sf
science fiction.
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science fiction.
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sinking fund.
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Today, Clute remains the benevolent godfather of sf criticism, but Nicholls essentially stopped writing after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2000.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2022
We ran an “Ode on the Death of Philip K. Dick,” by sf great Thomas M. Disch.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 22, 2022
Modern sf usually traces its origins to 1926, when Hugo Gernsback founded “Amazing Stories.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2022
Still, the phrase most often used to describe early sf — the preferred abbreviation for this beloved literary genre — is “scientific romance.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2017
Dr. McClatchie, whose recent novel, "The Last Vial," established him as a top-ranking sf writer, now tells us the engaging story of the geneticists' search for ...
From Mother America by Dan Adkins
A SF Porchfest app helps plan out the day, and the SF Porchfest Spotify playlist recaps the event’s music.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
There is a “trash fence,” a 4-foot-high, 9.2-mile-long orange plastic barrier, according to SF Gate, that blocks the trash from blowing away in the desert.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
At her election night party, Chan told the SF Standard that Pelosi’s endorsement “absolutely changed the tide” in the race, delivering a “fatal punch” on behalf of her campaign.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
After the March election, the Social Democrats' main right-wing rival, the Liberal party Venstre, also had their worst results for over a century, with just 10.1%, falling behind the Green Left SF.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
Olly: you mean you don’t go to SF Valley High? where do you go?
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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