Lorenzo Society Reading Club

Next meeting: Halloween edition Oct. 30 at 1:30 p.m.
Room 107 | Hans W. Klohn Commons

Do you love science fiction and fantasy? Are you interested in learning more about these genres? Have you heard about UNBSJ’s robust sci fi collection and want to know more? Maybe you’re looking for a space to share ideas about strange worlds and imaginative possibilities with likeminded folks; if so, check out UNBSJ’s new Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Club.

Our club brings together anyone interested in reading science fiction and fantasy (students, staff, faculty, and members of the public) and makes space to chat about selected readings together. Each month, we’ll assign short stories/pieces, which will be available for free. Then, we’ll gather to explore the readings, share perspectives, discover new authors, and more.

Oct. 30: Halloween edition

• Tananarive Due "Summer"
  Synopsis: A woman suspects her crabby, difficult baby may have been infected by a summer demon from nearby swampland.
  
  
• Harlan Ellison "I have no mouth and I must scream" 
  Synopsis: Ted is a survivor of a supercomputer's genocide against humanity, He and 4 others have been made immortal prisoners, forced to suffer endlessly to amuse the artificial intelligence who rules the planet. This story was first published in 1967.
  
  
• Ray Bradbury "The Veldt"
  Synopsis: The Hadleys live in a fully automated home; every aspect of their life is taken care of by technology. But why does the children's virtual reality nursery seem stuck in a projection of the savannah?
  
  
• H.P. Lovecraft "The Dunwich Horror" 
  Synopsis: In this cosmic horror story, Wilbur Whateley is born and grows to hideous adulthood in less than 10 years. No one knows who his father is, or what else his grandfather, a known sorcerer, is hiding in their decaying farmhouse.
  Content note: the story includes several offhand remarks ascribing degeneracy to non-white races.

Snacks will be provided, and everyone is welcome.

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Note: Registration is not required, but recommended so we know how many snacks to order.

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