Timeless Tales, a fairly-new digital zine of fables and classic myths retold with a special spin, has opened for submissions to the seventh issue. The theme is “The Snow Queen”–fiction retellings based on the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
The editor is open to stories with elements of sci-fi, fantasy, mythology, a blend of genres, etc.
Lego has made some pretty awesome toys in the past. We’ve seen female scientists, dinosaurs, and even an adorable replica of the Mars Curiosity Rover.
But now a new Lego Ideas proposal wants to turn some of NASA’s most famous female scientists into a range of awesome figurines, and we’re kinda freaking out over here.
Lego Ideas is an initiative where the public can submit and vote on future toy ranges, and the ones with the most support usually end up going into production.
That’s how some of their earlier sciencey toys have been funded in the past, and now we’re less than 1,000 votes away from getting Lego to consider making the ‘Women of NASA’ range a reality, too - Lego picks from the proposals that hit 10,000 votes from the public, but the more votes, the better.
The set was created by Maia Weinstock, the deputy editor of MIT News, and it features five of our ultimate role models in life: Margaret Hamilton, Katherine Johnson, Sally Ride, Nancy Grace Roman, and Mae Jemison.
Vote here if you want Lego to make a women of NASA set. Currently they’re less than 50 votes away from their goal!
10,000 supporters - we did it! They say they’ll know by January if the set will be produced. WAHOO!
Electric Literature has re-opened submissions to Okey-Panky, the nonprofit organization’s weekly online zine of short, darkly comic, paradoxical, and speculative fiction, expositions, poetry, and graphic narrative. Every Monday the publisher posts a new short creative work.
Okey-Panky has two reading periods yearly, one of which is the month of August. The editors are currently reviewing fiction, poetry, and nonfiction texts of 1500 words or less, as well as graphic narratives.
He Shall Be My Squishy
Nautilus is a floating laboratory equipped with specialized cameras used for peeking at the ocean floor. On the look out for corals, the research vessel happened upon a very unusual purple blob almost hidden within a crevice. Not moving much and seemingly attached to the coral, the scientists wonder what this creature could possibly be. As they watch, a large crab strolls in as if to remind them of his presence.
After many guesses of identity, the team decides to zoom in and use their deep sea vacuum to bring it in for investigation.
I’m seeing a purchase pattern! I love that you are buying all of the ladies of Washington so I figured I would package them together + save you some money! Buy the 4 ladies of Washington and save $3. It’s like getting one pattern for FREE!
I would love to see these up in every little girls bedroom, every office and every classroom in the country.
This series includes:
Michelle Obama
Hillary Clinton
Elizabeth Warren
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
You can buy them individually for $3 each OR you can get the whole set for $9
It’s a digital download so you can get started right now!
xo
Shannon
Anonymous asked:
You seem like an awfully nice person. I hope your day is extra nice to you, too. :)
Entry 453: Alpha Jem’Hadar
Home World: Many, throughout the Alpha Quadrant.
Occupation: New Jem’hadar race.
First Appearance: “One Little Ship” (DS9 1998)
Summary: During the height of the Dominion War in the Alpha Quadrant, a new breed of Jem’Hadar was created. Specifically designed for combat in the Alpha Quadrant, these new “Alpha Jem’Hadar” had a rivalry with the older Gamma Jem’Hadar, but it never got in the way of their loyalty to the Founders.
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