beyond the Vanishing Point by Ray Cummings. 1958, cover art by Valigursky. #booksky
November 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The hot fires of radiation and mutation will do that.

Re-Birth by John Wyndham. 1960, cover art by Richard Powers. #booksky
November 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
spotting her from across the field
November 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
How about this for your #fashionfriday consideration? Because every military/exploratory service org has uniform standards.

Star Fleet Technical Manual TM : 379260

c1975 by Franz Joseph Designs, 1st edition
November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Good day for a TOGTART w/ a buddy to York, PA (6 hr drive round trip). York Emporium has closed, opened under new name in a different bldg few blocks away. Grabbed this lot for under $100 (b'day $ saved from July) ... worth every penny.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Variations on a theme
November 21, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Another unintentional (and strangely compelling and delightful) book review.

The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. 1989, jacket design by Oksana Kushnir. #booksky
November 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
We can only wonder.
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 AM
If you see this post your getaway vehicle.
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Good day for a TOGTART w/ a buddy to York, PA (6 hr drive round trip). York Emporium has closed, opened under new name in a different bldg few blocks away. Grabbed this lot for under $100 (b'day $ saved from July) ... worth every penny.
November 21, 2025 at 1:06 AM