Cirrus@Austlit

'150 years of Martian Dreams - of stories old and new.

'Looking at stories long forgotten from 1876 to 1930, a few missed from between 1940 to 1990, as well as stories that have emerged since the year 2000, many of which are eBooks. There is a plethora of these...' (Publication summary)

'Changing States is more than simply moving from one state to another. It is about how one's state of mind changes as one ages, how one's health changes, not always for the better, and how life must be lived in a positive rather than a negative manner. A Getting older is a change of state that we all must accommodate. This final memoir covers the last thirty years of our life together with moving to another state, travelling to Easter Island and New Zealand, and with me continuing my training in aikido, and our final moments together.' (Publication summary)

'A continuing memoir that covers the 1980s, a decade of quiet excitement, of travel within Australia along the coast from South Australia all the way to Queensland, of new adventures, the sad passing of family members and the joy of others as they grow and discover the world around them.' (Publication summary)

'Continuing global warming produces the worst storms in history with massive floods, drowned coastal cities, and utter chaos as city populations struggle to cope with a sudden sea level rise around 30 metres. Millions disappear, drowned, feared dead, and those who survive find life can never be the same again. The world is no longer what it once was, and without the amenities and infrastructure we take for granted, the human race must take a step backwards in order to survive, to begin again in a floating world.' (Publication summary)

Little is known of this film, which won the inaugural Ditmar Award for Dramatic Presentation (where it was up against A Clockwork Orange, Slaughterhouse Five, and Tales from the Crypt.

A passing reference to it in Bruce Gillespie’s Fan Guest of Honour Speech at Aussiecon Three (2 September 1999) [republished in Scratch Pad 34, October 1999] tells us that it was made by John Litchen in 1972 and included footage of the contemporary Melbourne fan scene.