Tomorrow Speculative Fiction was a science fiction magazine edited by Algis Budrys (pictured), published in print and online in the US from 1992 to 1999. It was launched by Pulphouse Publishing, but cash flow problems led Budrys to buy the magazine after the first issue and publish it himself. There were 24 issues as a print magazine from 1993 to 1997, mostly on a bimonthly schedule. The magazine lost money, and in 1997 Budrys moved to online publishing, rebranding the magazine as tomorrowsf. Readership grew while the magazine was free on the web, but fell when Budrys began charging for subscriptions. In 1998 Budrys stopped acquiring new fiction, only publishing reprints of his own stories, and in 1999 he shut the magazine down. Tomorrow published many new writers, though few of them went on to successful careers. Well- known authors who appeared in the magazine included Gene Wolfe, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Harlan Ellison. Tomorrow was a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine in 1994 and 1995.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1968:
Apollo 7, the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_7
1987:
Sri Lankan Civil War: The Indian Peace Keeping Force began Operation Pawan to take control of Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers and enforce their disarmament as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Pawan
2002:
A bomb exploded in the Myyrmanni shopping center in Helsinki, Finland, (aftermath pictured) resulting in 7 deaths and 159 injuries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myyrmanni_bombing
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
Heinz 57: 1. (countable) A thing comprising parts from many different sources; a complete mix; a hodgepodge, a mishmash. 2. An animal (chiefly a dog) of mixed breed or uncertain origin; a mongrel, a mutt. 3. (sometimes derogatory) A person of mixed ethnic or racial ancestry. 4. (uncountable, poker) A variety of draw poker in which the five and seven playing cards are wild cards. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Heinz_57
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
We must know what we think and speak out, even at the risk of unpopularity. In the final analysis, a democratic government represents the sum total of the courage and the integrity of its individuals. It cannot be better than they are. … In the long run there is no more exhilarating experience than to determine one's position, state it bravely and then act boldly. --Eleanor Roosevelt https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt