Tightbeam #265
Tightbeam #265 – May 2013 Inside: Letters of comment: Jeffrey Redmond, Angela Myers, Jon Swartz, Jefferson Swycaffer, Wesley Kawato, Kent McDaniel and Lloyd Penney Original Fiction: The Great Escape by Kent McDaniel Dead Man’s Hand by Jean Lamb (book excerpt) Reviews: Comics by David Heath, Jr. and Tim Allenby and..Read More…
What is the N3F, anyway?
By David Speakman, N3F President To understand what the N3F is, it’s probably easier if you start by ruling things out. First, let’s start with the name: N3F (or NFFF) stands for National Fantasy Fan Federation. What N3F is Not: The N3F is not “National” – whatever that means; weRead More…
A Brief History of Science Fiction Fandom
“It is a proud and lonely thing to be a fan.” Rick Sneary, Former N3F President The active readership/viewership of science fiction that communicates with each other on a regular basis through fanzines, conventions, clubs, etc. is what is known today as science fiction (SF) fandom. Two other genres, fantasyRead More…
Your Place in Fandom
Revised by Ruth R. Davidson Adapted from the original by Milton A. Rothman – written soon after WWII. If you weren’t meant to be a Fan, you’ve thrown this handbook away by now. But, if you possess that particular, off-trail, interesting frame of mind that attracts you to the activitiesRead More…
Heraldry — The N3F Arms
With an origin lost in the mists of time, the National Fantasy Fan federation has had a coat of arms and motto for more than half of its existence. Heraldic Description: Arms: Sable, on a chevron three crosses bottony Sable between a sinister dragon, passant, a nautical star, and aRead More…
The History of Tightbeam
By Donald Franson In the beginning, N3F did not have a letterzine. The fledgling club could hardly afford to publish one zine, let alone two; and letter, if any, appeared in Bonfire, or The National Fantasy Fan, its successor. In 1949, Art Rapp, the editor of Spacewarp, a popular fanzine,Read More…
D5 Creation