Octothorpe

123: Infinite Amount of Annual Leave

Octothorpe

Show Notes

John is going to Seattle, Alison is going to the Åland Islands, and Liz is going to Belfast. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to [email protected], join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Money, grim darkness

Belfast Eastercon Seattle 2025 Archipelacon 2 Back to Our Futures

The Dark Room

Liz’s Adrian Tchaikovsky scoop Edmonton Worldcon bid Picks

John: Wrath and Glory Alison: Timestalker Liz: The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

Goodie from Goodreads

Credits

Cover art: “Fully Caffeinated” by Alison Scott

Alt text: A coffee stain on a piece of paper on which are written the words “Octothorpe 123” and “fully caffineated”.

Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

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