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Midnight Pals: SFWA Drama
🕑 Added 2025-12-29 17:00:14 +0000 UTCDamon Knight: hello citizens
Knight: it's me, damon knight
Knight: science fiction writer, SFWA founder, and vigilante crime fighter
Barker: yeah that scans
Poe: how do you figure that, clive?
Barker: i mean with a name like damon knight
Poe: oh yeah that makes sense
Damon Knight: i founded the SFWA for one purpose and one purpose only
King: was it to protect the interests of science fiction writers?
Knight: no, citizen
Knight: only a caped crusader working under the cover of darkness can do that
Knight: in my role as vigilante crime fighter, i protect the interests of science fiction writers from the threat of the joker, the riddler and cat woman
Knight: which, as you know, are the secret criminal aliases of Douglas Adams, Philip K Dick, and Diane Duane
King: what
Knight: but perhaps I've said too much
Knight: no, citizen, i began the SFWA for a much greater purpose
Knight: to create incredibly stupid and avoidable nebula drama
Knight: no one can create dumber drama than the SFWA!
Hugo Gernsback: not so fast!
Knight: Gernsback! my arch nemesis!
Knight: i thought i defeated you at Dragoncon '96 (See issue #53 - ed.)
Gernsback: defeated⦠TEMPORARILY!
Gernsback: because when it comes to drama, no nebula can ever outdo the sheer power of hugo drama!
Knight: we'll just see about that!
Knight: what if⦠we let people nominate AI slop for the nebula award?
Knight: because i think art painstakingly crafted by human hearts and minds and art made by water-guzzling robot should be on equal footing
King: ya know, i don't know if this millionaire playboy actually understands our interests
Knight: that's right, AI is just like real art
Poe: oh no that's bad
King: i don't like that
Koontz: gross!
Barker: booo! you suck!
Lovecraft: get off the stage!
Knight: [dodging thrown tomatoes] i can see I've stimulated debate
Knight: ok so it turns out that nobody liked our decision to allow AI
Knight: time for decisive action
Knight: what if we just let the voters decide?
Knight: that's the kind of bold leadership you can expect here at the SFWA
Comments
Claire Hiria Ahuriri-Dunning
This is quite possibly the best take ever on this situation XD
Teresa McDonold
Honestly, this feels correct. πΈ
Pamela Adams
Andre Norton was the real Cat Woman.
