#Letters to the Editor

[oldshowbiz]

Everybody is Disgusting.

#bad reviews #letters to the editor #george carlin #diahann carroll #johnny carson #carol burnett

[zineobiology]

Welcome to the Zine O’Biology

A multi-fandom Star Trek Zine.

Do you have strong opinions on Vulcan fra’als, Cardassian tails, or how the heck Trill symbionts reproduce? We want to hear from you!

The Zine O’Biology is a fictional comparative xenobiology academic journal set in the Star Trek universe. If you’ve always wanted to wax eloquent for up to 3000 words about your theories on alien biology, welcome to your new home!

We want all your theories about all your favorite aliens! This is a friendly but competitive academic journal where the content of every paper is a little bit suspicious (is this paper based on rumor or fact? What is the methodology?) and some competing authors leave snarky comments on one another’s work. So just like a real academic journal, except ours features the Great Green Anthurium.

We welcome xenobiology articles on all Star Trek aliens from all series!

The final format will be a PDF that you can scroll at your leisure or print at home in order to have a physical copy of the Zine. (This way there is no money involved.)

--SEEKING SUBMISSIONS FOR--

Alien biology articles

Alien biology artwork

In-Universe advertisements

Letters to the editor

ALIEN BIOLOGY ARTICLES

How do Andorian genders work? Are Cardassians actually lizards? Why do Klingons have so many redundant organs? What’s the biological purpose of Bajoran nose ridges? What’s the best cement mix for emergency surgery on a Horta?

You’ve been pondering alien biology for years. This is your chance to infodump all your favorite theories to an eager audience of your fellow nerds!

Articles will be separated into two categories: reproductive biology or general biology. Yes, we also want all your theories on what every species is packing downstairs…and how they use it.

Journal articles should be fun and engaging, but also written in your interpretation of a pseudo-academic style, since this is a highly respected Federation xenobiology journal. If you want to keep things more lighthearted and less academic, check out the section on Letters to the Editor.

ALIEN BIOLOGY ARTWORK

If you have independent illustrations about alien biology we would love to see them! If you would like to provide illustrations for one of our journal articles, tell us what species you want to illustrate and we’ll do our best to match you up!

Art should be in a square, scaleable format, printable at high resolution at 4x4 inches.

JOURNAL ADVERTISEMENTS

Even in a post-need future, academic journals will need a little extra funding. Submit your ads for Ferengi Oomox Creme, Self Sealing Stem Bolts, Gently Used Federation Technology, and, of course, “reproductive aids.” The weirder the better! Have fun with it!

All art needs to be printable at high resolution

Ad Sizes:

1 column (vertical) 3.5 x 7

half page (horizontal) 8 x 5

banner (narrow horizontal) 8 x 2

in-text (square) 3.5 x 3.5 scaleable

in-text (half-square) 3.5 x 1.75

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Do you have a great idea, but it’s not enough to fill out a 3000 word article? Submit it as a “reaction” to a previous journal article. Feel free to lay into a mythical researcher who does NOT understand why their biological theory is wrong and yours is right!

Max length 800 words. Enjoy making these plenty frothy!

WE NEED SUB-EDITORS!

The creators of this Zine are all notorious Vulcan Fuckers. Since we want the Zine O’Biology to be open to all alien species, it is only logical that we seek your expertise.

We’re seeking fans from all over the Star Trek universe to spread the word that yes, it’s time for us to all come together in the spirit of explaining how our favorite aliens come together.

Sub-Editors will be in charge of helping us solicit articles and art for their specific race of aliens and editing those articles in order to fit into the Zine. If we don’t have a sub editor for a species, we’ll do our best, but the chapter on that species won’t be as good as it would be if folks with real fanon knowledge were involved.

WANT TO GET INVOLVED, BUT YOU’RE NOT A WRITER OR ARTIST?

WE NEED:

Graphic designers to help with Zine layout

Social media promoters

Alien art and article wranglers (ie: get your fannish friends involved!)

--HOW TO GET INVOLVED--

Fill out the Art or Writing Google Form letting us know your interests or reach out to the Editor in Chief at [email protected]

DEADLINES:

August 1, 2024: Last date for everyone seeking an art or writing partner to submit their request. We don’t guarantee you’ll be partnered up. It depends on how many people are interested and what aliens they want to draw/write.

August 18, 2024: Art/Writing partners notified. NOTE: it’s both fine and encouraged if you want to submit as a team from the start! This is for people who do not have a partner and would like us to find them one.

August 30, 2024: Final call for all journal authors, artists, and advertisers to let us know what species they’re working with, how many submissions they plan to send, and whether their submission will be general or reproductive biology.

October 20, 2024: All art, advertising, and journal submissions are due

We hope to have the Zine O’Biology ready for your enjoyment by New Year’s Eve 2024. We all have full time jobs and lives, so that date may change depending on the volume of submissions.

FAQ

What if my biological theories are totally different from another author’s?

Yes. Perfect. We love it.

We want to see everyone’s theories! Canon gave us scraps, but together we will make a meal! Expect to see many mutually contradictory articles. That’s part of the fun!

What about Smut?

Yes, we are accepting E rated submissions! The journal will be separated into two sections:

General Biology

Reproductive Biology

General Biology is everything but the genitals

Reproductive Biology should include actual descriptions of the mechanics and biology. Think of it as creating reference material for smut writers and artists.

#Star Trek #Zine #Multi-Fandom #Aliens #Alien Biology #Fake Ads #Letters to the Editor #Xenobiology #Fake Academic Journal #Fanfic #Fanart #Seeking Artists #Seeking Writers #Seeking Editors #Open to the public #Free Zine #Vulcans #Cardassians #Trill #Borg #Klingons #Bajorans #Romulans #Andorians #Tellerites #Star Trek TOS #star trek ds9 #star trek discovery #star trek snw #star trek voyager

[havendance]

Seen any good Helena fics?

So most of these are at least 10 years old and like a thousand words because that’s where I’ve been able to find fics that dig into her comics character rather than stuff where she’s one of like 15 different tagged characters or Birds of Prey movie fic.

Winter Dark by Runespoor

<1k, complete. An atmospheric little piece about Helena in the early winter of No Man’s Land. Has dark fairy tale vibes.

Holding the Line by Dragonbat

<1k, complete. A look into Helena’s mind during her final stand against the joker in No Man’s Land.

La Familia by wabbitseason

<1k, complete. A short piece about Helena as an outsider from the rest of Bats.

Answers Over Ice Cream by Dragonbat

1.2k, complete. Helena and Barbara discuss the new question over ice cream.

evolving slowly by favouriteyear

<1k, complete. A bite-sized introspective piece around the Batman reborn era.

Finally, some bonus fics:

some nights by CloudDreamer

2k, complete. You probably know this one already, but for anyone else reading this list. Huntress and Green Arrow do some target practice together late at night.

To overlook the circle vast by Teland

3.2k, complete. This one’s more focused on Tim, but Helena does have a solid part in it. Tim & Helena post-war games/Identity Crisis. 

The Prince Who Runs Through the Night by Havendance

2.5k, complete. Look, I’ve got to self-promote somehow. Helena&Talia in a Bruce Wayne Helena Bertinelli role swap. Also with bonus baby!Damian.

#helena bertinelli #huntress #fic recs #my fic rec lists #the cooler gotham antihero #letters to the editor #carthago delenda est #dc #bats + birds + affiliated

[thoughtportal]

Local politicians take notice when people take the time to speak up about important community issues like book bans.

That's why we need people like you to submit letters to the editors of your local papers to help us get the word out against book bans across the country. We made it easy with this tool!

You can submit our randomized pre-written letters to the editor, but it is always best if you write your own. Here are some prompts to help!

What books are you worried about your children losing access to?

Why is your community’s library important to you?

How do you see this book ban impacting your children’s education?

Why were the books being banned important to your upbringing/education?

What experiences are you afraid of children missing out on if this book ban goes into effect?

When you think about the libraries closing, what do you think the biggest loss to your community would be?

How do you feel your freedoms are being impacted by losing the ability to choose what your children can read?

What do you believe the place in history will be for communities that ban books?

Has losing access to books/Would losing access to books shape the way your children grow up thinking about democracy?

#call to action #collective action #letters to the editor #book bans #book banning #books and libraries #books and reading #books and literature

[lakelewisia]

Hello! I absolutely love your writing and world-building, and I was wondering how you feel about someone using some of your ideas in other works or as prompts (with credit)? For example, expanding on the idea of invisible ice mushroom ink in a different fantasy story. Thank you!

The long answer is, as Neil Gaiman has said, ideas come from everywhere, and they are the easy bit. If you want my permission to do all the work that comes after the idea, you have it.

What you have from me is three sentences, sketching out a silly little idea about mushrooms. [This idea, incidentally, was itself born out of the intersection of reading about mushrooms (some of which really can be made into ink) and rereading The Hobbit (which has a map with invisible bits on it) and taking walks around my land (where the first solid frosts of January are also when all the mushrooms start sprouting up).] That's the easy bit, plus a little bit of shuffling words around and chortling to myself as I shoehorn a few more commas into an unsuspecting and previously respectable sentence.

If you want to make more of a story out of that idea, you're going to have to do a lot more work. There will likely be several more than three sentences, and certainly a much higher casualty rate among commas. By the end of that, it will have been transmogrified into your own idea. And it will sneak into the mind of some other reader, who will think about it in ways you never imagined until it is something else again.

I couldn't stop my idea from wandering afield, even if I wanted to, which I don't. I'm quite pleased to know I've infected someone with my silly idea. That's what it's here for.

The short answer is, yes, that would be fine. Have fun.

#admin #letters to the editor #anonymous

[bunnyreaper]

LITERALLY HOWLING AND ROOROOROOING OVER THE SOAP FIC IM LITERALLY JUS RAHK FA KFKKEKK

might have to print and frame this ask for soul affirming reasons tysm!!! 😂🥺

(how I feel writing it tbh, and coming up with the ideas and just.... zhwww8jene wishing it was real)

#i should probably have a tag for asks since i see everyone having them ?? #bunny mail #or #letters to the editor #hmmm

[the-birth-of-art]

Bear sets the record straight. Again.

OP: Jesse Jarnow

#owsley stanley #old and in the way #record world #letters to the editor #bluegrass #jesse jarnow

[randomberlinchick]

I'd consider traveling to Bath, Somerset if I could buy Mr. Dorey a pint and listen to him talk all night . . . His assessment applies to a lot of places, but having lived there I find it particularly distressing to see all of this play out the way it's currently playing out in the UK. . . .

The link to the letter is here.

#the guardian #letters to the editor #distraction politics #uk #tories

[mahounomanga]

Hello! may I ask which manga are in the banner? I recognize Kurumi-tic Miracle, Nico in Fairyland, Cinderella Knight, and Mako ni Omakase but not the other two. also patiently waiting for the return of posts 💕

First of all, props to you for recognizing the ones you did. I didn't know other people knew about Nico in Fairyland! Yippee!!

Top right is Angel Lip. I've only read a couple of chapters, and I'm still on the fence as to whether I'd count it as a magical girl manga, but it's by Kiyoko Arai, who also created one of my favorite underrated magical girl series: Ask Dr. Rin. (She also did the manga for a couple of the Pierrot girls.)

Bottom right is Kiss kara Hajimaru Majo no Sensou. I actually haven't read it yet but the artwork is so pretty!

And thank you so much for your patience! Life is... a bit hectic right now, but I'm hoping I can resume posting in January. I really appreciate everyone's support! ✨

#letters to the editor #mooniehilton

[operacomments]

Gasp why are people so savage to Peter Mattei?!

great question – they fear his superior height.

#submission #peter mattei #opera #letters to the editor #people mad at mattei

[oldshowbiz]

December 1961.

#barry goldwater #america #historical context #letters to the editor #john birch society #think tank #heritage foundation #herblock #comics #history of political comedy

[zineobiology]

Prompts, prompts, and more prompts!

Hello everyone! We have decided to throw some prompts out there from people who may not be able to participate (or are already participating), but had amazing ideas!

The First: Consider dehydration levels and their impact on the Vulcans self lubrication system. Their bodies are designed to conserve moisture and yet they self lubricate. So at what level of dehydration does their system cease prioritizing that function in favour of greater survival? Prompt courtesy of @celestialvoyeur

If you would like to submit a prompt DM me or send an ask!

#zine o'biology #star trek #xenobiology #zine #alien biology #star trek zine #Fake Ads #Letters to the Editor #Fake Academic Journal #Fanfic #Fanart #Seeking Artists #Seeking Writers #Seeking Editors #Open to the public #Free Zine #Vulcans #Seeking submissions

[havendance]

haven, how did i almost miss your ask game. here's an au for you:

au where helena catches the clench during contagion instead of tim

Helena is alone when she realizes that she's sick. She is alone when she realizes that she is too sick to keep fighting. She knows that the hospitals are full and no use, so instead she hunkers down in her apartment, alone.

There is no butler to nurse her through it. Instead, she tosses and terms and has fever dreams in which she sees her family dying, her brother dead. She sees James, his eyes bleeding. She tosses and turns, in pain and longing for relief.

She nearly dies. She would have died, alone in her apartment, if Robin hadn't come by.

See, after Azrael's buddies faxed the the cure over and Wayne Enterprises started manufacturing it, Tim went out to go and find the Huntress and see if he could recruit her into crawling through Gotham and making sure everyone got administered it. And eventually, he finds her.

And so, Helena does not die, but instead wakes up in a hospital bed with a little bird lurking in the shadows.

#letters to the editor #scintillyyy #helena bertinelli #tim drake #batman: contagion #havendance writes #the cooler gotham antihero #advancing the tim & helena agenda #carthago delenda est

[imkeepinit]

#public spending #tax policy #civil society #newspaper clipping #letters to the editor #Barbara Rank

[blinkerstone]

u mean the world to me fr i hope we will be friends FOREVER

OMGGGG hi i love u so much whoever u are. like actually no clue though

#letters to the editor

[communistchilchuck]

i dont get how people write comics fanfic and post it confidently without reading a characters entire history first maybe im just a perfectionist but if i dont cross reference like 5 different issues i feel like im not doing enough. you guys are wizards

#this is why im reading so much tim drake lately. BUT it gives me an excuse to finally read through knightfall and nml entirely #plus im getting interested in other characters more (wu san steph and helena b) through it #soooo. yay! #letters to the editor