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Shoot for the Stars; Maybe You’ll Accidentally Land on the Moon

Sarah Finnigan

Between IX and the end of the year, I assess how I’ve been doing my work, and I reconsider what next year will look like.  What can I do differently? Where am I hindering myself? What have I jotted down on notes to save for later, but forgotten? In preparation for 2026, one of these things I’m contemplating is my threshold for what deserves to be made.   “Shoot for the moon; even if you…

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Icons of the Fantastic

Arnie Fenner

December 1, 2025 - My shelves groan and bow and creak with our collection of art books and artist biographies; by this point in my life probably the last thing I need is another—and yet ... I didn't hesitate for a moment to get a copy of Icons of the Fantastic: Illustrations of Imaginative Literature from the Korshak Collection. I couldn't help myself. Because it's really not your typical f&sf art book, not by a long shot. Above: "The Mock Turtle (Alice's Adventures in Wonderland)" by Arthur Rackham. Carefully compiled, organized, and edited by Amanda T. Zehnder and David M. Brinley, there are numerous pages of beautiful and amazing art by a wide variety of artists, but it doesn't attempt to be a comprehensive history of the field and its participants: it's not claiming to be the "best of…

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