FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Scott: Is it coffee or ke’vefo? When you read sci-fi, do made-up words for food throw you off? Authors, do you use them? Why? Writers: This is a reader/writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer Scott: Readers: Do you like to eat or drink something while you read? Writers, what food or beverage fuels your writing? Writers: This is a reader/writer chat – you are welcome to share your own book/link, as long as it fits the chat, but please do so as part of a discussion about the topic. Chat on FacebookChat on MeWe
Such a turbulent, torrid passion I’ve had with food over the years. No, not always. Sometimes it’s been comforting. Sometimes it’s been all about comfort, distracting myself from fear or frustration. Those are the most dangerous moments when I eat, not really thinking about the food. I’m eating to avoid thinking about something else. I’m picky, too. There’s a lot of food I dislike while I overindulge in others. Cheese, chocolate, wine; many a time and often during 2020, I hid behind my favorite DVDs and BluRays with these. At other times, I forget to eat. When I’m so wrapped … Read more
J. Scott Coatsworth’s LGBTQ+ magical realism “circle of friends” book The River City Chronicles is out in audiobook format! And there’s a giveaway. Everyone in the River City has a secret, and sooner or later secrets always come out. A group of strangers meets at Ragazzi, an Italian restaurant, for a cooking lesson that will change them all. They quickly become intertwined in each other’s lives, and a bit of magic touches each of them. Meet Dave, the consultant who lost his partner; Matteo and Diego, the couple who runs the restaurant; recently widowed Carmelina; Marcos, a web designer getting too old … Read more
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Scott: What spec fic foods would you like to try? Have you ever tried to reproduce a meal you read about in a sci fi, fantasy, paranormal or horror book? Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat: FB: http://bit.ly/1MvPABVMeWe: http://bit.ly/2mjg8lf
Astronauts on the International Space Station will begin testing an innovative algae-powered bioreactor to assess its feasibility for future long-duration space missions. The algae-powered bioreactor, called the Photobioreactor, represents a major step toward creating a closed-loop life-support system, which could one day sustain astronauts without cargo resupply missions from Earth. This will be particularly important for future long-duration missions to the moon or Mars, which require more supplies than a spacecraft can carry, according to a statement from the German Aerospace Center (DLR). The Photobioreactor arrived at the space station Monday (May 6) on a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship. The … Read more
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFer Hank T. Cannon: Have you every read a fantasy etc where food descriptions are a significant part of the story and then tried to make the dish or an approximation? Check out: https://hobbitmeals.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/hobbit-recipes/ This is a legacy chat. Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
FOR READERS Today’s reader topic comes from QSFers Hank T Cannon and John Allenson: Have you every read a fantasy etc where food descriptions are a significant part of the story and then tried to make the dish or an approximation? For example: https://hobbitmeals.wordpress.com/2009/07/06/hobbit-recipes/ Writers: This is a reader chat – you are welcome to join it, but please do not reference your own works directly. Thanks! Join the chat
Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer MK Mancos: The importance of Food in setting your world It’s one of those little things that can make a big difference in setting the tone of your world. Are your aliens vegetarians? Do your super evolved humans on Beta Meta sample the local animal cuisine? So your shifters dine on rabbit without bothering to cook it first? How do you use food to help set the scene in your speculative fiction stories? Join the chat
